Rollercoasters

I've always wondered why people rode rollercoasters

Why the feeling of throwing up brought about some type of excitement

That they didn't receive on a regular day?

When did feeling sick become equivalent to thrill?

When did nausea become the new X pill?

I've always wondered why people rode rollercoasters

And I remember, I remember when I did

It's the butterflies, and the fireflies, fighting in my stomach

(The light between their wings)

Scared to fly

I might come down

Think I'm ready now

Getting back in line

It's the way it jerks your neck

The way the body has to reflex

The way stomach reacts

It's the thrill concept

It's the twist and the curve

It's the up and the swerve

It's the feeling of your nerves sitting on the front edge of their seats

Front row, eyes open

Tears coming from thrill of sight

Moving as fast as light

Laughing for no reason

Screaming for everything you shouldn't have said in that fight

Rollercoasters

It's like meeting God with a kite in your left hand

String still twisted around your forefinger

Right hand still gripping the safety rail

There is this moment, where you feel like you're in an ocean of your butterflies

This is the moment when you get free and you let your arms fly

It's the fireflies, and the butterflies, fighting in my stomach

(The light between their wings)

Scared to fly

I might come down

Think I'm ready now

Getting back in line

This is the instant you let go

And you let your fingers fly

How you're flying now

How does it feel to beat the wind?

You're at the zenith

There are nothing but tears, freedom, and fear in your right hand now

Time to throw it in the sky now

Time to drown in your own thrill

Riding a rollercoaster is like losing your breath and finding it in your will

You're jumping on the back of your fears

And you're taking them for a ride

You're seeing yourself when you were five

It is surreal

It's the things you grab and hold onto for a while

You're getting ready for the drop

Hey, you're too busy riding your fears to remember you're afraid of heights

It's the butterflies, and the fireflies, fighting in my stomach

(The light between their wings)

Scared to fly

I might come down

Think I'm ready now

Getting back in line

So why is it so exciting to be so scared?

Like feeling your heart roam through your body only to find its place in your hands

But you can't wait to get back in line

You gotta get on one more time

Can't wait to tell your friends about the drop, and how it looks from the very top

You see, rollercoasters, rollercoasters are for people who have never been in love

They want to know how it feels to just fall

(Fly fly fly fly fly fly fly fly, fly fly fly fly fly fly fly fly)

It's the butterflies, and the fireflies, fighting in my stomach

(The light between their wings)

Scared to fly

I might come down

Think I'm ready now

Getting back in line

(Fly fly fly fly fly fly fly fly, fly fly fly fly fly fly fly fly)