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I'm tired, but I'm tryna stay awake
So keep the light on, on
Oh, 'cause there are things that I don't wanna face yet
So I keep the light on, these days
'Cause I've been remembering my dreams
More vivid than they've ever been
Usually, I forget them in like a millisecond
I've been remembering my dreams
The details, every little thing
It kinda seems to me that maybe you're coming back for me just when
You know that I've been running from you
Yeah, I've been running from you, babe
And every time I think I've lost you
Somehow, it's like you find a way
To throw me back off balance
Well, of course you've found a way
You've found a way for me to see you again
Is it bad that I feel bad when I wake up?
Like I should be relieved, but I'm not
Oh, 'cause all the ways you hurt me, I forgot, yeah
When I was asleep, but now I'm not
And I've been remembering my dreams
The details, every little thing
It kinda seems to me that maybe you're coming back for me just when
You know that I've been running from you
Yeah, I've been running from you, babe
And every time I think I've lost you
Somehow, it's like you find a way
To throw me back off balance
Well, of course you've found a way
In the midnight sadness
I know I'll see you again
Yeah, of course you've found a way
Oh
Why'd you have to find a way back?
'Cause you know that I've been running from you
Yeah, I've been running from you, babe
And every time I think I've lost you
Somehow, it's like you find a way
To throw me back off balance (to throw me)
Well, of course you've found a way (course, yeah, you found a way)
You've found a way for me to see you again (yeah)
You know that I've been running (you know that I've been running from you)
Baby, I've been running as fast as I can (yeah, I've been running from you, babe)
(And every time I think I've lost you)
Just when I think I've lost you
Oh, you find me there again (somehow, it's like you find a way)
(To throw me back off balance)
And just when you throw me back (well, of course you've found a way)
In the midnight, in the midnight, yeah
I know I'll see you again
(I'll see you again)
So keep the light on, on
Oh, 'cause there are things that I don't wanna face yet
So I keep the light on, these days
'Cause I've been remembering my dreams
More vivid than they've ever been
Usually, I forget them in like a millisecond
I've been remembering my dreams
The details, every little thing
It kinda seems to me that maybe you're coming back for me just when
You know that I've been running from you
Yeah, I've been running from you, babe
And every time I think I've lost you
Somehow, it's like you find a way
To throw me back off balance
Well, of course you've found a way
You've found a way for me to see you again
Is it bad that I feel bad when I wake up?
Like I should be relieved, but I'm not
Oh, 'cause all the ways you hurt me, I forgot, yeah
When I was asleep, but now I'm not
And I've been remembering my dreams
The details, every little thing
It kinda seems to me that maybe you're coming back for me just when
You know that I've been running from you
Yeah, I've been running from you, babe
And every time I think I've lost you
Somehow, it's like you find a way
To throw me back off balance
Well, of course you've found a way
In the midnight sadness
I know I'll see you again
Yeah, of course you've found a way
Oh
Why'd you have to find a way back?
'Cause you know that I've been running from you
Yeah, I've been running from you, babe
And every time I think I've lost you
Somehow, it's like you find a way
To throw me back off balance (to throw me)
Well, of course you've found a way (course, yeah, you found a way)
You've found a way for me to see you again (yeah)
You know that I've been running (you know that I've been running from you)
Baby, I've been running as fast as I can (yeah, I've been running from you, babe)
(And every time I think I've lost you)
Just when I think I've lost you
Oh, you find me there again (somehow, it's like you find a way)
(To throw me back off balance)
And just when you throw me back (well, of course you've found a way)
In the midnight, in the midnight, yeah
I know I'll see you again
(I'll see you again)
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