You asked me to share Open up Reveal the aspects of my heart My scars My wounds It's not something to be ashamed of Your scars Tell the story The truth of who you are You asked me to share Build a bridge To the fortress around my heart Understand My heart is delicate For too long It's been discarded Abandoned Stabbed Bruised A bleeding heart No one cares for You think someone will see Someone will hear The attacks Battles being waged on my heart Be a witness to the hinest crimes But no one hears No one sees No one cares So when asked to step forward Lend the helping hand Testify To better the interworking of humanity So someone can believe it exsist You're nowhere to be found Too many expectations Hopes That were never met Disappointment is a shadow The beginning of a darkness That if allowed to progress Turns to a different kind of evil It's impossible to fight Prevent As if a plague spreading through the land Not even a fortress can stop You asked me to open up Share my scars Each a story of heart break Each a reason for my fortress A wall built For every tear Every pain Every attack Caused by the damage on my heart The aftermath Of friends Family Associates Who thought words were meaningless Lies had the purpose of protection Yet whenever they messed up Fired into a crowd of hope Protesting for a better day Praying for a little change They shot my heart You asked me to share Open up If I do You'll see a heart on his deathbed Tired of fighting Living a life Hoping He survives the day That no one will attack Knowing all too well It's inevitable A fortress protects my heart Keeps fear Pain Sorrow away.... But also love What's life If you travel believing no one will love you Because every bridge Ended in tragedy No one will take the time See your wounds That turned a palace Into a fortress So you're left alone Abandoned A witness to others interaction with love Something never to knock on the door But sneak in Appear from nowhere A pleasure That doesn't happen behind a fortress I built walls to protect my heart But sometimes We build too many walls And not enough bridges