[Verse 1]
Heavy breath on my neck
But the room is empty again
Hear my name in the hallway
From a voice I never let in
I change streets
Change shoes
Burn the maps
Lose the phone
Still those same cold footsteps
Walk me all the way home
[Chorus]
I keep on running but it's always right behind
Shadows learning every corner of my mind
I turn the key
Lock the door
Close the blinds
But the past keeps hunting
The past keeps hunting me this time
(oh, it keeps hunting me)
[Verse 2]
I moved towns last winter
Left my coat on the neighbor's chair
Thought I'd outrun that shiver
But I found it waiting there
Every mirror
Same eyes
Same bruise
Different frame
I can change my whole life
But I can't change my name
[Chorus]
I keep on running but it's always right behind
Shadows learning every corner of my mind
I turn the key
Lock the door
Close the blinds
But the past keeps hunting
The past keeps hunting me this time
(yeah, it keeps hunting me)
[Bridge]
How do you fight
What lives in your chest
I cross that line
Still dragged back to the rest
[beat drops to kick and bass
Vocal almost spoken]
If I stand
If I fall
If I crawl
It's the same
Every road
Every door
Leads me back to that flame
[Chorus]
I keep on running but it's always right behind
Shadows learning every corner of my mind
I turn the key
Lock the door
Close the blinds
But the past keeps hunting
The past keeps hunting me this time
(oh, it keeps hunting me)
The past keeps hunting
The past keeps hunting me this time