Fortress Out of Noise

Verse 1

Woke up cynical

Chewed the news and spit the rind

Every headline tastes identical

So I stopped reading what they write

My landlord texts me twice a week

I screen the calls and count my change

Ate cold rice in a rented kitchen

Told myself this builds a man

Pre-Chorus

I don't trust the quiet

Quiet always lies

I don't trust the smiling

Smiling always hides

Chorus

I built this fortress out of noise

Brick by brick by brick by choice

I built this fortress out of noise

Nothing gets in

Nothing gets in

Post-Chorus

Nah nah nah

Nah nah nah

Nothing gets in

Nothing gets in

Verse 2

My best friend moved to Portland

Sends me photos of his yard

I send back a laughing emoji

That's the deepest I can go

These days

I burned three bridges on a Tuesday

Felt lighter by the weekend

Now I mill around my apartment

Talking to a ceiling fan

Sketching jokes I'll never say

Pre-Chorus

I don't trust the silence

Silence always bites

I don't trust the gentle

Gentle always fights

Chorus

I built this fortress out of noise

Brick by brick by brick by choice

I built this fortress out of noise

Nothing gets in

Nothing gets in

Post-Chorus

Nah nah nah

Nah nah nah

Nothing gets in

Bridge

Loud is safe loud is fair

Loud is armor loud is prayer

I could learn to sit with soft

I could learn but not yet

Chorus

I built this fortress out of noise

Brick by brick by brick by choice

I built this fortress out of noise

Nothing gets in

Nothing gets in

Drop

(Get in, get in, get in)

Nothing gets in

(Get in, get in, get in)

Nothing gets in