When The World Was Too Much

Beyond these bitter walls I've built,
Across this angry sea
I know a world that dwells out there
That owns no place for me.

I tried and failed a million times,
And fell back to the ground
I climbed so many mountains there,
But I had to turn around.

Nowhere was any kindness met
by my wandering soul
I only saw the cruelty
in that world that's grown so cold.

And so I shut myself away
to protect my fragile heart
I had no choice; I built these walls
to keep me and them apart

So knock upon these gates, my dear,
and soon you'll come to see
as I have found throughout my life,
I can trust no one but me.