[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
