Don’t look back

[intro] “He saw me… he saw me, and I ran…” [Verse 1] Mud to my knees and a branch in my lung Sun bleedin’ out while the coyotes sung Got b***d on my hands and it ain’t all mine Got a scream in my throat and a clock in rewind Fence cut deep, left skin on the wire Can’t tell if I’m runnin’ from a man or fire Feet gone numb, heart beatin’ fast I know he behind me, I just can’t ask Mama said “don’t speak his name” But I carved it once in the outhouse frame Now he out, and now I’m marked And the woods got eyes when the daylight parts [chorus] Don’t look back, don’t breathe too loud Don’t think twice, just dodge that cloud If the trees start whisperin’, shut your mind ‘Cause the baghead boy done crossed the line Don’t look back, just tear that road Let your soul get lighter as your body erodes Ain’t no savin’, ain’t no pact Just run like hell and don’t look back [Verse 2] He hummin’ that song—same one from the crib Same one they played when they chopped that rib Saw Pa hangin’ from the sycamore grin He ain’t blinked once since the fear sunk in Creek run red, but the moon stay still And every branch reach down for the k**l I see shadows wearin’ folks I knew Wearin’ ‘em wrong, but they hum it too There’s no more path, just breath and curse Every step forward makes the world worse But I gotta move, gotta break that chain Before I end up hummin’ in a burlap brain [chorus] Don’t look back, don’t breathe too loud Don’t think twice, just dodge that cloud If the trees start whisperin’, shut your mind ‘Cause the baghead boy done crossed the line Don’t look back, just tear that road Let your soul get lighter as your body erodes Ain’t no savin’, ain’t no pact Just run like hell and don’t look back [Outro] “Almost out… almost… he’s—he’s—” cut to silence [outro] “They all run… but I don’t chase.” “I just wait ‘til the woods take shape.” “Don’t need to speak—I hum and they break…” “Every scream makes the dirt awake.” “So run, little rabbit… wear your lungs thin…” “But I already cut the path you’re in.”