[Verse 1 — mechanical drums] I fixed your roof, repaved your street Built little parks where we could meet You stand beneath the walls I raised And point toward a window out of place [Pre-Chorus — vocal stacks] The lot where I had dreams to grow Is paved so yours have room to go [Chorus — anthemic, syncopated] I've got a demolition permit Folded in my shaking hand I could turn this into open sky And build the life I never planned But every floor has someone living Every doorway has a name You can hate a city you keep fixing And still refuse to light the flame (No, I can't light the flame) [Verse 2 — bass-driven] You want another room by June I dream of fields beyond this town [Bridge — soft breakdown] Who gets to move, and who must stay? Whose dreams are zoned too far away? [Outro — sustained harmony] I keep the permit by the bed And build one more request instead
