Running Up To Us

[Verse 1]
Walkie on the nightstand
Blood on my new red shoes
Posters peeling off my ceiling
Like they’re trying to leave this room
You say “it’s just Hawkins”
But I’ve seen that look before
When the quiet cracks
And the walls breathe more
[Chorus]
We’re just kids with shaking hands
Standing where the grown-ups ran
Every bruise
Every scar
Screaming that we’ve come this far
If the dark keeps coming back
I’ve got Eleven
I’ve got Max
Nancy with the steady aim
Running up to us
It never stays the same
[Verse 2]
Bikes on the gravel
Skids in a perfect line
You joke that we’re all just ghosts
Borrowing a little time
I see you on the rooftop
Middle finger to the sky (yeah)
Daring anything
To try and make you cry
[Chorus]
We’re just kids with shaking hands
Standing where the grown-ups ran
Every bruise
Every scar
Screaming that we’ve come this far
If the dark keeps coming back
I’ve got Eleven
I’ve got Max
Nancy with the steady aim
Running up to us
It never stays the same
[Bridge]
You hold my wrist
Count “one
Two
Three”
Say “if it gets inside your head
You give that monster me”
We’re not fine
But we’re still here (still here)
Trading every nightmare
For another year
[Chorus]
We’re just kids with shaking hands
Standing where the grown-ups ran
Every bruise
Every scar
Screaming that we’ve come this far
If the dark keeps coming back
I’ve got Eleven
I’ve got Max
Nancy with the steady aim
Running up to us
It never stays the same (hey)
If it all falls off the tracks
I’ve got Eleven
I’ve got Max
Nancy with the steady aim
We’re the ones who stay
The ones who say your name

rock, Crunchy alt-rock band feel with female vocals, overdriven guitars and roomy live drums. Start with a tense, palm-muted verse that hints at danger, then explode into a soaring, shout-along chorus. Second section ramps energy with tighter hi-hats and doubled vocals, then final chorus stacks harmonies and a gritty lead guitar countermelody. Slight tape saturation on the master for rawness.