(Intro - piano, building) (Verse 1 - vulnerable, introspective) I've been holding up these walls for far too long Built them brick by brick to keep me strong But the foundation's cracking and I'm losing ground And I don't know if I can stand when they come down I told myself that I was doing fine That I could carry all this weight and still climb But every day gets heavier than the last And I'm collapsing underneath my past (Pre-Chorus - building) How much longer can I pretend? How much further till I break or bend? (Chorus - emotional, anthemic) When the walls come down Will you be there to catch me? When I hit the ground Will you still want what's left of me? 'Cause I've been hiding who I am Behind this fortress that I built with my own hands When the walls come down Will you still be around? (Verse 2 - more intense) I see the cracks appearing in my smile I've been wearing this mask for quite a while But it's slipping and I'm scared of what you'll see When you finally meet the real me I built these walls to keep the world away To protect myself from judgment every day But now I'm trapped inside this prison that I made And I'm praying that it's not too late (Pre-Chorus) How much longer can I hide? How much further till I let you inside? (Chorus - bigger) When the walls come down Will you be there to hold me? When I lose my crown Will you still believe what you told me? 'Cause I've been hiding all my flaws Behind these barriers and these impossible laws When the walls come down Will you still be around? (Bridge - piano building, emotional peak) Maybe it's time to let them fall Maybe I don't need them anymore at all Maybe the strongest thing I'll ever do Is show my weakness here to you (Final Chorus - maximum emotion) WHEN THE WALLS COME DOWN I HOPE YOU'LL BE THERE WAITING WHEN I HIT THE GROUND I HOPE YOUR ARMS ARE STILL CREATING SPACE FOR WHO I REALLY AM WITHOUT THE FORTRESS, WITHOUT THE PLANS WHEN THE WALLS COME DOWN PLEASE BE AROUND When the walls come down... When the walls come down... (Outro - piano fading)
