[Intro - Instrumental] [Vinyl crackle, bitcrushed bells, hazy pads] [Verse] I slipped out when nobody was looking Found the fire escape and kept on moving Up the ladder to the roof, just me Can still hear the bass but I can breathe My phone's been buzzing in my pocket Probably asking where I went, I lost it Not the phone, just the will to fake it Smiling hurts when you gotta make it Up here the breeze hits different, colder Sitting cross-legged on the tar, getting older Every laugh that rises through the floor Reminds me why I can't do this anymore [Freestyle Section] (yeah, yeah) Not antisocial, just anti-pretending Every conversation felt like it wasending Before it started, you know what I mean? I'd rather be alone than in between Voices saying nothing, filling up the room I choose the quiet, I choose the moon Looking out at all the windows lit Wondering if someone else just quit (up here, up here) [Chorus] I can hear them laughing through the ceiling But up here I remember what I'm feeling Cold air on my face, stars barely showing This is where I need to be, I'm knowing Distance ain't the same as running away Sometimes you just need a place to stay [Bridge - Instrumental] [Reversed breath samples, hazy chord stabs, sub-bass glides] [Outro] I'll go back down when I'm ready Not broken, not lost, just steady Needed to remember I'm still here Needed to sit with what is real [Instrumental Plays To Fade]
