Running Away

[Chorus]

Running away

I'm running away 'cause I believe you

Want me to stay

I'll take your affection as a virtue

Running away

I'm running away because I need you

If you give it a name

Then whisper the memory I gave you



[Verse 1]

Remember the feeling when you take off

I remember the way the water cooled my skin

'Cause everyone loves when you're 18

Yeah, every girl dances when you play the hits

Get this feeling when I close my eyes

We'll live forever, then the feeling dies

'Cause everyone loves you when you're 18

But nobody needs you coming back again



[Chorus]

Running away

I'm running away 'cause I believe you

And if you were the same

I'd take your affection as a virtue



[Verse 2]

You said you would love me when the empire

Caught fire and ashes waited on our tongues

You said you would wait for me when the sky

Faded to black and rivers turned to blood

I get this feeling when I close my eyes

It's only a dream and that I'll wake up shy

You said you would love me when the empire

Gave us beauty for ashes, then you closed my eyes



[Chorus]

Running away

I'm running away 'cause I believe you

If you want me to stay

Take your affection as a virtue

Running away

I'm running away because I need you

If you give it a name

Whisper the memory I gave you



[Outro]

Running away

Oh, I'm running away

Running away

Running away