[Verse 1 — 6 Bars — Acoustic Strumming — Low Gritty Vocal] Reading your room before the speak Looking for the change behind our eyes Keeping all the distance as a need Ready for the turn before it comes Every word can open something up pulling away before it gets too close [Pre-Chorus — 2 Bars — Repeating — Gradual Build] Here we go again Here we go again [Chorus — Full Band — explosive Gritty Vocal] We built the walls to keep it out Every reflex, every reaction Girl don't let it in not a way around Playing it again…. a layer of defensive habits Defensive habits [Verse 2 — 6 Bars — Acoustic and Electric Strumming — Building Intensity] Fighting this cause the one right now feel the pattern taking shape Going on silence begins a doubt know the words before they're spoken Every open door enter the crowd Time to brace for what happens next [Pre-Chorus — 2 Bars — Repeating — Full Band Build] Here we go again Here we go again [Chorus — Full Band — Explosive Gritty Vocal] We built the walls to keep it out Every reflex, every reaction Girl don't let it in not a way around Playing it again…. a layer of defensive habits Defensive habits [6 bar Grunge guitar chorded break] — — — — — — [Bridge — 4 Bars — Acoustic Only — Melancholy Low Gritty Vocal] [Bar 1] don't know when this started showing off [Bar 2] Or why to expect the worst [Bar 3] Let's block it off, block it off [Bar 4] And fuckin do this again [Final Chorus — Full Band — Explosive Gritty Vocal] We built the walls to keep it out Every reflex, every reaction Girl don't let it in not a way around Playing it again…. a layer of defensive habits Defensive habits Yeah! Defensive habits
