[Verse 1] First stone down Said it's only for the winter Just one line To keep the chaos off the lawn Painted names On the inside of the shelter Framed the door Till the door itself was gone [Chorus] Brick by brick We disappear from the daylight Year by year Call this cage a "peaceful life" We build walls Till the sky is just a rumor When the wall becomes home Then the home becomes the knife [Verse 2] Curtains drawn Over windows we cemented Family photos On a slowly closing throat We hang plans On a calendar that’s empty Same four rooms Same rehearsed and quiet jokes [Chorus] Brick by brick We disappear from the daylight Year by year Call this cage a "peaceful life" We build walls Till the sky is just a rumor When the wall becomes home Then the home becomes the knife [Bridge] Is it safer here Or are we just shrinking All the corners in our minds To fit the frame Telling ourselves "This is all that we were thinking" While the door we swore to guard Forgets our names (yeah) [Chorus] Brick by brick We’re the ghosts in our own hallways Year by year We excuse another lie We build walls Till the cracks start talking sideways When the wall becomes home Then the home becomes the trap [Outro] Stacked so high We can’t remember the garden Packed so tight We can barely breathe it in If we tear one stone From the shrine of all our bargains Will the world come rushing in Or will we start again
