Brick by Brick, Stitch by Stitch

[Verse 1] I used to chase the wildest storms Hands open Eyes wide Thought every lightning flash meant Someone was on my side Now I trace the cracks in the plaster Like counting every scar Each quiet little fracture Says “remember where you are” [Chorus] So it’s brick by brick I’m building this silence thick Stone around a tired heart So nothing gets in Nothing falls apart And it’s stitch by stitch I pull through every rip Sewing up the places you once touched Till I can’t feel love Or miss it this much [Verse 2] Friends say “you’ll find someone else” Like it’s a change of clothes Easy come and easy go As if I don’t know But I still hear your name in laughter In rooms you’ve never been So I lock another window Seal the echoes in [Chorus] So it’s brick by brick I’m building this silence thick Stone around a tired heart So nothing gets in Nothing falls apart And it’s stitch by stitch I pull through every rip Sewing up the places you once touched Till I can’t feel love Or miss it this much [Bridge] I used to leave the door unlocked Just in case you turned around Now every key I ever kept Lies rusting on the ground If hope comes knocking Let it knock Let it tire Let it quit I’ll be on the other side Learning how to live with it (oh) [Chorus] Cause it’s brick by brick I’m living inside this quiet trick Hiding from the afterglow From every almost Every “might have been” I know And it’s stitch by stitch If healing means I’ll never risk Then I’ll mend this heart till it’s too tight to fit Brick by brick Stitch by stitch