Run It Back

Lyrics

[Intro] Rain on the glass, but the room stays still One phone buzz and the whole plan shifts No wasted words, just a look, then move Every step got weight when you know what’s true [Verse 1] I came through quiet, coat zipped to the chin Old bus rolling while the night pulled in Had a small map folded under my sleeve Three red marks and a reason to leave You said, “Keep calm,” but your hands still shook I read the answer before you looked No grand speech, no promise to keep Just a hard little truth that we carried deep [Pre-Chorus] And if the door shuts, we find another way If the light cuts out, we remember the place You know my word, I know your name Different roads, but the risk’s the same [Chorus] Run it back, don’t freeze when the pressure lands Head down, ten toes, still I make my stand Cold air, dark coat, rain on the pavement Built from the days when nobody saved us Run it back, let the whole block know No crown, no chain, just a code we hold If I fall, I get up with a sharper plan Still right here, still I make my stand [Verse 2] Late train hum and the platform bare Blue sign flickers in the winter air You had one key and a borrowed room I had two notes and a pocket of gloom Then the news came through with a clipped reply No time for a question, no time to ask why We split at the crossing, kept eyes ahead Some things get louder when nothing is said [Bridge] I don’t need the crowd, I don’t need applause I know what it cost, I remember the cause When the morning comes and the shutters rise I’ll still see the promise behind your eyes [Chorus] Run it back, don’t freeze when the pressure lands Head down, ten toes, still I make my stand Cold air, dark coat, rain on the pavement Built from the days when nobody saved us Run it back, let the whole block know No crown, no chain, just a code we hold If I fall, I get up with a sharper plan Still right here, still I make my stand [Outro] No wasted words, just a look, then move Every step got weight when you know what’s true