Thought I'd be an effigy

All they saw were splintering bones

Now there's nothing left of me

It's been that way for far too long

Wanted to go out with a bang

'Til they came and put me away

Now I'm bouncing off the walls

It's been that way for far too long

I just wanted the sky

So I put all my pies in a high rise

Apartment in the sky

I just wanted the sky so I climbed up to make an impact

And all I achieved... Now they're cleaning the street

Thought I'd leave an imprint on more than cement

To all the people hurrying home

They didn't notice a thing

It's been that way for far too long

Thought I'd leave a legacy after me

Jumping to a different drum

Now they push my memory away

It's been that way for far too long

I just wanted the sky

So I put all my pies in a high rise

Apartment in the sky

I just wanted the sky so I climbed up to make an impact

And all I achieved... Now they're cleaning the street

I just wanted the sky