I'm building up a skeleton, a temporary frame
To keep the pieces high enough to give them all a name
It's a lattice-work of logic, it's a web of I'm okay
But I'm looking at the bolts and they are starting to decay
I'm hanging off the edge with a wrench in my hand
Trying to fix a ceiling that was never really planned
Don't look down, don't look at the street
Just keep your eyes on the metal underneath your feet

It's just a scaffold (hold)
It's not the real thing (stay strong)
I'm climbing up the ladder but the rungs are made of glass
It watch the shadows grow, watch the moments pass
It's just a scaffold
And it's all I have to stand on

Yeah, it's a temporary fix for a permanent hole
You're trying to use a ladder just to reach for your soul
But the wood is untreated and the metal is cold
And you're traded in your spirit for the things you were sold
Is it support? Or is it a cage?
Are you building a stage or just turning a page?
I see the Architect sweating, I see the beams start to bend
You can't stay on the outside forever, my friend

I'm climbing, I'm climbing, I'm losing my grip
The structure is starting to slide and to slip
The height is a lie, the floor is a dream!
Nothing is ever as safe as it seems
Stay up high
Stay up high
Or watch it all collapse

It's just a scaffold (hold on)
It's not the real thing (stay strong)
I'm climbing up the ladder but the rungs are made of glass
Watch watch the shadows grow, watch the moments pass
It's just a scaffold
And it's all I have to stand on

Don't look down
It's a long way
The wood is snapping