[Verse 1]
I see your shadow in the dark night sky
Your smile haunts me as I whisper goodbye
I can't let you hold me can't let you stay
This love is a flame that burns me away
[Chorus]
I'm running away from the love we knew
To keep you safe from the fire I drew
Each step I take tears my heart in two
But I can't stay and watch this hurt go through
[Verse 2]
Your voice echoes like a song in my mind
A melody sweet but cruelly unkind
The pain I bear is my secret to keep
A burden of love that cuts me so deep
[Bridge]
Take my memory as a gift to hold
A fleeting moment of the truth untold
I'm leaving not because I don't care
But because I can't risk the pain to share
[Chorus]
I'm running away from the love we knew
To keep you safe from the fire I drew
Each step I take tears my heart in two
But I can't stay and watch this hurt go through
[Outro]
I'll fade into night like a silent star
Watching over you from afar
In this sacrifice my love will bloom
Though it breaks me in endless gloom