When our time is up
When our lives are done
Will we say we've had our fun

Will we make a mark
This time
Will we always say we tried

Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
This is all we got now
Everybody scream your heart out

All the love I've met
I have no regrets
If it all ends now, I'm set

Will we make a mark
This time
Will we always say we tried

Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
This is all we got now
Everybody scream your heart out

Standing on the rooftops
Wait until the bombs drop
This is all we got now
Scream until your heart stops
Never gonna regret
Watching every sunset
We'll listen to your heartbeat
All the love that we found

Standing on the rooftops
Wait until the bombs drop
This is all we got now
Scream until your heart stops
Never gonna regret
Watching every sunset
We'll listen to your heartbeat
All the love that we found

Scream your heart out
Scream your heart out
Scream your heart out
Scream your

Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out
This is all we got now
Everybody scream your-


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Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) Lyrics as written by Lee Gaze Ian Watkins

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    From what I can tell what you wrote seems all right. (Maybe a few things I would have written differently, like "Scream until your heart stops" vs "Scream it til l your heart stops).

    Isn't this song is amazing? The way I see this, it's saying that we can't live life any better way than by following our hearts. Sometimes we get caught up in things, but the best way to leave a legacy (or a mark) is to always follow your heart. Or at least something like that, I can't seem to pin down a specific idea I feel really covers the song.

    enderuon May 12, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    To me, it's about living life how you want with no regard (Or more approriately, disregard) for how other people percieve it. To not regret anything you do, as long as it is true to what you believe in.

    It's not a bad song, but the Prophets can certainly do better than this. Then again, this is just the single.

    Kifon May 13, 2006   Link
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    Typed it out listening to the song. No idea how correct it is. But yaah.. Catchy song.

    brokenmind87on May 10, 2006   Link
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    Ian Watkins in Kerrang! magazine "You know the scene in 'Garden State' where they're all screaming into a pit? Well, that's pretty much the whole ethos behind the song. Life can be so frustrating sometimes and you just have to scream. Where's the best place to do that? A rooftop."

    everything_is_jakeon May 13, 2006   Link
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    June 27th. Cant fuckin waaait.

    brokenmind87on May 14, 2006   Link
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    This is a bloody fantastic song. To me it means that you should live your life with no regrets. Do it for yourself and no one else!

    1stfallenangelon May 16, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i think its about live your life how you want. awesome song

    butt_codeon May 17, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    It's about letting it go, no holds life, and live the moment, with no regrets.

    Best Lost Prophets song yet

    slip-frawgon May 18, 2006   Link
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    how would you know this is the best lostprophets song? ( to slip-frawq and x-devil-kisses-x ) you cant even spell lostprophets ¬_¬

    lostphoenixon May 18, 2006   Link
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    one of the best ones yet. yeye! i think its about leaving somewhere like ur life nd questioning how u hav spent ur time

    satans_reject92on May 19, 2006   Link

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