[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