Inner Citadels Lyrics

I've been staring at the cracks in the walls I've built

Trying to mend the pieces with the strength of will

Voices of the outside they're pushing me around

But in the silence of my heart I can't hear a sound

Every scar and every fracture tells a story of the fight

Of holding onto something deeper far from sight

They can't see the fortress standing tall within

A refuge from the noise and all the places I've been

I'm stronger than the battles the doubts and the fears

A citadel of quiet in the chaos of the years

They'll never know the strength that I keep inside

A sanctuary hidden from the world outside

Inner citadels the place where courage dwells

Beyond the reach of storms and shouts

A sacred space that casts the doubts

Inner citadels a fortress no one tells

The walls that hold the fiercest fire

Built on hope and never tire

I've seen the tides of fortune try to wash me away

Felt the pull of doubt in every word they say

But I've got a voice inside me that's louder than the rest

A guiding star that never lets me second guess

Brick by brick I laid it down with every fall

A monument to rising up defying it all

It's not the world that shapes me but the strength I choose to show

A citadel that guards the fire burning deep below

They can throw their stones try to tear me down

But I've got a foundation that can't be found

Invisible to eyes but stronger than they see

A fortress that stands strong inside of me

Inner citadels the place where courage dwells

Beyond the reach of storms and shouts

A sacred space that casts the doubts

Inner citadels a fortress no one tells

The walls that hold the fiercest fire

Built on hope and never tire

And when the world is raging and the nights are cold

I'll retreat to the place where my strength unfolds

A quiet revolution a battle from within

Where the fortress reminds me of where I've been

Inner citadels the place where courage dwells

Beyond the reach of storms and shouts

A sacred space that casts the doubts

Inner citadels a fortress no one tells

The walls that hold the fiercest fire

Built on hope and never tire

Inner citadels the battles fought the stories tell

Through every fall through every swell

I rise again I rise and dwell