This Walls

Verse 1 - Person 1 (Sung, melodic but with a hint of strain):

The walls I built, they stand so tall

A fortress strong, to heed my call

But in the quiet, when shadows creep

Secrets I buried, run so deep

This loud façade, a constant hum

Drowns out the whispers, numb, numb, numb.

Verse 2-

You talk so much, can't hear a thing

Lost in the echoes, the bells that ring

Validation's a drug, you crave the high

A hollow triumph, beneath a false sky!

You push and shove, but what's the aim?

Just a reflection of your own damn shame!

Chorus -

WHY DO WE SHOUT?! WHEN SILENCE IS KEY!

A BROKEN MIRROR, FOR ALL EYES TO SEE!

THIS ACT OF POWER, A FRAIL, THIN SKIN!

THE BATTLE RAGES, FROM DEEP WITHIN!

Verse 3 -

A learned response, a childhood scar

To be heard, to reach that far

In crowded rooms, I had to fight

To claim my space, to seize the light

The fear of silence, it grips me tight

Afraid of shadows, in the dead of night.

Verse 4 -

You project your fears, onto the world

A twisted banner, unfurled

Control's an illusion, a phantom grip

As insecurities make your spirit slip!

You dominate conversations, a crushing weight

But what are you hiding? What seals your fate?!

Chorus -

WHY DO WE SHOUT?! WHEN SILENCE IS KEY!

A BROKEN MIRROR, FOR ALL EYES TO SEE!

THIS ACT OF POWER, A FRAIL, THIN SKIN!

THE BATTLE RAGES, FROM DEEP WITHIN!

Bridge -

Maybe it's anxiety, the constant dread...

Bridge -

Or a lack of knowing, what's left unsaid...

Bridge -

A need to belong, a desperate plea

To just be seen, to just be free!

Guitar Solo:

Outro -

This tough exterior... it's wearing thin...

Outro - Person 2 (Whispered, raw):

The noise... it's all just... covering...

Outro -

WHO WE ARE!