[Intro]
Flares on the hilltop
Steel on my side
Dust in my lungs
And your name in my mind
[Verse 1]
Boots beat dirt like a war drum, heart thump
Map in my head, all torn up, feels stuck
Dragons in the rumors, bandits in the brush
But I’ve killed my fear, now I’m running on rush
Chainmail clack with the rhythm of the road
Old scars itch when the sky turns gold
Every little village, ask “you seen her face?”
They point downriver like they scared of the place
[Chorus]
I’m a knight on the run, I don’t lay down
Cut a path through the dark, through the ghost towns
If the world throws flames, then I’ll walk through
‘Cause every road, every road leads back to you
Knight on the run, I won’t slow now
Shouting out your name till the walls fall down
If the sky breaks open, I’ll break through
‘Cause every road, every road leads back to you
[Verse 2]
Old stone bridge, got a troll on the toll
He laugh till my blade writes a line on his soul
Castle on a hill with the black smoke spinning
They say the lord there likes games, likes winning
Heard you were taken, sold like a prize
I see your face when I close these eyes
Spur hit flank and the horse goes wild
Every mile closer, less boy, more trial
[Pre-Chorus]
They say “turn back,” I say “too late”
I been chewing on grief, now I’m biting on fate
If love is a curse, then I’m gladly damned
Put the crown on the ground, put your hand in my hand
[Chorus]
I’m a knight on the run, I don’t lay down
Cut a path through the dark, through the ghost towns
If the world throws flames, then I’ll walk through
‘Cause every road, every road leads back to you
Knight on the run, I won’t slow now
Shouting out your name till the walls fall down
If the sky breaks open, I’ll break through
‘Cause every road, every road leads back to you
[Bridge]
[fiddle solo over halftime groove]
Torches on the wall line, shadows dance
I kick that gate for a second chance
Chains on your wrists, I can hear them ring
I break each link like I’m snapping string
“Do you still know me?” I’m out of breath
You smile, say “always,” in the smoke, in the mess
Guard rush in, I rush back twice
Two hearts, one exit, roll the dice
[Chorus]
[Chorus]