Shattered Walls

Verse 1

I swore I’d never fall again,

Trapped inside the rage and pain.

Every touch, every word I fear,

Love’s a trap, it’s never clear.

You come back, expecting me whole,

But I’m broken, bruised, and cold.

I see your eyes, but can’t believe,

That love can live where it used to bleed.

Pre-Chorus

I’ve been burned, I’ve been betrayed,

I’ve learned the cost, the games they played.

And yet you stand there, wanting in,

I’m scared to trust, scared to begin.

Chorus

I want to scream, I want to fight,

I want to vanish in the night.

I hate the way my heart still aches,

I fear the bond that love remakes.

Can I let you near, can I let go,

Or will the pain just overflow?

Verse 2

Memories crawl like ghosts in my head,

Every promise, every word unsaid.

I want to run, to hide, to resist,

To lock away the fragile bliss.

You say you’ll heal me, you say you care,

But how do I know it won’t tear?

Every step forward feels like a lie,

Every heartbeat wonders why.

Pre-Chorus

I’ve been burned, I’ve been betrayed,

I’ve learned the cost, the games they played.

And yet you stand there, wanting in,

I’m scared to trust, scared to begin.

Chorus

I want to scream, I want to fight,

I want to vanish in the night.

I hate the way my heart still aches,

I fear the bond that love remakes.

Can I let you near, can I let go,

Or will the pain just overflow?

Bridge

I’ve built these walls, high and strong,

Love left me broken, left me wrong.

Your hands reach out, but I recoil,

I’m not ready to walk that mile.

Final Chorus

I want to scream, I want to fight,

I want to vanish in the night.

I hate the way my heart still aches,

I fear the bond that love remakes.

Maybe one day I’ll let you in,

But tonight, I’m lost in my own skin.

Outro

Shattered walls, scars that bleed,

A heart too wary to trust, to need.

You wait for me, but I can’t see,

If I’ll survive this, or just break free.