Ivory Tower (INFJ)

Every window locked from inside
I catalogued the weather before it arrived

I read the room before the door swings wide
I clock the exits, memorize the tide
You wear your reasons like a borrowed coat
I had the whole translation in my throat
Before you cleared it, before you even spoke

And I know that I should come down
But the ground keeps proving me right
So I stay in the cold
With my back to the wall
And my eyes on the light

I built these walls from the bones of what broke me
I am the watchman, I am the ghost
Safe in my ivory, frozen and lonely
I see everything from here
But I feel it the most

I work until my knuckles understand
The kind of quiet only lives in hands (it doesn't hurt when you're moving)
I track the pattern, I reread the map
I already knew before the axe came back

And I know that I should come down
But the ground keeps proving me right
So I stay in the cold
With my back to the wall
And my eyes on the light

I built these walls from the bones of what broke me
I am the watchman, I am the ghost
Safe in my ivory, frozen and lonely
I see everything from here
But I feel it the most

Yeah, I been up here so long I forgot what it cost
Tell myself it's strategy, deep down I know it's loss
Every fortress needs a door but I misplaced the key
So I keep the lantern burning where nobody can reach me

I see everything (I feel nothing)
I see everything (I feel nothing)

I built these walls from the bones of what broke me
I am the watchman, I am the ghost
Safe in my ivory, frozen and lonely
I see everything from here
But I feel it the most

The view from up here is worth it
I keep telling myself that
The view from up here is worth it