Demolition Permit

[Verse 1 — mechanical drums]
I fixed your roof, repaved your street
Built little parks where we could meet
You stand beneath the walls I raised
And point toward a window out of place

[Pre-Chorus — vocal stacks]
The lot where I had dreams to grow
Is paved so yours have room to go

[Chorus — anthemic, syncopated]
I've got a demolition permit
Folded in my shaking hand
I could turn this into open sky
And build the life I never planned
But every floor has someone living
Every doorway has a name
You can hate a city you keep fixing
And still refuse to light the flame
(No, I can't light the flame)

[Verse 2 — bass-driven]
You want another room by June
I dream of fields beyond this town

[Bridge — soft breakdown]
Who gets to move, and who must stay?
Whose dreams are zoned too far away?

[Outro — sustained harmony]
I keep the permit by the bed
And build one more request instead