The Mason

I held on so long

To what I've wanted

You to become

I see that you are not

What I dreamed you to be

That's not your fault

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

See, I, I take a thought

And I'll let it grow 'til underneath it's weight I am caught

When all I saw was a glimpse of who you might be

I laid down these bricks

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, I'm crazy in love

With who I think she is

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 our castle walls are shaking

I fight the fact maybe I was mistaken

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 was where is all that wasted time now

See, long ago, I made up my mind

She would be the love of my life

Now I see I never really knew her one bit

See, I fell in love with an idea in my head

But that’s not who she is

No, that's not who she is

That's not who she is