Lyric

I chase a shadow down a gilded hall

Footsteps echo, but you never fall behind

I learned the art of smiling through the smoke

Polite remarks to hide a weary mind

Every clever joke tastes thin and dry

When trust is always borrowed, never mine

You’re always out of reach, just one step more

I run, but every door is closing slow

I’ve been betrayed by truths I couldn’t see

And now the truth is breaking me

Silk and steel beneath these tired hands

Promises signed in disappearing ink

I toast to love with eyes that never sleep

Too sharp to dream, too numb to think

Loyalty is just a loaded word

Pulled too late, the damage done

You’re always out of reach, just one step more

I joke, I smile, but I’m already sore

I’ve worn the cost of secrets like a crown

And truth is pulling me down

If I fall, don’t call it fate

I chose this path, I sealed the gate

No saviours left, no alibi

Just one last look before goodbye

Still out of reach, the finish line

I gave my heart, it crossed the line

Betrayed, exhausted, yet I stand

Broken by truth — but still I am

Silence follows when I breathe

The price of knowing everything