Running Away

I’m running away, from the pain That you’ve brought onto me I’m running away, from the sacrifice Of paying with my life No time to waste, with a new plan This is the start of who I am You dressed your control as devotion But every gift just cut me down I gave you my hours, my laughter, my soul And you left me hollowed out Every promise was a prison Every smile another test I thought endurance was love But surrender was all you meant I’m running away, from the pain That you’ve brought onto me I’m running away, from the sacrifice Of paying with my life Your tenderness was a costume Your affection a demand I shrank so you could feel larger But I won’t kneel again The storm never faded It circled horizon to horizon Now freedom feels terrifying But exhilaration’s just begun I’m running away, from the pain That you’ve brought onto me I’m running away, from the sacrifice Of paying with my life No time to waste, with a new plan This is the start of who I am The house groaned when I left Like it knew I’d break your spell Every step a destination Every breath a rebel yell I’m running away, from the pain That you’ve brought onto me I’m running away, from the sacrifice Of paying with my life No time to waste, with a new plan This is the start of who I am I’m running away