Lyrics: Falling Off The Roof (07.08.07)
4 Comments Published by Martin July 9th, 2007 at 10:46 am in LyricsI think they're mostly accurate, but any alternatives are also appreciated.
Falling off the roof
Trying to get closer to the stars
And further from this world
Rudely awakened from a dream
Like changing lanes with a truck in my blind spot
All the time in the world, and your time's up
A couple of minutes late in the rush
And you never saw the truck
You couldn't stop
Pretend you bet them on the winning one
Pretend you took a chance and you here comes your jackpot
She's on a rocket to the moon
She's going to leave you all behind and you'll be sorry soon
Everybody's got a dream
You can touch the scars but you can't remember where your years have gone
Pretend you bet them on the winning one
Pretend you took a chance and here comes your jackpot
And you could say that it was easy
Not to step to the edge and lean until you fall
And you could say that it was easy
Not to turn the wheel into the wall
Pretend you bet them on the winning one
Pretend you took a chance and here is your jackpot
Don't you go too soon
Don't you go too soon
Everybody's got a dream
Sticks to them like a scar or a birthmark
Pretend you bet them on the winning one
Pretend you took a chance and here comes your jackpot
Pretend you bet them on the winning one
Pretend you took a chance and you win the jackpot
You could say that it was easy
Not to turn the wheel into the wall
Yes, you could say that it was easy
Not to turn walk to the edge and lean until you fall
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In the first verse fourth line you have "will be awaken from a dream". I was at this show and i watched the video a couple of times and i think it might be "rudely awaken from a dream", but you could be right.
And the first time you have "shes on her way to the moon" , it sounds like "shes on a rocket to the moon".
Here's my take on the lyrics the best I can hear:
Falling off the roof:
Fallin’ off the roof.
Tryin’ to get closer to the stars and further from the world.
Rudely awakened from a dream.
Like changin’ lanes with a truck in your blind spot.
All the time in the world, and your time is up.
Couple of minutes late, in a rush, and you never saw the truck; you couldn’t stop.
Pretend you bet them on the winning one.
Pretend you took a chance, and here comes your jackpot.
She’s on a rocket to the moon.
She’s gonna leave you all behind, and you’ll be sorry soon.
Everybody’s got a dream.
You can touch the stars (scars?), but you can’t remember…
Pretend you bet them on the winning one.
Pretend you took a chance, and here comes your jackpot.
And then you could say that it was easy.
Not to step to the edge and lean until you fall.
Yeah, you could say that it was easy.
Not to turn the wheel into the wall.
Pretend you bet them on the winning one.
Pretend you took a chance and you hit the jackpot.
Don’t you go too soon.
Don’t you go too soon.
Everybody’s got a dream.
It sticks to them like a scar or a birthmark.
Pretend you bet them on the winning one.
Pretend you took a chance, and here comes your jackpot.
Pretend you bet them on the winning one.
Pretend you took a chance, and you hit the jackpot.
And you could say, “man it was easy.”
Not to turn the wheel into the wall.
Yes, you could say, “man it was easy.”
Not to walk to the edge and lean until you fall.
Went through for a second listen with all of your suggestions and I think they're pretty good as they stand. Still open to other interpretations, however.
I see this song having a lot of potential.