He sits inside his castle Watching through transparent walls It keeps him safe, locked away They can't get in but he can't escape The growing gla** becomes a crutch Can't touch the ones who mean so much Reflections of his panicked soul He throws himself into the wall Folly... falling, the images he's drinking in like wine Affections so misguided, failure so sublime If they only knew how hard it is to say The walls are growing higher, he's slipping far away He sat inside his castle Watching through transparent walls Kept alone, locked away Safe inside but he couldn't escape The growing gla** became a crutch Couldn't tough the one who meant so much Reflections of his panicked soul He threw himself into the wall Folly...falling, desertion leads to jealousy, alone He builds a newer castle, new castle out of stone If they only knew how hard it is to say The walls are growing higher, he's slipping far away If they only knew how hard it is to say The walls are growing higher, he's slipping far away