With the bars on the windows
Will you burn the bridge behind you
Will you ever come out and see the sun again
Or will you hide
And now how long has it been
Since you've seen the light
Make your way on the stairs
To the top of your tower
Stone cold floors
Hardwood doors
Lead you to your room of plastic flowers
They still look the same
Drenched in water
It comforts you to think that they're alive
It could have been easier than this
If you threw it all away
What would you miss
It could have been too much of a chance to take
The silence in your head would have to break
Your grip is slipping faster
Looks like you'll have to face yourself after all
Step outside the shadows of your cage
Strangled truth
Stolen youth
Is written on every line of every page
It's your story
Do you want it back
You have to decide if it is worth it
Swim across the swamp to the other side
Run until you're out of breath
And when you look back they'll be nothing left
But a memory fading quickly
It could have been easier than this
If you threw it all away
What would you miss
It could have been too much of a chance to take
The silence in your head would have to break
Your grip is slipping faster
Looks like you'll have to face yourself after all
It could have been easier than this
If you threw it all away
What would you miss
It could have been too much of a chance to take
The silence in your head would have to break
Your grip is slipping faster
Looks like you'll have to face yourself
After all
When you find your castle on the hill With the bars on the windows Will you burn the bridge behind you Will you ever come out and see the sun again Or will you hide And now how long has it been Since you've seen the light Make your way on the stairs To the top of your tower Stone cold floors Hardwood doors Lead you to your room of plastic flowers They still look the same Drenched in water It comforts you to think that they're alive It could have been easier than this If you threw it all away What would you miss It could have been too much of a chance to take The silence in your head would have to break Your grip is slipping faster Looks like you'll have to face yourself after all Step outside the shadows of your cage Strangled truth Stolen youth Is written on every line of every page It's your story Do you want it back You have to decide if it is worth it Swim across the swamp to the other side Run until you're out of breath And when you look back they'll be nothing left But a memory fading quickly It could have been easier than this If you threw it all away What would you miss It could have been too much of a chance to take The silence in your head would have to break Your grip is slipping faster Looks like you'll have to face yourself after all It could have been easier than this If you threw it all away What would you miss It could have been too much of a chance to take The silence in your head would have to break Your grip is slipping faster Looks like you'll have to face yourself After all Explain Request ×
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