(Verse 1)
They all talk about the pictures they're painting
The worlds they can build with a turn of a page
How the ink on the paper starts melting
And they're stepping right onto the stage
I nod and I smile, I try to understand
This vivid, shared dream, this promised land
But the words stay a wall, a flat, quiet sheet
A castle of language, where I feel defeat
(Chorus)
'Cause my mind is a room with no windows, you see
Just facts and the rules, a clear decree
No whimsical forests, no dragons that fly
Just lines on a page, and a cold, lonely sky
My heart builds a fortress, a steel-plated case
To keep out the danger, to hold my own space
So how can I dream when my spirit is scarred?
Imagination's a luxury, I can't let down my guard
(Verse 2)
They say, "Close your eyes, feel the wind in your hair
Imagine the hero, the journey you share."
They're so free in their minds, they can just let it go
But for me, that's a risk, a path I can't know
To open that door is to welcome the fear
A story's a stranger, and danger is near
The shadows I fought, they're not just a tale
They taught me to build, so my defenses won't fail
(Chorus)
'Cause my mind is a room with no windows, you see
Just facts and the rules, a clear decree
No whimsical forests, no dragons that fly
Just lines on a page, and a cold, lonely sky
My heart builds a fortress, a steel-plated case
To keep out the danger, to hold my own space
So how can I dream when my spirit is scarred?
Imagination's a luxury, I can't let down my guard
(Bridge)
Maybe the story is not in the fantasy's light
But in the words' own strength, in the order and might
Maybe to read is enough, just to learn and to know
Without all the colors and the vibrant glow
Is that enough? Am I missing the point?
This chasm between us, this delicate joint
Between a safe world and a mind that can roam
I'm stuck at the doorstep, so far from a home
(Chorus)
'Cause my mind is a room with no windows, you see
Just facts and the rules, a clear decree
No whimsical forests, no dragons that fly
Just lines on a page, and a cold, lonely sky
My heart builds a fortress, a steel-plated case
To keep out the danger, to hold my own space
So how can I dream when my spirit is scarred?
Imagination's a luxury, I can't let down my guard
(Outro)
Walls of words, standing tall and so steep
Promises the secrets that the rest of them keep
Walls of words, silent and stark
And I'm still just here, alone in the dark.
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