Run for the fortune and the fame
Find a way to win the game
Will you ever be the same?

Run from the past you can’t deny
From the tear that’s in your eye
From the injured passers by

Rung by rung you climbed
To reach the highest high
And those that had to die
Are gone

You lost your soul
A long time ago
You reached your goal
It left a hole

Now that you’re sitting at the top
Will your reign of power flop?
Is your crown a jester’s prop?

Rung by rung you climbed
To reach the highest high
And those that had to die
Are gone

You lost your soul
A long time ago
You reached your goal
It left a hole

So, when it comes your time to die
When you meet your maker’s eye
Will you try to plead a lie?

Rung by rung you climbed
To reach the highest high
And those that had to die
Are gone

You lost your soul
A long time ago
You reached your goal
It left a hole