You were such a shy child

Too uncertain for the wild nights of the underground

So you huddled into winding lines

With the lipstick girls and the boys that chased their favour

Just a whisper on the wind

Just a heart that barely knew that it was breaking

As you navigated lies

With the deft touch of a killer evading capture

On the outside of in

Barely seventeen

And our minds were on fire

We longed to be herd runners

And you thrashed and grabbed for air

As your young blood froze on the edges of the dancefloor

And you watch their blushes burn

As you cried out into the great unknown

Is there a life that waits for me?

Will I one day be deadheading dahlias?

Skimming stones across the bay?

Stealing kisses in the subways of Berlin?

On the outside of in

Barely seventeen

And our minds were on fire

We longed to be

Herd runners

When I was a child

I dreamt of the open country

Hooves drumming the earth

The shared shadows in front of me

Herd runners

Herd runners

Herd runners

Herd ru