Echoes in the Walls

I'm walking on glass in my own home

Every word you throw cuts straight to the bone

You say I'm nothing, say I'll never be

But I'm just a boy, and you're supposed to love me

I hold my breath when you start to shout

Wish I could fade until the sound runs out

The house is shaking, but I stay still

Trying to hide in a place I can't feel

Mother, why do your words burn like fire?

Why do they tear me down when I'm reaching higher?

I'm just a child, but I'm learning to fall

From the echoes, the echoes in the walls

I see your anger like a storm at sea

You don't even know what it's doing to me

I wear a smile like a borrowed disguise

But the mirror keeps showing your rage in my eyes

I'm not the names that you carve in my head

I'm not the monster you said I am in bed

But I start to wonder if maybe you're right

When I can't find the strength to fight

Mother, why do your words burn like fire?

Why do they tear me down when I'm reaching higher?

I'm just a child, but I'm learning to fall

From the echoes, the echoes in the walls

Maybe one day I'll break away

And your voice won't follow every step I take

But until then, I'm small, I'm scarred

And your love feels like it's locked in the dark

Mother, why do your words burn like fire?

Why do they tear me down when I'm reaching higher?

I'm just a child, but I'm learning to fall

From the echoes, the echoes in the walls

The echoes, the echoes in the walls.