I built you a tower
A tower in my mind
A place that no one else
No one else would ever find
‘Cause I needed you
I needed you contained
You’d run circles ‘round
Circles ‘round my brain
Until I couldn’t think
Until I couldn’t think of anyone else
At first the silence felt
Felt like an old friend
From whom I was estranged
But finally made amends
But into this void
Into this empty space
All my sleeping fears
They began to race
Until I couldn’t think
Until I couldn’t think of anything else
Until I couldn’t think of anything else
I thought that I could keep
Could keep you locked away
That in this soundless spire
Was where you’d always stay
But there was no shape
That you could not escape
What a fool I was
To think that I was safe
And now I cannot think
And now I cannot think of anyone else
Oh how this penchant is a curse
All the way from the cradle to the hearse
And there are days when I wish you’d just become
An acquaintance or a time-to-time someone
I built you a tower
A tower in my mind
A place that no one else
No one else would ever find
‘Cause I needed you
I needed you contained
You’d run circles ‘round
Circles ‘round my brain
And now I cannot think
And now I cannot think of anything else
And now I cannot think
And now I cannot think of anyone else
Other lyrics by Death Cab for Cutie:
Envy The Birds
I can’t recall where I left— I left my mind, I left my mind It’s somewhere in the rubble of an argument And hard to find, it’s hard to find I watched as …
Full Of Stars
Please forgive me These nights, my head is full of stars Of constellations retreating Away from where we are And I fear I’ll soon be wishing on an empty sky …
How Heavenly A State
Death lingered in your doorway Awaiting invitation Like a vampire or a neighbor They sensed your hesitation And your eventual acquiescence Rained sheets of pain and anger …
I Built You A Tower (A)
I built you a tower A tower in my mind A place that no one else No one else would ever find ‘Cause I needed you I needed you contained You’d run circles …
I Built You A Tower (B)
I built you a tower in my mind A place that no one else could ever find ‘Cause I needed you contained You’d run circles ‘round my brain Until I could …