Runaway
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Summer night, moonlit sky
On a beautiful summer night with shining moonlight

Tearing pages from a magazine, she cries
Feeling helpless and sad, she rips pages from a magazine

I don't wanna be the lonely one tonight
She doesn't want to feel alone in her current state

She said, I came to this place, full of dreams
She arrived in this place with high hopes and aspirations

Young and innocent and only 16
She was very young and pure, only 16 years old

Now I wonder if it's too late to turn back
She has doubts if it's possible to go back to the way things used to be

So she runs, and she hides
Feeling overwhelmed, she escapes and tries to take cover

And she dries the tears from her eyes
She tries to stop herself from crying

And the night goes on and on and on
The night seems endless and never-ending

(She's in the twilight zone)
She feels like she's in a strange world she doesn't belong in

Twilight zone, yeah, you gotta run, run, run away
She needs to run away from this uncertain and uncomfortable place

(It's such a long way home)
She feels far away from her sense of security and familiarity

When it hurts so bad you gotta run, run, run away
When the pain becomes too much, the only option left is to escape

Perfect day, feels like spring
On a day that's supposed to be perfect and full of new beginnings

Can see forever but you can't see anything
Despite being able to see a vast horizon, everything seems unclear

Now I wonder why they call it paradise
She questions why this place is considered paradise when it's not how she imagined it

It's a crime, it's a shame
The situation and experience is unfair and regrettable

And they won't remember your name
She feels invisible and unimportant, like no one will remember her or her story

And your life goes on and on and on
Life continues to go on, even if it's not what she hoped for

(It's like the twilight zone)
Similar to before, she feels like she's in an unfamiliar, surreal world

So she's gotta run, run, run away
To escape the painful reality of her situation, she needs to run away

She came from a small town
She's from a small, close-knit community

So tired of getting pushed around
She's fed up with feeling powerless and being treated poorly

In the dark of the night, no one around
In the quiet and lonely darkness, she's left with her own thoughts and feelings

She'll run from this shabby town, yeah, yeah, yeah
She's determined to leave this run-down, unsatisfying town

(Solo)
Instrumental break

Don't you let it drive you insane
She advises not to let the difficult situations in life take control of your sanity

It's a laugh, it's a game
The challenges in life can sometimes feel like a cruel joke or competition

Twilight zone, yeah, you gotta run, run, run away
As before, she emphasizes the need to escape this strange, uncomfortable zone

When it hurts so bad you gotta run, run, run away, yeah, yeah, yeah
When the pain becomes too much, there's no other option but to run away

(She's in the twilight zone)
Again, she feels stuck and uncomfortable in this strange world

All you got is to run away
Sometimes, the only choice you have is to escape from a bad situation

(It's why she runs home)
She wants to go back to her sense of security and familiarity, home

Run, run, run away
She repeats the need to take action and leave the current situation

(Twilight zone)
The surreal and unfamiliar world is emphasized one last time