Looking up, starlight
Take me there, yeah I wanna fly
Want gold, bankroll
Wanna feel the rush to the front row
Paycheck, late again
Barely hanging on to the apartment
Doing it my way
Ain't nothing free 'bout the free way

But I'm miles off the ground
I'm leaving this whole mad city to burn
And I'll watch it go down
Ooh, cause that sun gon' take me with it, hey

And I'm building a fire, fire
I'm building it higher, higher
I'm gonna run this empire, pire
And if I go down in flames, the smoke gonna spell my name

Lipstick, red wine
Long nights, it's a lifestyle
So good to the last drop
You could see me light up from the rooftops

But I'm miles off the ground
I'm leaving this whole mad city to burn
And I'll watch it go down
Ooh, cause that sun gon' take me with it, hey

And I'm building a fire, fire
I'm building it higher, higher
I'm gonna run this empire, pire
And if I go down in flames, the smoke gonna spell my name
And I'm building a fire, fire
I'm building it higher, higher
I'm gonna run this empire, pire
And if I go down in flames, the smoke gonna spell my name