I have built a wall around me,
Building it block by block,
I have surrounded myself in false joy and glee,
Completed it with a lock.
Over time I have lost all my feeling,
All my kindness and my care,
People have tried and quit healing,
These walls that'll, when stripped, will leave me bare.
They give up too easily to get to myself,
The part that is locked in the tower,
I have put her on a shelf,
Where she sits and does cower.
Guarded by the dragon that is my hate,
Fiery and so hard to tame,
But it is something that love does sate,
And burns out the flame.
I was so strong till you came along,
Nothing could get by me,
Now I sing a lonely song,
Wishing to be set free.
Destroy this fortress that I have built,
The rumble surrounding where I knelt,
Don't break me now that I have fallen,
Come when I start calling.
I am but a child,
In a world of adults,
I am soiled,
And often victim of assault.
I figure I love you,
And I'll always be true,
I swear this is all new,
I hear I love you too.
These strong walls have now crumbled,
My fortress now is no more,
I wish you would soar,
My feelings have now reassembled.
