The Mason

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I've held on so long To what I want[ed] you to become I see that you are not What I dreamed you to be That's not your fault [Chorus] See, long ago, I made up my mind She would be the love of my life Now I see ignorance is bliss [See,] I fell in love with an idea in my head That's not who she is [Verse 2] See, I, I'll take a thought And I'll let it grow 'til underneath its weight I am caught When all I saw was a glimpse of who you might be And I laid down these bricks [Chorus] Building walls, so lovely and strong There's no way, no chance I am wrong Our castle stands, (and) I know just where she'll fit She'll be with me here in my arms and I'm crazy in love With who I think she is [Bridge] And when I finally get to see you I latch onto the hope I see in you And I won't let go I'll say "Look, there's a chance what I hoped for might actually be so" But I cannot justify this Small suspicion that slowly is creeping in That the [our] castle walls are shaking I fight the fact maybe I was mistaken [Verse 3] And I hate when I knew That nothing was real in all that I had believed to be true And the walls came crumbling down And all I could think is where is all of that wasted time now? [Chorus] See, long ago, I made up my mind She would be the love of my life Now I see I never really knew you [her] one bit See, I fell in love with an idea in my head (But) that's not who she is That's just not who she is [No, that's not who she is] No, that's not who she is () = EP version [] = album version