Deep in myself, I stare out through
these diamond walls I've built
Melded from hurts, pains, and regret.
I see with uncaring eyes the tragedy I've escaped

And yet, I also see what joy I could have,
also blocked out by this wall of mine.
You see those marks on the walls
I once tried to break out from my prison

I've long lost all hope,
Cut off from reality
Sure, the pain is gone
But there's nothing to enjoy.

These walls we build-
Are they really for the best?
First made from flimsy glass
So we could break out, should we wish to test

But now they're invincible,
Made of Diamond and Quartz
These walls we build-

They sever our hearts.

(Part 2)

Through these diamond walls,
although freedom's beyond my range,
I can still hear your voices
strange echoes in these crystal caves.

I feel just a bit stronger
Yet your yelling's still in vain
These walls will last forever-
You only cause me pain.

But still, you pound-

like

if you try long enough

                    and hard enough

one day they'll shatter.

I look at you in sadness,
at the other side of that wall,
You will always be there,
But I've never belonged at all.

Yes, You can offer me protection,
against the fears and pain blocked out.
You can even offer me sympathy,
for all my tears and self-doubt.

But that wouldn't be enough;
you'd be hopelessly overwhelmed,
and then I'd have caused YOU pain
And neither of us would be well

No, I'll stay inside
these diamond walls of mine
to watch from far away
Life's unwavering rhyme

I say that,

but

You can't have joy without pain.
You can't lose without gain.

I want so badly to escape.
Yet I long to stay and die.
Which voice speaks the truth?
And which one whispers lies?

The voice that cries for freedom
The voice that cries for protection
I can't make up my mind-

These walls have become my obsession.