Can't Outrun Methamphetamine

Prelude

Walls stained yellow from old regret

Nails bit down, hands always sweat

Empty bottle on the nightstand lays

Pages in the Bible, ripped and frayed

All alone, weight pressing in

Humming silence loud as sin

Shadow grows as the morning breaks

Heart is pounding, won't let it fade

Intro

Gravel voice, morning cold

Hard breath tastes like rust and mold

Every window closed too tight

Counting scars in broken light

Mind’s a maze, nothing’s clear

Truth drifts off, swallowed by fear

Maple smoke claws at my chest

Wishing I could trade this rest

Verse 1

Dusty road, bloodshot sun

I'm leaning low, nowhere to run

Hollow frame, two hands shake

One word spoken, promises break

Needle drops, thunder cracks

Three day shadow, train off track

Eyes wide, I see my sins

Muddy boots, worn thin

Chorus

I been chasin' that wind

I been runnin', runnin' again

Through broken glass and borrowed time

Can't feel love or the pain

It's always calling my name

I can't outrun methamphetamine

Verse 2

Stole my nights, stole my years

Silence stings, ringing ears

Mama's photo, torn apart

Crushed hope, hollow heart

I keep fading, I keep falling

Every mirror keeps recalling

What've I become, where to begin

Dry-mouthed prayers try to end

Chorus

I been chasin' that wind

I been runnin', runnin' again

Through broken glass and borrowed time

Can't feel love or the pain

It's always calling my name

I can't outrun methamphetamine

Bridge

Maybe one day I'll walk away

Maybe one night I'll let it go

But every mile I move, I move alone

And every secret still I know

Chorus

I been chasin' that wind

I been runnin', runnin' again

Through broken glass and borrowed time

Can't feel love or the pain

It's always calling my name

I can't outrun methamphetamine

I can't outrun methamphetamine

Outro

Sun through blinds cuts across my face

Still a prisoner in this same old place

Hope flickers, barely hangs on

Half a voice, half a song

Dreams in ashes, scattered thin

Ain’t no forgiveness for where I’ve been

But I breathe in, trembling slow

Somewhere far from letting go