Fragile Empire

I built these walls so high
Thought they'd never fall
Every brick I laid
With my own two hands
You believed in me
When I couldn't see
The cracks beneath

Now I'm watching
As it all comes down
All comes down

My fragile empire crumbles
My fragile empire crumbles
Piece by piece it tumbles
My fragile empire crumbles
Can't hold up anymore
Can't hold up anymore

Remember when you said
I was made of stone
But I knew the truth
I was paper thin
Every storm that came
Left me more afraid
Of the wind

Now I'm watching
As it all comes down
All comes down

My fragile empire crumbles
My fragile empire crumbles
Piece by piece it tumbles
My fragile empire crumbles
Can't hold up anymore
Can't hold up anymore

What was I defending
What was I pretending
All this time

I painted myself a queen with a crown too heavy to wear
Built a throne from broken promises floating in the air
Every step I took was on ground that wasn't there
But you saw through the facade when I couldn't dare to care
I was running from the truth that I wasn't really strong
Just a little girl inside who's been playing grown-up all along
Now the walls are closing in and the ceiling's caving down
And I'm sitting in the ruins of my make-believe crown
You were right to walk away from this house of cards I made
Every word I said was just another masquerade
But I loved you through the lies even when I lost my way
In this fragile empire that was meant to fall someday

I'm not angry
Just exhausted
From carrying the weight
Of being something I'm not

My fragile empire crumbles
My fragile empire crumbles
Piece by piece it tumbles
My fragile empire crumbles
Can't hold up anymore
Can't hold up anymore

My fragile empire crumbles
My fragile empire crumbles
Down, down, down
All comes down