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Artist: John Barrowman
Canonical path: /john-barrowman/skyscraper
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Skyscraper
Read Skyscraper lyrics by John Barrowman on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Skyscraper
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Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching teardrops in my hands.
Only silence, as it's ending,
Like we never had a chance.
Do you have to make me feel like,
There's nothing left of me?
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass,
Like I'm made of paper!
Go on and try to tear me down,
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper!
As the smoke clears I awaken and untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better to watch me while I bleed?
All my windows, still are broken, but I'm standing on my feet.
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass,
Like I'm made of paper!
Go on and try to tear me down,
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper!
Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here!
Watch you disappear, yeah
Go run, run, run,
Yeah it's a long way down
But I'm closer to the clouds up here!
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass,
Like I'm made of paper!
Go on and try to tear me down,
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper!
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