The Architecture of Fear

Verse 1

I designed a house without windows,
Three locks upon the door.
Measured every inch of concrete,
Every weakness in the floor.

All my clients wanted safety,
Somewhere nothing could get through.
So I gave them perfect shelters
With an unobstructed view of nothing new.

Pre-Chorus

Every doorway had a purpose,
Every lock a guarantee.
But nobody ever asked me
What happens when you want to leave.

Verse 2

I put cameras in the garden,
Motion sensors on the stairs.
Another alarm for Sunday mornings,
Another one to prove there's nothing there.

Then the neighbors did the same thing,
Every house became a cell.
We could sleep without intrusion,
But nobody knew their neighbors well.

Pre-Chorus

Someone left a note one morning,
Not a signature or clue.
Just a question on the paper:
Who's protecting you from you?

Bridge

Last night inside my apartment,
I checked the windows twice.
Turned the lights off in the hallway,
Made sure every bolt was tight.

Then I sat there in the silence,
With the keys beside my feet.
And recognized the buildings
I'd been drawing all those years in me.

It wasn't fire or a stranger,
It wasn't anything outside.
I'd made myself untouchable
By everything that makes us feel alive.