[Verse 1]
Mud on the hem of your dress
Bare feet cut through the fern
You left the tower in a rush
Now every path twists and turns
Moonlight caught in your braid
Breathing hard, you don’t look back
Wolf eyes blinking in the dark
But you keep on the narrow track
[Pre-Chorus]
You hear your name in the pines
Like a warning on the wind
Every branch wants to hold you
Every root wants to pull you in
[Chorus]
Run, run, princess, run
Run through the woods tonight
Run, run, princess, run
Keep your own fire alive
Crown in the pines
Crown in the pines
You were born for the wild
[Verse 2]
Gold ring cold in your palm
From the hand you won’t return to
Stone walls fading behind
Like a dream you stepped clean through
There’s a lake with a broken sky
There’s a fox at the water line
If you stop, they’ll find you first
So you move with the morning light
[Pre-Chorus]
You hear your name in the pines
Like a warning on the wind
Every branch wants to hold you
Every root wants to pull you in
[Chorus]
Run, run, princess, run
Run through the woods tonight
Run, run, princess, run
Keep your own fire alive
Crown in the pines
Crown in the pines
You were born for the wild
[Bridge]
If the palace calls, let it echo
If the dark grows teeth, let it bite
You can lose the road behind you
Still find a way to survive
And when dawn breaks the branches
You won’t be the girl who fled
You’ll be the one with thorn scars
And a kingdom in your head
[Final Chorus]
Run, run, princess, run
Run through the woods tonight
Run, run, princess, run
Keep your own fire alive
Crown in the pines
Crown in the pines
You were born for the wild