[Intro] Runaway roses Blooming in the dark Runaway roses With gasoline hearts [Verse] They slept in doorways near the record stores Wrote band names on their boots and bathroom doors They came to the show with no place to stay But they sang every line like it kept death away A red-haired girl with a fake last name Said I ran from a house where love meant shame A boy in chains with a bruise on his cheek Said your voice is the only reason I speak [Pre-Chorus] I saw my shadow In every face A thousand broken angels Looking for a place [Chorus] Runaway roses Blooming wild on concrete ground Runaway roses Nobody can cut you down Raise your fists Raise your scars You’re not lost You’re midnight stars Runaway roses I hear you now [Verse] We passed the bottle by the loading bay Talked about cities we would burn someday They asked if fame ever heals the past I said nothing heals, but some things last I gave them songs with a dirty shine A little truth wrapped in a rebel line If I became a queen beneath the lights I’d leave the backdoor open every night [Pre-Chorus] I saw my hunger In every stare A thousand wounded voices Fighting for air [Chorus] Runaway roses Blooming wild on concrete ground Runaway roses Nobody can cut you down Raise your fists Raise your scars You’re not lost You’re midnight stars Runaway roses I hear you now [Instrumental] Melodic guitar lead Crowd claps slow and heavy Bass drives forward Drums open wide [Bridge] For every kid who ran away For every heart that had to hide For every name they tried to break Come stand with me tonight For every dream they called a joke For every tear behind black eyes We’ll turn the Strip into a choir And sing until the sunrise [Breakdown] Roses Roses On the street Roses Roses At my feet [Build-up] One by one They lift their hands One by one They understand We are not what they dispose We are runaway roses [Chorus] Runaway roses Blooming wild on concrete ground Runaway roses Nobody can cut you down Raise your fists Raise your scars You’re not lost You’re midnight stars Runaway roses I hear you now [Chorus] Runaway roses Let the whole Strip hear the sound Runaway roses We were buried, now we’re found Raise your fists Raise your scars You’re not lost You’re midnight stars Runaway roses I hear you now [Outro] Runaway roses Blooming in the dark Runaway roses With gasoline hearts