I ran from my house that cannot contain me   From the man that I cannot keep   From my mother who haunts me, even though she's gone   From my daughter that never sleeps      I ran from the noise and the silence   From the traffic on the streets      I ran to the treetops, I ran to the sky   Out to the lake, into the rain that matted my hair   And soaked my shoes and skin   Hid my tears, hid my fears      I ran to the forest, I ran to the trees   I ran and I ran, I was looking for me      I ran past the churches and the crooked old mailbox   Past the apple orchards and the lady that never talks   Up into the hills, I ran to the cemetery   And held my breath and thought about your death      I ran to the lake, up into the hills   I ran and I ran, I'm looking there still      And I saw the crumbling tombstones   All forgotten names   I tasted the rain, I tasted my tears   I cursed the angels, I tasted my fears      And the ground gave way beneath my feet   And the earth took me in her arms   Leaves covered my face, ants marched across my back   Black sky opened up, blinding me      I ran to the forest, I ran to the trees   I ran and I ran, I was looking for me   I ran to the lakes and up to the hill   I ran and I ran, I'm looking there still      And I smelled her burning flesh   Her rotting bones, her decay   I ran and I ran   I'm still running away