Herd Runners lyrics

You were such a shy child

Too uncertain for the wild nights of the underground

So you huddled into winding lines

With the lipstick girls and the boys that chased their favours

Just a whisper on the wind

Just a heart that barely knew that it was breaking

As you navigated lies with the deft touch of a killer evading capture

On the outside of in

Barely 17

And our minds are on fire

We long to be herd runners

And you flashed and bled for air

As your young blood froze on the edges of the dance floor

And you watched their blushes burn

As you cried out into the great unknown

Is there a life that waits for me

Where I will one day be dead heading dahlias?

Skimming stones across the bay?

Stealing kisses in the subways of Berlin?

On the outside of in

Barely 17

And our minds were on fire

We longed to be herd runners

When I was a child I dreamt of the open country

Hooves drumming the earth

The shared shadows in front of me

Herd runners

Herd runners

Herd runners

Herd runners