Fortress of Solitude

I built these walls around my heart

Stone by stone pulled worlds apart

Created distance, kept them out

Fortified against all doubt

My fortress stands impenetrable

My isolation's comfortable

But lonely as the moon

I told myself I'm safer here

Protected from the pain and fear

But safety's just another name

For staying exactly the same

In my fortress of solitude

I've mastered being alone

But these walls I've built to save me

Have become my tomb of stone

Maybe strength isn't isolation

Maybe power's not control

Maybe I should tear down these walls

And learn to risk my soul

The silence here is deafening

The space around me threatening

To swallow up what's left of me

My own self-made captivity

I'm prisoner and jailer both

Sworn to solitary oath

But starting to regret

I thought that I was strong alone

Building this fortress of stone

But strength might mean vulnerability

Learning to be free

In my fortress of solitude

I've mastered being alone

But these walls I've built to save me

Have become my tomb of stone

Maybe strength isn't isolation

Maybe power's not control

Maybe I should tear down these walls

And learn to risk my soul

The strongest fortress

Is the one you can leave

Real power comes from

Learning to believe

In my fortress of solitude

I've learned what I must do

These walls that once protected me

Must fall to let life through

Real strength isn't isolation

Real power is letting go

So I'm tearing down these barriers

And learning how to grow

How to grow

How to know