Standing there upon the rooftop Just about to hit the bedrock Then I heard a voice, don't do it! Here's your task, you must pursue it Live your life, you must be brave And here's the person you must save in turn She handed me a photo There's the one that you must go to So the chain went on And we each saved one To earn our place at the heart of the sun To rest when our work is done To rest when our work is done Well, first I thought it was a prison Then I saw upon the wizened ground beneath our feet The flowers springing up Then all I saw was one man in the corner watching Handsome, till he saw you'd clocked him Where he walked the flowers decayed But I went with him anyway He sent me to sleep To find the secrets hidden in our dreams And when I awoke all the flowers were gone And the prison was quiet and empty The prison was quiet and empty Now I'm searching high above the rooftops Digging down beneath the bedrock Never will I find that place It's vanished now, without a trace And once or twice I thought I saw it Thought I caught a glimpse Between the shoppers and the real estate Reminding me what my mistake was Some of us give life And some of us take it away And now I know I chose the wrong one to save And I'll never again be brave I'll never again be brave