Story behind the song
Sometimes you get abused so bad by those that claim to love you, that you simply stop bothering to trust anyone else.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Youll need the patience of a saint to get through,
But my trusts been shattered, theres nothing you can do.
Im too tough to claim, too broken to mend,
Not that I want to be alone, but I cant pretend.
These walls Ive built, theyre forged in fire,
Each scar a lesson, each wound a pyre.
Youre knocking now, but I hear the past,
Your steps just echo, it wont last.
[Chorus]
Ive had to rebuild myself each time they broke me apart,
Stitched up the wounds, but they left their mark.
Its just a matter of time before the past pulls me down,
Their betrayals a ghost that wont leave this town.
The odds are stacked, your pursuits a red flag,
Im too far gone, dont unpack your bag.
Every step you takes a warning sign,
Im too broken to trust, youre wasting time.
[Verse 2]
They promised the world, then tore it away,
Left me in ruins, too broken to stay.
Now every sweet word feels like a trap,
Your kindness a lie, Im caught in the gap.
Ive learned to flinch at every soft touch,
Your loves a threat, its all too much.
Youre not them, but the fears still here,
Too scarred to let anyone near.
[Bridge]
Maybe invent a time machine to go into the past,
Find me there and protect me from the blasts,
Stop me from trusting the one whod betray,
Save me from the price Id pay.
Otherwise its a long hard road to repair my trust,
Theres nothing left in that space but blood and dust.
Your hopes a flag, it waves too high,
But Im a wreck, dont even try.
[Chorus (Reprise)]
Ive had to rebuild myself each time they broke me apart,
Clawed through the wreckage, but its scarred my heart.
Its just a matter of time before their shadows pull me down,
Phantoms of pain that circle around.
Youre not the villain, but I cant let you in,
Your wants a red flag, dont try to begin.
I see your heart, but mines a mess,
Turn back now, dont chase this stress.
[Outro]
It takes a miracle to break through this wall,
But Im scarred from the ones who made me fall.
Youre not them, yet I cant play fair,
Too broken by then stay out of there.
Im a fortress of pain, unyielding, untamed,
Your pursuits a battle youll lose all the same.
Turn back now, dont chase whats dead,
Leave me to my ruins, go find peace instead.