{"id":52661,"date":"2026-04-22T12:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52661"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:31:03","slug":"run-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/22\/run-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro \u2013 Pulsing Synth, Distant Drums]<br \/>\nHeartbeat ticking in my ears<br \/>\nCounting down through all my fears<br \/>\nEvery second feels too loud<br \/>\nLost inside a moving crowd<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nNo more time to hesitate<br \/>\nEvery choice arrives too late<br \/>\nAll the plans I never made<br \/>\nNow collapse and start to fade<\/p>\n<p>Footsteps echo down the line<br \/>\nEvery shadow looks like mine<br \/>\nEvery road begins to blur<br \/>\nWith the things I can\u2019t deter<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nWhen the walls all close at once<br \/>\nYou don\u2019t think\u2014you just run<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nExit strategy<br \/>\n(I had none)<br \/>\nExit strategy<br \/>\n(Now it&#8217;s run)<br \/>\nEvery option come undone<br \/>\n(All that\u2019s left is run)<br \/>\nExit strategy<br \/>\n(Now it\u2019s run)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nRun!<br \/>\n(Into the setting sun)<br \/>\nRun!<br \/>\n(Until your days are done)<br \/>\nRun!<br \/>\n(Run, run, run)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2 \u2013 Driving Beat Kicks In]<br \/>\nEvery breath a burning thread<br \/>\nEvery thought just push ahead<br \/>\nNo more looking back behind<br \/>\nNothing there I need to find<\/p>\n<p>Lines I drew have disappeared<br \/>\nEverything I thought I feared<br \/>\nTurns to fuel beneath my feet<br \/>\nPounding out a steady beat<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nWhen the ground won\u2019t hold you still<br \/>\nMotion is your only will<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nExit strategy<br \/>\n(I had none)<br \/>\nExit strategy<br \/>\n(Now it&#8217;s run)<br \/>\nEvery doorway weighs a ton<br \/>\n(So I 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it\u2019s run)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain \u2013 Layered, Chanting]<br \/>\nRun!<br \/>\n(Into the setting sun)<br \/>\nRun!<br \/>\n(Until your days are done)<br \/>\nRun!<br \/>\n(Run, run, run)<\/p>\n<p>Run!<br \/>\n(No more holding on)<br \/>\nRun!<br \/>\n(Until the night is gone)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro \u2013 Beat Drops, Soft Synth Fade]<br \/>\nRun\u2026<br \/>\nStill running\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Exit-Strategy\/\">Exit Strategy<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro \u2013 Pulsing Synth, Distant Drums] Heartbeat ticking in my ears Counting down through all my fears Every second feels too loud Lost inside a moving crowd [Verse 1] No more time to hesitate Every choice arrives too late All the plans I never made Now collapse and start to fade Footsteps echo down the 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