The Mason

[Verse 1]
I've held on so long
To what I want[ed] you to become
I see that you are not
What I dreamed you to be
That's not your fault

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
See, I, I'll take a thought
And I'll let it grow 'til underneath its weight I am caught
When all I saw was a glimpse of who you might be
And I laid down these bricks

[Chorus]
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 and I'm crazy in love
With who I think she is

[Bridge]
And 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 the [our] castle walls are shaking
I fight the fact maybe I was mistaken

[Verse 3]
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 is where is all of that wasted time now?

[Chorus]
See, long ago, I made up my mind
She would be the love of my life
Now I see I never really knew you [her] one bit
See, I fell in love with an idea in my head
(But) that’s not who she is
That's just not who she is [No, that's not who she is]
No, that's not who she is

() = EP version
[] = album version