Follow The Pain

Lyrics

Verse 1
Shoes by the door
I should go, but I stall again
Scrolling my phone
Like it could scroll out the ache
Sink in the couch
Ceiling cracks look like maps of you
Every small sound
Turns into something you’d say

Pre-Chorus
I keep packing my heart in a suitcase
But it’s glued to the floor of this place
Every street name
Reads your name

Chorus
I’m trying to run away from this pain
But the voice in my head
Keeps saying, “Follow the pain, follow the pain”
Like it’s leading me back to you
I’m racing the thunder and rain
But the echo instead
Keeps saying, “Follow the pain, follow the pain”
And I don’t know what to do

Verse 2
Late-night shampoo
Smells like you on a Thursday night
Traffic outside
Feels like I’m stuck at your light
Friends checking in
I say I’m “good,” but I bite my tongue
’Cause every small win
Feels like a loss you’re not from

Pre-Chorus
I keep tracing your face in the window
Every shadow pretends that it knows
Where you might be
Calling me

Chorus
I’m trying to run away from this pain
But the voice in my head
Keeps saying, “Follow the pain, follow the pain”
Like it’s leading me back to you
I’m racing the thunder and rain
But the echo instead
Keeps saying, “Follow the pain, follow the pain”
And I don’t know what to do

Bridge
Maybe if I walk straight through it (oh)
Let it cut, let it bruise, let it ruin
I’ll find the part of me
That isn’t you, isn’t you
’Cause every time I turn and face it
It tells me, “You’re the way, don’t waste it”
How can hurt feel
So much like truth?

Chorus
I’m trying to run away from this pain
But the voice in my head
Keeps saying, “Follow the pain, follow the pain”
Like it’s leading me back to you
I’m racing the thunder and rain
But the echo instead
Keeps saying, “Follow the pain, follow the pain”
Till I’m standing right back with you

Outro
Follow the pain
Or let it fade
I hear you call
Which road do I take?