Running

WannabeTroubador

I’ve been running my whole life,
Always chasing after ghosts.
Every time that I get close, I slow down.
Don’t need to, but it never fails.
I always bail.

I’ve been running all my life,
Scared of pain and sacrifice.
Every time that life got tough,
I told myself I’ve had enough.
So scared to fail.

So I keep running.
Running (from my past)
Running (can I last?)
Always running.
Should I stop?

I’ve been cunning my whole life,
Ever shifting goals and hopes,
Every time that I get close, I get bored.
Every time, it never fails.
I always bail.

Slowly getting faster now,
I don’t feel like slowing down.
Getting close to all those ghosts,
All the things I fear the most.
I’m terrified to confront them.

So I keep running.
Running (from the past).
Running (curses last).
Always running.
I can’t stop.

Now I’m running for my life.
Through the pain and sacrifice.
They don’t scare me anymore.
I embrace them.
I’m never turning back.

Briskly running forward now,
Spacing myself from the crowd.
Want to, but I won’t slow down.
I don’t need to.
I damn sure don’t need them.

So I keep running.
Running (fuck the past)
Running (will this last?)
I won’t stop.

I was running from my life.
I was never chasing ghosts.
Me, myself and I got close.
I embraced them.
Together, we’re unstoppable.

I still run with all my ghosts,
I can feel them, always close.
But those ghosts, they chase me now.
Begging me to please slow down.
But I won’t. Not this time.
Never again.

I’ll keep running.
Running (I’ve embraced my past)
Running (feelings never last)
I’ll never stop.

Don’t even want to, anymore.
Moving forward, evermore.

So keep running.
Running (embrace your past)
Running (this too shall pass)
Never stop running.

You will escape what haunts you.
Out run those ghosts.