[Verse 1] A roof on fire to her left She heard the voice inside She did not look She ran
A child called out behind her She closed her ears and her eyes She did not stop She ran
(Elara): Not today — not yet — not yet — (Elara): Polaris — I see it — hold —
[Pre-Chorus] Dawn is coming Dawn is the enemy She cannot wait another day — another day is gone Dawn is coming The star is fading She cannot wait another lifetime to belong
[Chorus] Polaris She runs Polaris She falls Polaris She gets up every time she hits the ground Polaris The Seven Polaris The Riders Polaris Every corner of the dark is right behind her now She runs She runs She runs
[Verse 2] A wall came down to her right A voice she almost knew She did not stop She ran
The Riders at her back The ones below — they flew She did not stop She ran
(Elara): I am sorry — I am sorry — I cannot — (Elara): Polaris — it’s fading — HOLD —
[Pre-Chorus] Dawn is coming Dawn is the enemy She cannot wait another day — another day is gone Dawn is coming The star is fading She cannot wait another lifetime to belong
[Chorus] Polaris She runs Polaris She falls Polaris She gets up every time she hits the ground Polaris The Seven Polaris The Riders Polaris Every corner of the dark is right behind her now She runs She runs She runs
[Bridge] And the sky at the edge of the horizon Turned the color of everything she feared And the star at the top of the world was dimming And she felt her legs give out and disappear
And she crawled And she clawed And she rose And she ran
(Elara): NOT YET — NOT YET — NOT YET —
[Verse 3] She ran She ran She ran She ran She ran She ran
(the star — still there — barely — she reaches it)
(silence)
(a figure. standing. looking.)
[Outro] And the one she came for Looked at her across the burning world And the dark And the dawn And the dead And every road she ran
And she said —
(Pandora): Elara.
(end)