Lyrics
Under the ruins of a walled city
Describing the remains of a once-walled city in ruins
Crumbling towers and beams of yellow lights
Depicting the crumbling towers and the faint lights
No flags of truce, no cries of pity
There's no surrender or compassion shown
The siege guns have been pounding through the nights
Artillery has relentlessly attacked through the nights
It took a day to build the city
Highlighting the short time it took to construct the city
We walked through its streets in the afternoon
Remembering a stroll through its streets
As I returned across the field's I'd known
Recognizing familiar landscapes during a return
I recognized the walls that I'd once laid
Realizing one's past contributions to the city walls
Had to stop in my tracks for fear
Stopped in fear of the potential danger from past actions
Of walking on the mines I'd laid
Fearful of triggering the consequences of past mistakes
And if I built this fortress around your heart
Metaphorically speaking of protecting someone's heart
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire
Symbolizing an effort to protect and isolate emotionally
Then let me build a bridge
Expressing a desire to bridge the emotional gap
For I cannot fill the chasm
Feeling incapable of mending the emotional rift
And let me set the battlements on fire
Metaphorically suggesting intense emotional turmoil
Then I went off to fight some battle
Leaving to confront internal conflicts or battles
That I'd invented inside my head
Referring to self-created struggles or issues in the mind
Away so long for years and years
Being away for an extended time, presumed dead
You probably thought or even wished that I was dead
Imagining others might have wished for one's demise
While the armies are all sleeping
Referencing a dormant or inactive state of armies
Beneath the tattered flag we'd made
Under a worn-out symbol, possibly denoting a flag
I had to stop my tracks for fear
Stopped due to fear of past actions' repercussions
Of walking on the mines I'd laid
Wary of facing the consequences of past actions
And if I built this fortress around your heart
Continuing the metaphor of protecting someone emotionally
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire
Reiterating the idea of emotional defense and isolation
Then let me build a bridge
Expressing a desire to bridge the emotional gap
For I cannot fill the chasm
Feeling incapable of repairing the emotional divide
And let me set the battlements on fire
Metaphorically suggesting intense emotional turmoil
This prison has now become your home
Describing emotional confinement or restriction
A sentence you seem prepared to pay
Accepting a self-imposed or perceived punishment
It took a day to build the city
Reflecting on the brief time it took to create something
We walked through its streets in the afternoon
Recalling a leisurely walk through the city's streets
As I returned across the lands I'd known
Recognizing familiar landscapes during a return
I recognized the fields where I'd once played
Identifying past recreational areas or playgrounds
Had to stop in my tracks for fear
Stopped due to fear of potential past dangers
Of walking on the mines I'd laid
Avoiding the consequences of past actions
And if I built this fortress around your heart
Metaphorically speaking of protecting someone's heart
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire
Reiterating the idea of emotional defense and isolation
Then let me build a bridge
Expressing a desire to bridge the emotional gap
For I cannot fill the chasm
Feeling incapable of repairing the emotional divide
And let me set the battlements on fire
Metaphorically suggesting intense emotional turmoil
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