Run Away

from Fear by Sleepless Void

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lyrics

What did you expect to hear
when you asked
"What are you thinking?"
Do you really want to know
how far apart we are?

Even when we are near,
dreams will wander far from here.
and we both know how it would go
from the very start.

As the voices inside say

You can always try to hide
but you can never run away.

Now you've got your stage lit up
and you've memorized your lines.
If I peaked behind the curtain,
what would I find?

In front it may look pristine,
but backstage, it's not so clean.
Your marquis changes every month,
but it's the same old show inside.

And the voices still say

You can always try to hide
but you can never run away.

We've all got a wall around us.
It's easy enough to find.
You build it up to keep everyone
on the other side.

But soon that wall becomes a prison,
and though you want to escape,
the longer that you hide inside,
the longer you will stay.

Time has taught me who I am,
and the path from whence I came
but you are still bound by the rules
of these games you play.

The wall between me and you
has holes where I can see through.
The longer that you hide inside,

the longer you will stay

and the voices all say

You can always try to hide
but you can never run away.

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from Fear, released September 24, 2020
music and lyrics by Rat Bastard

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Sleepless Void Richmond, Virginia

Post-punk from Richmond VA, with a variety of influences, conceived by Rat Bastard in December 2019.

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