Run for Shelter

Intro

oh-oh, ah

(yeah, yeah)

Verse

You smile like summer, but your hands freeze winter

You say you’re sorry, then the room goes bitter

I learn the footsteps that mean the storm is coming

I memorize the silence, how my breath goes numb, uh-huh

You hold my name like it's a promise and a threat

I trace the good parts, try to forget the rest

Every calm is waiting like a wire over wire

I love him, I love him, but I can't stand his fire

Pre-chorus

I keep my keys within reach, keep my jacket on the chair

I practice exits in the mirror when the air gets thin and rare

You say you want me close, you say you need me near

But when your neck gets loud I disappear (I disappear)

Chorus

I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)

But I run when your fists fly, I run when your fists fly

I run for shelter, run for shelter, run for shelter (run, run)

I won't stay here to be broken, no more broken lullabies

I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)

But I run when your fists fly, I run when your fists fly

I run for shelter, run for shelter, run for shelter (run, run)

I won't be a mark on your anger, I won't be a goodbye

Verse

You say the worst words then you look so tired

Like a man who travels without a map or a guide

I try to hold the pieces soft where they won't cut me more

But every slammed door is a lesson I can't ignore

My friends say leave — they don't know how it feels to love and fear

They don't see the good mornings, the small hands that cheer

But there's a line inside my chest that won't be blurred

Love can't be the reason I learn to hide the hurt

Pre-chorus

I pack a bag in silence, I memorize a name

The number lit on my phone when I can't take the flame

I whisper to myself the promise that I keep

That love shouldn't bruise my skin or steal my sleep (no, no)

Chorus

I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)

But I run when your fists fly, I run when your fists fly

I run for shelter, run for shelter, run for shelter (run, run)

I won't stay here to be broken, no more broken lullabies

I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)

But I run when your fists fly, I run when your fists fly

I run for shelter, run for shelter, run for shelter (run, run)

I won't be a mark on your anger, I won't be a goodbye

Bridge

Oh-oh, I remember dancing in the kitchen light (light)

We laughed, we planned, we promised not to fight

But promises can crack like glass beneath a shoe

So I'm choosing breath, I'm choosing me, I'm choosing truth

(Oh-oh) I'm calling for a place where hands don't sting

(Oh-oh) I'm learning how to choose a different kind of ring

No more apologizing for the part of me that wants to live

No more staying just because you say it's what you give

Chorus

I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you)

But I run when your fists fly, I run when your fists fly

I run for shelter, run for shelter, run for shelter (run, ru