I built these brick walls
To protect me from myself
To guard myself from needlessly falling
From being caught in a trap
There is a wall that is built of pain
To remind me how love can hurt
A wall made of tears
To remind me of the wasted time
A wall that hides who I am
To spare everyone of my pain
A wall to hide my heart
To keep my true feelings hidden
But these walls are beginning to crumble
They’re falling piece by piece
You’re bringing them down ever so slowly
My pain you ease with your kindness
My tears you dry with your smile
I’m beginning to trust you and show myself
And these walls
they slowly break
But the one that I want so badly to fall
Is the one that I built the strongest
It’s the wall that has me trapped
The wall that protects my heart
I want you to break it down
Yet part of me wont let you
My heart is so very fragile
And I’m afraid to let you see
I’m so afraid that if you knew
We’d never be the same
That the love trying so hard to build
Would turn to ash in the wind
But one day you may break through
And if you do I hope you’ll understand
How much I long to be free
From this wall that guards my heart