[Verse 1] You drew the lift in ruler lines, A numbered map, a straight ascent. I missed the mark between the signs, And found a room the plans had left unmeant. [Pre-Chorus] The doors part where the blueprints end, A window cut through an unfinished wall. I quit pretending I can mend Each crooked turn into a straightened hall. [Chorus] I’m the lift that skips a floor, I don’t owe the map a landing. Every wrong-way-open door Shows a place beyond your planning. Let the old design fall through; I can rise without repair. All the floors I never knew Make a future in the air. [Verse 2] One stop: a garden on the roof, Where rainwater runs in copper seams. No architect could prove it true; I learned the building has more rooms than dreams. [Bridge] Keep the dents; they mark the climb. Keep the gap where I changed course. [Final Chorus] I’m the lift that skips a floor, I don’t owe the map a landing. Every wrong-way-open door Shows a place beyond your planning. Let the old design fall through; I can rise without repair. All the floors I never knew Make a future in the air. [Outro] Doors open. I step through.
