Run Alone

[Verse 1 – quiet, wandering] Streetlight veins beneath my feet, Lost shadows where the night and sorrow meet. No pack left to hear me breathe, Just ghosts of the ones I tried to be. I keep my scars tucked in my sleeves, Bleeding in ways no one can see. [Pre-Chorus – soft snarl under breath] Every step I take’s a prayer to stay alive, Every mile behind me, a fight to survive. [Chorus – aching, lifted, lonely howl] So I run alone, Through the dark unknown, If the moon calls me home, I’ll go, I’ll go I run alone. [Verse 2 – low, bitter self-awareness] There’s comfort in a closing door, No expectations anymore. I learned the world looks down on strays, But wolves aren’t meant to be domesticated. I broke the chains, they’d still rather see me fall, Freedom’s lonely when you have no one to call. [Pre-Chorus – a flicker of defiance] Every step I take’s a vow I won’t regret, Every bruise reminds me, I ain’t dead yet. [Chorus – louder, more desperate hope] So I run alone, Through the dark unknown, If the moon calls me home, I’ll go, I’ll go I run alone. [Bridge – spoken/half-sung, bleak truth] Maybe I’m the monster, Maybe I’m the cure. Maybe I was never weak just pure. [guitars swell / heartbeat drums rising] [Final Chorus – broken pride / victorious isolation] I still run alone, But I’ve found my own, If the world won’t let me belong, I’ll roam, I’ll roam I run alone. Still I run alone. [Outro – quiet howl / fading guitar] And the moon knows my name… That’s enough for now.