Seventh Stair
Emily sits on the seventh stair
Just outside the lions' lair
Holding the magic in her bowl
She feels complete, it makes her whole
She takes the hand of a passing boy
Who treats her like a battered toy
She doesn't know, she doesn't care
She breathes the magic in the air
And how do you tell her it isn't real?
How do you say it's a short end deal?
How do you save a passing glance?
And how do you give her another chance?
It's a hard won fight to keep her here
Where reality is crystal clear
She says she loves you, she slips away
She says she'll find you some other day
She'll make you feel like she wants to go
But she says it isn't true you know
She says the hazes are her home
She'll show you where she wants to roam
(Chorus)
She's beautiful and she's very sweet
But the magic smoke is who she'll meet
So the letters you write, you'll never send
Her daytime nightmare never ends
You're watching it pull her to the top
You're waiting for the shoe to drop
She says she loves you but she won't stay
She says it's her life anyway
(Chorus)
Séptima escalera
Emily se sienta en la séptima escalera
Justo afuera de la guarida de los leones
Sosteniendo la magia en su cuenco
Se siente completa, la hace entera
Toma la mano de un chico que pasa
Que la trata como un juguete maltratado
Ella no sabe, no le importa
Ella respira la magia en el aire
¿Y cómo le dices que no es real?
¿Cómo le dices que es un trato a corto plazo?
¿Cómo salvas una mirada fugaz?
¿Y cómo le das otra oportunidad?
Es una dura batalla mantenerla aquí
Donde la realidad es cristalina
Ella dice que te ama, se escapa
Dice que te encontrará otro día
Te hará sentir que quiere irse
Pero dice que no es verdad, sabes
Ella dice que las brumas son su hogar
Te mostrará dónde quiere deambular
(Coro)
Ella es hermosa y muy dulce
Pero el humo mágico es con quien se encontrará
Así que las cartas que escribas, nunca las enviarás
Su pesadilla diurna nunca termina
Estás viendo cómo la arrastra hacia arriba
Estás esperando que caiga el zapato
Ella dice que te ama pero no se quedará
Dice que de todas formas es su vida
(Coro)