[Intro – Vocal B] We were rooftops and runaways Laughing at the warning signs Throwing stones at yesterday Like we had a second life [Verse 1 – Vocal A] I stole a sunset from the skyline Kept it burning in my chest Told my friends I’d be alright Then became a nervous wreck We were kings of empty parking lots With holes inside our shoes Singing loud to broken speakers Like we had nothing left to lose [Verse 2 – Vocal B] You said the world was getting colder I said maybe we should run Past the houses, past the fences Past the damage we had done There was magic in the madness There was comfort in the noise We were older than our bodies Still pretending we were boys [Pre-Chorus – Vocal A & B] So clap your hands For the nights we can’t replace For the friends we lost to distance For the dreams we couldn’t chase [Chorus – Vocal C] We were rooftops and runaways Burning bright, then fading fast Trying hard to find a future In the wreckage of the past If the whole town couldn’t save us If the good days couldn’t stay We were rooftops and runaways Still alive in our own way [Post-Chorus – All] Oh-oh, still alive in our own way Oh-oh, we were rooftops and runaways [Verse 3 – Vocal A] Now the streets are looking smaller Than the memories in my head All the places that we conquered Feel like ghosts beneath my steps [Verse 4 – Vocal B] But I still hear us in the distance Like a chorus through the rain Maybe youth is never leaving Maybe it just changes name [Bridge – Vocal C, half-time heavy] I don’t wanna lose the fire I don’t wanna lose the sound I don’t wanna wake up older With my heart still underground [Vocal A] So let it break Let it shake Let the night come crashing down [Vocal B] If we fade If we change We were real when we were loud [Final Chorus – All, Vocal C lead] We were rooftops and runaways Burning bright, then fading fast Trying hard to find a future In the wreckage of the past If the whole town couldn’t save us If the good days couldn’t stay We were rooftops and runaways Still alive in our own way [Outro – Vocal B soft, Vocal A harmony] We were rooftops and runaways Laughing at the warning signs [Vocal C soft] Still alive in our own way Somewhere underneath the lights
