The Letdown Lyrics

Painted pictures in my mind

Of a love so rare and fine

Your words were honeyed wine

I drank them all the time

But the canvas started to fade

The colors began to grey

The masterpiece I thought we'd made

Was just a charade

It's the letdown, the great letdown

When castles in the air come tumbling down

The letdown, oh the letdown

When fairy tales hit solid ground

I built you up so high

On a pedestal in the sky

But gravity doesn't lie

And now I wonder why

I let myself believe

In promises you couldn't keep

The truth began to seep

Through cracks too deep

It's the letdown, the great letdown

When castles in the air come tumbling down

The letdown, oh the letdown

When fairy tales hit solid ground

Now I'm picking up the pieces

Of a dream that's been released

It hurts, but I'll survive

This fall has made me wise

From the letdown, yeah the letdown

I'll rise up stronger than before

The letdown taught me more

Than any happy ending ever could

The letdown, oh the letdown

Has shown me where I stand

On solid ground, on solid ground