Running

Lyrics: Mark Van Der Schoot/Rachelle Jenkens/Stephen Mensah/Andreas Ort Music: Mark Van Der Schoot/Rachelle Jenkens/Stephen Mensah/Andreas Ort I dare not close these open eyes I'll fight till what I want is mine I got to keep my words alive We are running out of time We are running We are running I live to mirror what's inside It's something none of me should hide Make our last revel with shine We are running out of time We are running We are running Oh, I'm picking up the pace Picking up the pace Oh, I'm running while I chase Running while I chase Oh, now tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes Oh, oh Oh, oh Looking at the mirror, I don't really look the same I made peace With the mirror, my reflection changed I was in the fast lane cause I had a name I never realized what I caused and what I became On the streets, never staying cause I entertained I don't see validation Now, I spark the brain I was lit in the game way before the chains All my girl never cared, even in the rain Ups and downs, back and forth, then we're back around When we're in a bad place, man, my heart pounds From the start, I never cared if you weren't down Now that feeling's in my throat and I feel drowned Looking back, I was a menace I was such a clown Heartbreak kid show Michael's in the town Now it's my prerogative, like Bobby Brown To bring it all behind me cause I love the way it sounds Oh, oh I'm picking up the pace Picking up the pace Oh, oh I'm running while I chase Running while I chase Oh, oh Now tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh And it's tearing me apart No more luck And they're saying that the ticking clocks will never have enough Is it time that I adjust what I love Cause I'm trying to restart the system of the heart I check the hourglass I'm running out of time Looking for the answers cause your heart is on the line Validation never got me No way it declined I was trying to live up to a life that wasn't mine Voices in my business on a daily sounding monotone When I was down and never cared, it felt like silicone I saw the luck and the stuff that's written on my phone I'm in the studio with powers and a Styrofoam Oh, oh I'm picking up the pace Picking up the pace Oh, oh I'm running while I chase Running while I chase Oh, oh Now tell me what it takes Tell me what it takes