She scraped the blade on a stranger's ride

Paint fell off in a silver tide

Didn't see the owner step outside

Didn't hear the rage he couldn't hide

He loosed the hounds, a sudden chase

Her husband pulled her from the place

They laughed it off, no shame, no fear

The rush was loud, the cost unclear

Run, run, hearts pounding to the beat

Pay the price for the heat of the streets

Sins come back on a winter wind

Circle the tracks you left behind

Camping deep where the wild frost blew

Canvas thin like a paper roof

A red line sliced through the tented wall

Gliding slow like a hunter's call

They shouted out"Who's playing games?"

No answer came, no whispered names

The dot kept moving, never still

A silent aim, a patient will

On Lisa's back, on David's chest

No trigger pulled, just cruel suspense

A whistle rang from the distant dark

Their dog ran fast on the frozen mark

Then one sharp crack split open the air

A second shot took their lanterns bare

A flare in the sky burned white and long

Marked their steps where their shadows belong

Bullets chased as they ran through trees

The forest shook with a bitter breeze

They hid in pines, they stumbled, slowed

But Lisa's breath was heavy, low

Life inside her weighed her down

Every step was a breaking ground

Engine roar came near and near

She whispered"There might be two out here"

Then memory hit like a frozen knife

The owners from the day of strife

This wasn't chance, this wasn't play

It was payback coming their way

Run, run, hearts pounding to the beat

Pay the price for the heat of the streets

Sins come back on a winter wind

Circle the tracks you left behind

Dawn arrived with a bitter light

They were freezing, losing fight

Regret cut deep, a jagged line

Every laugh now tasted like brine"Either way we die" they said"So we'll go back where the camp was spread"

They walked the trail of snow and bone

Toward the tent that stood alone"Stay here" he said, and stepped inside

She tried to breathe, then saw him slide

He staggered out, his face gone gray"Everything's gone" he could only say

She rushed inside, her heart in flame

Found their dog in frozen shame

Snow kept falling, the night held tight

And guilt lay down beneath that light