[Verse 1]

I see the city from my roof

Scrape the sky and pierce the moon

I toss a brick and hit a bottle

I used to have such a fiery soul

Now it's full of cigarette holes

But scars tell better stories

[Chorus]

You just cup her under water

Your hope is just a dream

'Til you mix truth and purity

What a hell of a hangover

You won't find me underground

Oh, on the rooftops I'll be found

[solo 1]

[Verse 2]

Well I'll spit on your fuse

Twist you out under my shoe

You go ahead and knock it down, child

It's nothin' new

I'll just watch the buildings burn

So wake me up when you feed the earth

You say I sold my values

Yeah, but you paid for the view

[Chorus]

It's just copper under water

Your hope is just a dream

'Til you mix truth and purity

What a hell of a hangover

You won't find me underground

Oh, on the rooftops I'll be found

[solo 2]

[Verse 3]

I see the city from my roof

Like a foreign land from a family room

Oh, how I once detested

Its abuse now

The lights all look like stars

And there's solace from afar

I toss the smoke and watch it tumble

Into the whisper of passing cars

[Outro]

Well, on the rooftops I'll be found

Well, on the rooftops I'll be found

Well, on the rooftops I'll be found

Well, on the rooftops lookin' down