High above the mountains
I lock my feelings up so tight
A thousand steps into the sky
Trapped in a prison behind my eyes

I put on my bravest face
Like all my troubles are miles away
Nothing dare ever escapes
The labyrinth I built inside my brain

Then when I'm all alone
I sit and stare out the window into my soul
Wonder if I was, wonder if I was
Born to be water and stone
A cynic with blood that runs cold
And never knows
What it feels like to be close

Every second and every hour
I take bricks and build the tower
I use all my strength and power
Just so I can hide and coward
Every second and every hour
I take bricks and build the tower
Safe and sound, my life devoured
I realize I am the tower

I enjoy a white lie
Tell myself one for bed each night
Denial is my lullaby
And sings: Make sure your walls stay high

So when I wake for the day
I find more bricks and I gather clay
Delusions say: Inside my fortress you'll be safe

Every second and every hour
I take bricks and build the tower
I use all my strength and power
Just so I can hide and coward
Every second and every hour
I take bricks and build the tower
Safe and sound, my life devoured
I realize I am the tower

Safe and sound, my life devoured
I realize I am the tower