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