I'm running away
I'm running away cause I believe you
And if you want me to stay
I'll take your affection as a virtue
I'm running away
I'm running away because I need you
And if you give it a name
Then whisper the memory I gave you

Remember the feeling when you take off
I remember the way the water cooled my skin
Cause everyone loves when your 18
Yeah every girl dances when you play the hits
I get the feeling when I close my eyes
That we'll live forever then the feeling dies
Cause everybody loves you when you're 18
But nobody wants you coming back again

I'm running away
I'm running away cause I believe you
And if you want me to stay
I'll take your affection as a virtue
I'm running away
I'm running away because I need you
And if you give it a name
Then whisper the memory I gave you

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
That 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

I'm running away
I'm running away cause I believe you
And if you want me to stay
I'll take your affection as a virtue
I'm running away
I'm running away because I need you
And if you give it a name
Then whisper the memory I gave you