[Verse 1]
You said you searched this whole town
Every bar
Every back road
Swore my name was on your mouth
Like a prayer you never let go
But her ghost was in your phone
In the cracks of every story
You just needed somewhere soft
To crash and call it glory
[Pre-Chorus]
I played healer
You played lost
Thought I’d fix you
What it cost
Now I see it
So clear now
You were looking
For a way out
[Chorus]
You ran in circles
Called it chasing me (chasing me)
But you were running from her memory
Now I’m the one who disappears
Like you did from the start
Baby dry your tears
You ran in circles
Never meant to stay (never stay)
Using my love as an escape
Now I’m the one that you can’t catch
I turn my back
And I don’t look back (hey)
[Verse 2]
Every “I tried” was half-true
You were hiding in my daylight
You were tracing old wounds
On my shoulder every late night
Said you’d waited one whole year
For my hands
For my heartbeat
But your past was in the room
Sitting quiet in my front seat
[Pre-Chorus]
I played anchor
You played wreck
Pulled you close
You turned your head
Now you’re crying
At my door
But you don’t get
What you came for
[Chorus]
You ran in circles
Called it chasing me (chasing me)
But you were running from her memory
Now I’m the one who disappears
Like you did from the start
Baby dry your tears
You ran in circles
Never meant to stay (never stay)
Using my love as an escape
Now I’m the one that you can’t catch
I turn my back
And I don’t look back
[Bridge]
[Beat drops out
Vocal over synth pad]
You said you looked for me all that time
Truth is you left me the day you arrived
I won’t be second place to a ghost
Dance it off
Let you go
Adiós (oh)
[Chorus]
You ran in circles
Called it chasing me (chasing me)
But you were running from her memory
Now I’m the one who disappears
Like you did from the start
Baby dry your tears
You ran in circles
Never meant to stay (never stay)
Using my love as an escape
Now I’m the one that you can’t catch
I turn my back
And I don’t look back (yeah)