[Verse 1]
Tommy"s got a way of saying nothing when he speaks,
A cigarette between his teeth, a tremor in his cheek.
He stands against the wind like he"s daring it to break,
But the cracks in his composure tell a story he won’t face.
He says, “It’s fine, it’s fine, I’m fine,”
But we both know that’s a lie.
His words are gasoline, and I’m the match he left behind.
[Chorus]
Tommy, what are you running from?
You’re breaking your back just to bury the sun.
Every night you’re clawing at the sky,
Hoping someone will hear you before you die.
[Verse 2]
We drove down to the lake where the water turns black,
Tommy laughed and said, “Ain’t no point looking back.”
His voice broke in the middle; I pretended not to hear,
But every joke he tells smells like panic and fear.
He says, “I’m free, I’m free, can’t you see?”
But his hands are bound in chains.
The weight of every secret’s pulling harder on his veins.
[Chorus]
Tommy, what are you running from?
You’re breaking your back just to bury the sun.
Every night you’re clawing at the sky,
Hoping someone will hear you before you die.
[Bridge]
And it’s hard to say,
If you’re the fire or the ash.
You keep giving love away,
Like it’s something you don’t have.
And you swear you’ll change,
But you’re stuck in the same place.
Tommy, I can’t save you
If you don’t want to be saved.
[Final Chorus]
Tommy, what are you running from?
The battle’s not over, but you’ve already won.
Every scar you wear is a badge of fight,
You’re not the shadow, you’re the light tonight.
[Outro]
Tommy, you’re more than the weight of the past,
More than the storm that you swore wouldn’t last.
So scream it out, let the world finally see—
Tommy, you’re alive, and that’s enough for me.
