Stairway to Heaven (or Hell)

Lyrics

[Intro]
Watch your step.
Or actually... don't.
Let the tempo take it.

[Verse 1]
We’re standing at the edge of lobby 42
The spiraled oak is curving out of frame
You offer me a hand to keep me grounded
But I'd rather lose my balance in the game
There's something in the angle of the landing
That makes a perfect posture feel so dull
I'm tired of the safety of just standing
When I could feel the magic of the pull

[Chorus]
Take the stairway to heaven, or hell
It’s the pitch of the drop, it’s the secret we tell
I don’t want the flat and even ground
I just want the gravity of tearing down
Let go of the railing, break the spell
On the stairway to heaven... or hell

[Verse 2]
A scuff against the runner, a sudden shift
The architecture whispers to my skin
I know the solid way this place was built
But I am only here to start the spin
We flirt with the disaster of the tumble
The gorgeous, reckless hazard of the flight
It only takes a microsecond stumble
To turn a quiet evening into light

[Bridge]
Here is the paradox we cannot fake
We dread the sudden impact of the floor
But the terror of the crash is just the spark
For the rush of air we're always looking for
The plunging is a prayer we can't ignore

[Chorus]
Take the stairway to heaven, or hell
It’s the pitch of the drop, it’s the secret we tell
I don’t want the flat and even ground
I just want the gravity of tearing down
Let go of the railing, break the spell
On the stairway to heaven... or hell

[Outro]
Gravity is making a suggestion.
I think we should listen.
Don't try to catch me, baby, just let the momentum figure out exactly what to do.
Let it fall.