i built my fortress
with bricks of death
stones of betrayal
and tear moistened dirt
packed tight with
determination
to protect

'your heart can't be blackened'
'you will always love'
'even if shattered, you still shine'

i built my fortress
a memorial for the dead
and a tribute for the devil
who'd brought pain into my heart
when my faith that God existed had waned

i marked myself
to remind me of the love
that somehow couldn't
make me forget the betrayal

the demolition man came
and ciphered my space
blowing satans horn
a sound my heart mistook
for sweet and honest and good
my walls tumbled
as panties fell
and spirit took flight
only to be catapulted
into a lost region
of heartbreak

i built my fortress
he knocked it down
but i remember and believe
that...

'my heart won't blacken'
'i will always love'
'even if shattered, i still shine'