[Verse 1]
Late night
Red stain on your knuckles
You don’t fight fair
You laugh
Bandage on your shoulder like you don’t care
Your coat
Smells like rain and trouble up the old stairs
You say
“Stay behind this line if you get scared”
[Pre-Chorus]
But I’m not made for waiting at the window
Heartbeat aiming for the high wire
Every time you vanish in the shadows
I walk closer to the fire (closer to the fire)
[Chorus]
Man on the rooftop
You keep running to the edge
One step from the drop
I’m the hand around your wrist
You fall
I fall
That’s the promise that we meant
Man on the rooftop
I will always meet you at the ledge
[Verse 2]
Cheap mask
Thrown down on my sofa with your cracked phone
You joke
“World keeps getting darker
But I’m not alone”
Your eyes
Bruised gold in the light from the TV glow
You ask
“Tell me there’s a reason I still go”
[Pre-Chorus]
You say justice like it’s just a nickname
Like the pain is just a pastime
I see every fracture in your brave face
I won’t let you cross that last line (won’t let you cross that line)
[Chorus]
Man on the rooftop
You keep running to the edge
One step from the drop
I’m the hand around your wrist
You fall
I fall
That’s the promise that we meant
Man on the rooftop
I will always meet you at the ledge
[Bridge]
Pull me closer to the danger
(I don’t want a quiet life)
If you’re bleeding for these strangers
I’ll be screaming by your side
If the city never thanks you
I will say your name tonight
You’re the one they’ll never see
But you’re the only one I like (only one I like)
[Chorus]
Man on the rooftop
You keep running to the edge
One step from the drop
I’m the hand around your wrist
You fall
I fall
That’s the promise that we meant
Man on the rooftop
I will always meet you at the ledge
Man on the rooftop
If you’re hanging by a thread
I’ll be the crazy one who loves you
Right there at the ledge