Rooftop Cathedral 2 (version 2)

Verse

We found the one with broken glass for panes

Painting fire across the city's veins

Your eyes locked onto mine through smoke and flame

And I knew right then it wasn't just a game

I took your hand up on the highest floor

Every window counted, every heartbeat before

The sirens started screaming in our ears

But you laughed and pulled me toward the burning tears

Pre-Chorus

Is this a dying breath or does it start anew?

Can we build something here, just me and you?

Tell me what's the sound of falling down

Is that the crash that breaks us off the ground?

Chorus

We're dancing on the rooftops in the dark of night

With every brick that falls, our love takes flight

We'll burn this whole town to gold and ash

Build a brand new world from what's left, from what was

So hold my hand up against the blaze

Watch as everything that held us down gets erased

This is not a fire that we can't escape

This is how we finally break free from the frame

Verse

We lit the streets like Christmas lights gone mad

Poured our fears into the furnace, watched it melt to gold

Every single face turned toward the rising sky

They said we were nothing till they saw us fly

You whispered 'this is just the start' in my ear

As the whole block shook beneath us like a prayer

I leaned in close and let your voice be my guide

Through every explosion, through every burning tide

Pre-Chorus

Is this a dying breath or does it start anew?

Can we build something here, just me and you?

Tell me what's the sound of falling down

Is that the crash that breaks us off the ground?

Chorus

We're dancing on the rooftops in the dark of night

With every brick that falls, our love takes flight

We'll burn this whole town to gold and ash

Build a brand new world from what's left, from what was

So hold my hand up against the blaze

Watch as everything that held us down gets erased

This is not a fire that we can't escape

This is how we finally break free from the frame

Bridge

Maybe love should start with a little bit of smoke

Not candles on the beach, but flames that lock

We'll rewrite every rule in ash and soot

Cause burning cities make the bravest truth

So don't you dare say this is just the end

Every time we light it up again and then again

This is not a funeral pyre

This is how we turn our hearts into a higher wire

Chorus

We're dancing on the rooftops in the dark of night

With every brick that falls, our love takes flight

We'll burn this whole town to gold and ash

Build a brand new world from what's left, from what was

So hold my hand up against the blaze

Watch as everything that held us down gets erased

This is not a fire that we can't escape

This is how we finally break free from the frame