From 12 stories high I watch the smoke against the sky
And the daytime turns into dark
Now, who would´ve thought - after all that kerosene I bought -
That it would only take one flaming arrow to hit the mark
Now I just watch your building on fire
I hate to say I told you so, but
You build me up and you burn me down
So I take the trick you play and turn it around
You build me up and you burn me down
And you know I love to watch you rolling on the ground
You give what you get, guess you haven´t learned that lesson yet
Or maybe do I have that the other way around?
The fire I set - I see it hasn´t reached your room yet
And I know you´d never survive the fall all the way to the ground
I know you haven´t replaced your alarm
Now I just watch your building on fire
I hate to say I told you so, but
You build me up and you burn me down
So I take the trick you play and turn it around
You build me up and you burn me down
And you know I love to watch you rolling on the ground
From 12 stories high I watch the smoke clear from the sky
And the dark day turns back to bright
Your cat licks it´s claws, cleans the soot from off it´s paws
And the news helicopters linger through the night
You build me up and you burn me down
So I take the trick you play and turn it around
You build me up and you burn me down
And you know I love to watch you rolling on the ground
I know you love to watch me rolling on the ground