[Verse 1]

Built these walls up brick by brick

Every heartbeat sealed behind another layer thick

Time has taught me how to guard what's left inside

But your gentle touch makes every barrier feel like lies

[Pre-chorus 1]

I catch myself watching as you move closer each day

How do you make every defense just melt away?

[Chorus]

What if I gave you the only key?

(What if, what if?)

Would you promise to be gentle with me?

(Be gentle, be gentle)

There's a lock that hasn't turned in years

Behind it every smile, every tear

What if I gave you the only key?

[Verse 2]

Your patient words leave footprints on my floor

And I find myself wondering what I'm waiting for

Each morning brings another reason to believe

That maybe this time my heart won't need to deceive

[Pre-chorus 2]

The walls keep shrinking every time that you stay

How did you find all the cracks I hid away?

[Chorus]

What if I gave you the only key?

(What if, what if?)

Would you promise to be gentle with me?

(Be gentle, be gentle)

There's a lock that hasn't turned in years

Behind it every smile, every tear

What if I gave you the only key?

[Bridge]

My hands are shaking

But they're reaching out

My voice is breaking

As the words spill out...

[Chorus]

What if I gave you the only key?

(What if I trust again?)

Would you promise to be gentle with me?

(I'll be gentle, I swear)

There's a lock that hasn't turned in years

But tonight, I'm facing all my fears

Here's the only key...