Mortar and Stone

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submerge yourself and get lost trying to find it.

like water in your ears,

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I met a girl on the beach one day
Like a breeze, was swept my way
And although the air was filth
Although my eyes were filled with sand
I let her in to stay
Still, I let her in

So I used the sand to build a wall
A beautiful, giant wall
It towers high above
It towers high above them all
I am safe behind this wall
I can't see over this wall

For years I've waited here alone
Behind mortar and stone
I count the steps that I can't take
So I sit alone and wait

So how could she love me?
How could she love me?
I don't even love me
So how could she love me?
I want to break all of the walls that I have built around myself
Let all the people in that I have kept out and breathe again

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released May 4, 2015

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