Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Seventeen and certain I knew everything
Traded my tomorrow for a cheap thrill
Small lies stacked up into a fortress
Now I rattle round these rooms alone
Every wrong turn built another wall
And I bricked myself in with my own two hands
[Pre-Chorus]
The plaster starts to murmur my name
The ceiling keeps repeating my mistakes
[Chorus]
These walls are talking
They know what I did
These walls are talking
And I can't outrun it
I built this cell
Brick by bitter brick
These walls are talking
And I'm still inside
[Post-Chorus]
(Walls are talking)
(Walls are talking)
[Verse 2]
I was reckless I was loud I was wrong
Burned every bridge before I crossed it
Thought I'd never pay for any of it
Now the payment's due and I'm the debtor
Same four corners every single morning
Same reflection I refuse to meet
[Pre-Chorus]
The silence hums a tune I recognize
The shadows spell my name across the plaster
[Chorus]
These walls are talking
They know what I did
These walls are talking
And I can't outrun it
I built this cell
Brick by bitter brick
These walls are talking
And I'm still inside
[Post-Chorus]
(Walls are talking)
(Walls are talking)
[Bridge]
Maybe maybe maybe I could change
Maybe maybe maybe it's too late
I paced I prayed I cursed
I clawed at every seam
Nothing gives nothing bends
Nothing lets me leave
[Guitar Solo]
[Breakdown]
I am the lock
I am the key
I am the guard
Who won't release me
[Chorus]
These walls are talking
They know what I did
These walls are talking
And I can't outrun it
I built this cell
Brick by bitter brick
These walls are talking
And I'm still inside
[Post-Chorus]
(Walls are talking)
(Walls are talking)
(Walls are talking)
And I'm still inside
[Outro]
(Still inside)
(Still inside)