Vertigo Valentine

Lyrics

[Intro]
Step to the railing, let the skyline blur
The air gets thin when the senses stir

[Verse 1]
Out on the balcony on Floor 47
The traffic is just a yellow hum beneath
You lean over the iron, looking up at heaven
Challenging the wind with nothing up your sleeve
My stomach falls out, an elevator cord snapped
I’m completely terrified, beautifully trapped
You say take the plunge, I’m gripping the brick
This altitude sickness is doing the trick

[Chorus]
Oh, my Vertigo Valentine, you’re a beautiful drop
Half of me wants to fly, half wants the spinning to stop
It’s a long way down to the pavement, a short trip to the sky
I’m paralyzed by the edge, but I’m drawn to the high
Don't look down—but I already did

[Verse 2]
The wind catches your jacket, you offer a hand
A tightrope walk above the concrete span
I’m a junkie for the rush, a coward in the bone
Adrenaline ringing like a dropped telephone
We’re swaying a fraction, or maybe it’s me
Losing my balance in your gravity

Every instinct screams to step back inside
But the view from the brink is too wild to hide

[Bridge]
That’s the secret, isn't it? The terror is the flame
You can't have the rush if you're playing it tame
The panic and the passion share the exact same pulse
Anything safer is practically false
I’m clutching the guardrail, I’m ready to leap
The shallow end’s boring, we’re playing for keep

[Chorus]
Oh, my Vertigo Valentine, you’re a beautiful drop
Half of me wants to fly, half wants the spinning to stop
It’s a long way down to the pavement, a short trip to the sky
I’m paralyzed by the edge, but I’m drawn to the high
Don't look down—but I already did

[Outro]
So pull me a fraction closer to the ledge
My head is swimming right here on the edge
I hope the dizziness doesn't
Settle down
Just keep me hanging here
Suspended