Description
From Chapter 67, “Never,” of It’s Impossible by J H McIntosh — Act III: Trust and Letting Go.
In these lyrics Aaron shares with Belle how much he was like her when he was her age. "We both built walls just to survive the fall. You hide from love, I hid from feeling small." Walls gently invites us to reflect on the protective barriers built from past pain and the quiet hope that accompanies letting them down. With tender honesty, it speaks to the courage required to embrace vulnerability and the possibility of connection beyond silence. Listening to this song offers a moment of grace, reminding us that true love asks only for openness and presence.
Lyrics
Early on we learned how to hide,
I saw the walls you built to protect you,
’Cause I once hid behind walls like those too.
I hear it when you don’t explain,
Like all men end the same.
Wearing different faces, same old frame,
Like bricks stacked high, but cut the same.
Walls…
We both built walls just to survive the fall.
You hide from love, I hid from feeling small.
If you ever let me near enough to hear my call,
You’d see we don’t have to live behind walls.
I’m trying to reach over yours,
Because the heart longs to soar.
Snow was falling on my morning walk
Millions of pieces in God’s quiet talk.
Desire is real, but it’s not what I chase,
It’s knowing you fully, in spirit and grace.
Walls…
Yours were built because men only saw your face.
Mine were built by wounds I tried so hard to erase.
But love like this needs a sacred place,
Somewhere truth can finally stand tall.
Where we don’t have to live behind walls.
You flinch when love gets close,
And Lord knows I understand that most.
But maybe if you looked at me true,
You’d see one who’d never run from you.
I tore my walls down brick by brick,
Years of damage heavy and thick.
And now I stand with nothing to defend,
Except the love I’m giving, unarmed.
Walls…walls….walls,
Just let them fall where they stand.
Love is the thing they can’t withstand,
When it asks nothing of your hand.
Brick by brick…
I’ll wait as every piece falls.
I’ll never stop loving you,
Even if you never step out from behind those walls.
I see the light in your eyes,
It’s freedom for which your heart cries.
