[Intro – build up] [instrumental – hi–hat tik–tik, bass creep, jagged guitar scratch) --- [Verse 1] Someone’s losin’ their voice halfway up the stairs (huh) Plastic crown crooked, lipstick repairs Got change for the bus stop? nah, it just ate it Same track we slated last week… yeah, same street, ain’t it? (mate) --- [Pre-Chorus] Lift’s been broke since forever But they swear the top floor’s better --- [Chorus 1] One floor higher, air turns thin Shapes of the night start folding in One floor higher, can’t rewind Step by step with the blur behind --- [Verse 2] Shots in a tub that once carried ice cream Some bloke dropped his lighter, set off the smoke machine (tsk) Fox-mask girl’s takin’ pictures of her knees Truth or dare’s jumped straight to “leave,” nobody agrees (no one) --- [Pre-Chorus] Lift’s been broke since forever But we swear the top floor’s better --- [Chorus 2] One floor higher, pulse runs fast Faces fade but the noise will last One floor higher, streets fall small Handrail in my hands, no guardrail at all --- [Bridge] And the walls keep askin’ where you’ve been (where you’ve been…) Bouncer shakes his head, wrong scene --- [Final Chorus] One floor higher, heart’s off track Climb till you can’t find your way back One floor higher, night turns blue And someone says, “It was never about you” (…was it?)
