[Intro]
Don't turn around.
Not yet.
I think somebody's watching.
Or maybe...
it's just me.
[Verse 1]
I heard my name
from the other side of the room,
but when I looked
there was nobody there.
Just a half-empty glass,
a coat on a chair,
and that strange little feeling
that follows you everywhere.
I keep moving.
Keep smiling.
Like nothing's wrong.
Everybody's dancing
like the night could last forever.
But something in my chest
keeps pulling me back,
like my shadow knows something
I haven't figured out yet.
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't ask me why
I'm looking at the door.
I came here for the music.
Now I want something more.
One step closer.
Two steps back.
Every time I feel safe...
I hear the rhythm crack.
[Chorus]
I'M RUNNING FROM THE NIGHT,
BUT THE NIGHT RUNS WITH ME.
EVERYWHERE I GO
THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN'T SEE.
I'M RUNNING FROM THE NIGHT,
BUT I LOVE HOW IT FEELS.
HEARTBEAT ON THE BASSLINE,
TELL ME WHAT IS REAL.
Don't stop.
Don't stop.
Keep moving till it's gone.
If the dark knows my name...
let the music prove it wrong.
[Verse 2]
There's a girl in the corner
with a look I know too well.
Like she's got a secret
but she never plans to tell.
She says:
“Why you nervous?”
I say:
“I'm not.”
She smiles like she caught me
before I finished the thought.
We move closer.
The room gets small.
The beat gets louder.
I forget it all.
For a minute
there's no past,
no tomorrow,
no questions,
just her hands
and the rhythm underneath us.
Then my phone vibrates.
One message.
No name.
Just:
“Go home.”
I laugh.
She doesn't.
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't ask me why
I'm looking at the door.
I came here for the music.
Now I want something more.
One step closer.
Two steps back.
Every time I feel safe...
I hear the rhythm crack.
[Chorus]
I'M RUNNING FROM THE NIGHT,
BUT THE NIGHT RUNS WITH ME.
EVERYWHERE I GO
THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN'T SEE.
I'M RUNNING FROM THE NIGHT,
BUT I LOVE HOW IT FEELS.
HEARTBEAT ON THE BASSLINE,
TELL ME WHAT IS REAL.
Don't stop.
Don't stop.
Keep moving till it's gone.
If the dark knows my name...
let the music prove it wrong.
[Verse 3]
Maybe there was never
anybody following me.
Maybe fear gets good
at dressing up like company.
Maybe every shadow
was just something in my head.
Maybe all those warning signs
were things I never said.
That's worse.
Because I can leave the room.
I can leave the street.
I can change my number.
I can change the beat.
But if the thing I'm running from
is somewhere underneath my skin...
there's nowhere in the city
I can disappear within.
[Bridge]
[Drums drop]
[Bassline alone]
Tell me...
what do you do
when the danger is you?
[Breathy ad-libs]
Oh...
yeah...
[Strings rising]
Do you hide?
Do you fight?
Do you keep dancing
until morning makes it right?
[Beat returns]
No.
This time...
I turn around.
[Final Chorus]
I'M NOT RUNNING FROM THE NIGHT.
LET IT RUN TO ME.
I'M DONE BEING SCARED
OF SOMETHING I CAN'T SEE.
I'M NOT RUNNING FROM THE NIGHT.
LET THE WHOLE ROOM SHAKE.
HEARTBEAT ON THE BASSLINE,
I'M WIDE AWAKE.
Don't stop.
Don't stop.
Let the rhythm hit hard.
Maybe darkness isn't dangerous...
maybe hiding
is the dangerous part.
I'M NOT RUNNING.
NOT TONIGHT.
IF SOMETHING WANTS ME...
I'M RIGHT HERE.
[Outro]
The music stops.
Nobody's there.
I laugh.
This time...
for real.
