Song Description

people separated by their self-created walls

Lyrics

Lyrics to "Walls," by Art Bell

Roof up above us, the floor 'neath our feet,
And the walls rising steeply, dividing our sleep,
Like a dark hand raised, like an ancient haze,
Keeping you dimly hidden, a silence unbidden,
Our distance created by walls.

Stronger than anger, constructed of fears,
Our obsession with walls as pass through the years,
Leaving us alone, in our narrow zone,
As the wall stand between us, as Mars crosses Venus,
A night constellation of walls.

[Bridge] Deep in the dark a whisper heard down the hall,
A quiet cry waking the dawn,
Hands are reaching, voices an echo a light year apart.

Roof up above us, the floor 'neath our feet,
And the walls rising steeply, forbidding our sleep,
Like a winter day, like an endless maze,
Lives forever divided, together decided,
Our castle created by walls.