[INTRO — dreamy guitar, soft cassette static]
[Spoken]
“Maybe we should just leave for a while…”
[VERSE 1]
Backseat packed with summer clothes
Nowhere planned, just open roads
Windows down, your hand in mine
Chasing sunsets out of time
Gas station coffee, cheap motel signs
Laughing underneath neon lights
For a moment we escaped
Everything we couldn’t face
[PRE-CHORUS]
We kept driving through the dark
Trying to outrun who we are
[drums slowly build]
[CHORUS — airy harmonies]
This was our runaway season
Young hearts looking for a reason
Falling fast without a map
Knowing nothing ever lasts
You and me beneath the stars
Trying to heal invisible scars
We were beautiful for a while
Living life in denial
[POST-CHORUS — soft layered vocals]
Oh-oh
Runaway season
Oh-oh
I still feel it
[VERSE 2]
Sunrise sleeping in the car
Empty beaches, faded bars
You looked peaceful in the glow
Like someone I used to know
But every silence said enough
Love gets strange when times get tough
We held onto what remained
Even while it slipped away
[PRE-CHORUS]
Every mile felt bittersweet
Like goodbye beneath our feet
[rising synth pad]
[CHORUS — fuller instrumentation]
This was our runaway season
Young hearts looking for a reason
Falling fast without a map
Knowing nothing ever lasts
You and me beneath the stars
Trying to heal invisible scars
We were beautiful for a while
Living life in denial
[OUTRO — fading guitar + ocean waves]
[Spoken quietly]
“We really thought we could outrun it…”