[Intro]
[Bright synth chord]
[Big guitar riff]
[Full drums enter]
[Verse 1]
You called me
from the rooftop
with the city
under your feet.
Said:
“Come up here.
You gotta see this.”
So I took
the stairs three at a time.
Twenty floors.
Bad idea.
By eighteen
I was pretending
I could still breathe.
You were laughing
when I pushed
the door open.
Wind everywhere.
Hair in your face.
Streetlights below us
like somebody
spilled gold
across the city.
You pointed out
your old apartment.
I pointed
to the wrong building.
You said:
“That explains a lot.”
[Pre-Chorus]
Then you looked at me
and suddenly
the whole city
felt quiet.
[Chorus]
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
HEARTS IN THE AIR!
WE GOT NO ANSWERS,
BUT WE’RE STILL UP THERE!
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
DON’T LOOK DOWN!
IF THE WHOLE WORLD
KEEPS RUNNING...
LET IT RUN
WITHOUT US NOW!
Hold on.
Stay close.
Let the night
do what it knows.
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
TONIGHT
WE OWN THE VIEW!
[Verse 2]
You told me
you might leave
in September.
New job.
New city.
“Nothing decided.”
That means
something’s decided.
I know you.
You twist
the ring on your finger
when you’re scared.
Not a wedding ring.
Cheap silver thing
you bought
at a street market.
You’ve worn it
six years.
You said:
“What if I go?”
I said:
“Then go.”
You looked hurt.
I said:
“No—
I mean go.
If you need to.
Just don’t stay here
because you’re afraid
I’ll miss you.”
You laughed once.
Then stopped.
“Will you?”
“Obviously.”
[Chorus]
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
HEARTS IN THE AIR!
WE GOT NO ANSWERS,
BUT WE’RE STILL UP THERE!
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
DON’T LOOK DOWN!
IF THE WHOLE WORLD
KEEPS RUNNING...
LET IT RUN
WITHOUT US NOW!
Hold on.
Stay close.
Let the night
do what it knows.
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
TONIGHT
WE OWN THE VIEW!
[Break]
[Piano + synth]
[Voice quieter]
There’s something strange
about seeing
your whole city
from far enough away.
All the problems
are still down there.
They just look smaller.
[Guitar begins rising]
[Bridge]
If you leave,
I won’t ask you
to become less.
If you stay,
don’t stay
because it’s easy.
Whatever happens...
don’t make fear
sound like love.
[Drum fill]
[Guitar Solo]
[Short soaring melodic solo]
[Final Chorus]
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
CITY BELOW!
IF YOU GOTTA LEAVE,
THEN I’LL LET YOU GO!
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
BUT REMEMBER THIS:
SOME PEOPLE LOVE YOU
BY HOLDING ON.
SOME LOVE YOU
BY OPENING THEIR FISTS.
LIGHTS ON THE ROOFTOPS!
HEARTS OPEN WIDE!
WHEREVER YOU WAKE UP...
I’LL STILL BE
ON YOUR SIDE!
[Outro]
[Big guitars sustain]
You look at the stairs.
I look at you.
You say:
“Elevator?”
[Small pause]
Yeah.
Definitely.
[Final chord]
