Higher Walls

I used to shrink so you'd feel tall
Kept my light dim just to please you all
Love shouldn't feel like chains and doubt
But I stayed quiet never called it out

I made excuses wore a smile
Said Maybe I'm just hard to love awhile
But every tear became a sign
I was drawing boundaries too close to the line

But pain became my teacher silence my spark
I found my worth alone in the dark

I'm building higher walls not to keep love away
But to guard the heart that gives too much away
If loving me means losing me then you're not the one I need
"Cause I've learned to choose myself before I bleed

This heart is not a prize to win and break
It's gold it bends but it won't fake
I'm not afraid to stand alone at all
"Cause I'm worth love that climbs my higher walls

I see the girls who play it small
Thinking they have to beg to feel it all
But darling love's not meant to steal your voice
You always had a say you always had a choice

And she who walks away from pain
Is stronger than the ones who beg to stay

I'm building higher walls not to keep love away
But to guard the soul I nearly gave away
If loving you means dimming me then I'll walk the other way
"Cause I've finally found the strength to say

This heart is not a prize to win and break
It's gold it bends but it won't fake
I'm not afraid to rise after the fall
"Cause I'm worth love that climbs my higher walls

Let them say you're too much
Let them call you cold
But never trade your warmth
For a heart that won't hold

I'm building higher walls not to push love out
But to let the right one fight through my doubt
I'll wait for the love that sees my flame and stays
Not the kind that turns away

This heart is not a test you get to cheat
It's brave it breaks-but never in defeat
I'm not afraid to be the one who calls
"Cause I'm worth love that climbs my higher walls

You're worth more than you know
So let your higher walls grow
Let the wrong ones go