Crimson Illusion - Walls Between Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Late nights in Manchester rain
These four walls closing in again
Strategic moves like chess, baby
Keeping you at arm's length, maybe
Got my defenses up so high
Building barriers to the sky
You think you know me, but you don't
Getting close, but baby, won't

[Pre-Chorus]
Digital love ain't enough
But it's all we got in this cold stuff
Screen time replacing your touch
Is this connection or just a crutch?

[Chorus]
These walls between us
Getting thicker by the day
These walls between us
Keep the real me locked away
I show you what I want you to see
Calculated vulnerability
These walls between us
Are the only way I stay safe

[Verse 2]
3 AM FaceTime calls
Echoing through empty halls
Give you pieces of my soul
Just enough to keep control
Playing games with my heart
Keeping us six feet apart
Your voice through the speaker's haze
Got me feeling like a maze

[Bridge]
Shit's complicated when you're locked inside
These walls protect me but they make me hide
Trading pieces of myself for comfort at night
Is this survival or am I losing this fight?

[Chorus]
These walls between us
Getting thicker by the day
These walls between us
Keep the real me locked away
I show you what I want you to see
Calculated vulnerability
These walls between us
Are the only way I stay safe

[Outro]
Baby, these walls are all I know
Built them brick by brick, watch them grow
Maybe one day they'll crumble down
But for now, they're my crown