Runnin' Across the Tracks Songtext
von Billy Talent

It′s up to you!

This ain't no TV show
You watch my head explode
Ten thousand hours every day
No time to be afraid
Chase out the rattlesnakes
Don′t let your fear control your fate

The ghost of self-denial
It whispers from the grave
The road you can't rely on
The risks that you must take


I'm running across the tracks
(And I′m never coming back!)
I′m running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back!)
I′m pulling the blindfolds back
On a dead-end life
I'm running across the tracks
(And I′m never coming back!)
I'm running across the tracks
(And I′m never coming back!)
I'm gonna escape this trap
Gotta get out alive

Stuck in this prison cell
Just like a criminal
I count the years that went to waste
If this road goes to hell
I'll fight back when I fail
Made a career from my mistakes

The ghost of self-denial
It whispers from the grave
The road you can′t rely on
Could be your saving grace


I′m running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back!)
I′m running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back!)
I′m pulling the blindfolds back
On a dead-end life
I'm running across the tracks
(And I′m never coming back!)
I'm running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back!)
I′m gonna escape this trap
Gotta get out alive

And every step that I aim to take
(I fall behind, I fall behind)
And every neck that I had to break
(These scars are mine, these scars are mine)
And every day that I prayed for you
(I close my eyes, I close my eyes)
At least I can say that we made it through
(The stars align, the stars align)
The stars aligned
The stars aligned

And words just can′t explain the struggle
Of a dead man's fight, a dead man′s fight
And silver spoons can't buy the wisdom
Of a hard earned life, a hard earned life

Every step that I aim to take
(I fall behind, I fall behind)
And every neck that I had to break
(These scars are mine, these scars are mine)
And every day that I prayed for you
(I close my eyes, I close my eyes)
And I hope that you make it through
Yeah, I hope that you make it through
It′s up to you!

I'm running across the tracks
(And I′m never coming back!)
I'm running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back!)
I′m pulling the blindfolds back
On a dead-end life
I′m running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back!)
I′m running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back!)
I′m gonna escape this trap
Gotta get out alive

And every step that I aim to take
(I fall behind, I fall behind)
And every neck that I had to break
(These scars are mine, these scars are mine)
And every day that I prayed for you
(I close my eyes, I close my eyes)
At least I can say that we made it through
(The stars align, the stars align)
The stars aligned!