Well it started off as a question and answer A repertoire, a moment enhancer A new life, a colony on Mars When you cried in my arms You opened up a window to how I should never feel But the empathetic side of me Can't avoid Something so real The change happened slowly But soon I could handle whatever you told me I learned to be numb From the words that you said And the curses you threw For fun, in my direction A toxic reputation grew Well my friends tried to warn me and my family too But I was the savior you needed, to break through Brick by brick I built these walls A fortress I pray will never fall A place for me to hide When I'm scared of what's on the outside Brick by brick I built these walls A fortress I pray will never fall A place for me to hide When I'm scared of what's on the outside And now you're gone and no one can get in I locked the door and threw away the key And built these walls around me And now you're gone and no one can get in I locked the door and threw away the key And built these walls around me Brick by brick I built these walls A fortress I pray will never fall A place for me to hide When I'm scared of what's on the outside Brick by brick I built these walls A fortress I pray will never fall A place for me to hide When I'm scared of what's on the outside