Verse 1
I see the armor you’ve spent years to weld.
Protecting the secrets that you’ve always held.
You say you’re "grateful," but you keep the distance.
I put my heart in every line of resistance.
You see a skyscraper, I see a home.
But you’d rather stay in the quiet alone.
It’s easier to tell me there’s nothing to see.
Than to admit that you’re shaking as much as me.
Pre-Chorus
You call it freedom, I call it a cage.
You’re skipping the chapters to finish the page.
You’re "flattered" by visions you don't want to own...
Because if they’re real, you’re no longer alone.
Chorus
You’re afraid of the noise.
You’re afraid of the light.
So you hide in the sun to stay out of the night.
You say there’s no basis, no floor, and no spark.
But you only close your eyes when it gets dark.
Protecting your peace.
But at what kind of cost?
When the "nothing" you’re fleeing is everything lost.
Verse 2
Don’t use the children as stones for your wall.
I’d never ask for the family to fall.
That’s just the shadow you use for a shield.
To keep all the things that we felt unrevealed.
You’re "too busy fighting," you’re "warring inside."
But isn't the battle just finding a place to hide?
You’re a "positive soul" with a heavy retreat.
Walking away on two trembling feet.
Bridge
It’s not that it isn’t there... (It’s there.)
It’s not that I went too far... (You stayed.)
You’re just standing on the edge of a cliff.
And you’re terrified of the "what if."
Outro
Keep your peace, then.
Keep it safe.
Keep it quiet.
I’ll just keep the music...