The speaker feels broken after a relationship has ended, catching their tears as silence is all that remains. They ask if their ex needs to make them feel like nothing is left and that they are fragile like glass or paper. However, the speaker says that while their windows may be broken, they remain standing, and will rise from the ground like a skyscraper as the smoke clears and their ex is untangled from them. They will remain in place watching their ex disappear as it is a long way down for the ex, while the speaker feels closer to the clouds by remaining strong.