Long Haul

Ft. Liam



I’ve said it once, you’ve laid the bounds

Run, run into a place you know you’d never be found

Those knots in hand were tied somehow

Breathe, breathing in straight lines, confined, drive further out now


Wander in a daze, you'll be fine, just keep walking that line

(Counting down my time, I'll be fine, loose ends tied, alright)

Further than you've flied, where was I? I beg you, stay inside

(Couldn't pay my time, I'll be fine, I let my vice pull tight)


They’ve long gone, but I’m still watching you

I’ve moved on, but I'm still holding you

I thought you said you’d leave those backwoods, don't you recount?

But all I see's your silhouette six feet off the ground


I’ve said it once, you’ve walked the town

Run, running from a place you know you'd never get out

Those nights in bed ‘neath salted shrouds

Beat, beating down those walls around, we're headin' home now


Marking letters left in drawers

Maybe better, maybe worse

‘Stared outside the window, folding into intoxicated people

Flooding, suffocate in floors

Leaving keys in open doors

Fibers burning sinew, if only I knew, if only I knew


Said I’m done, but I’m still watching you

I’m crawled on, but I'm still calling you

I thought you planned to take it back, head homeward by now

But still, that choice around your neck is beating too loud


(Counting down my time, I'll be fine, loose ends tied, alright

Couldn't pay my time, I'll be fine, I let my vice pull-)


They’ve long gone, but I’m still watching you

I’ve moved on, but I'm still holding you

I thought you said you’d leave those backwoods buried by now

But all I see’s a silhouette standing upon the ground


I've held on, but I’ll still wait with you

I’m long gone, but they'll still look for you

The faces blur, our lungs still hurt, in for the long haul

Still, if I know you survived, it'd been nothing at all