Walls hold things up, they keep us in our place
They're square, they're there for what we can't face
Our walls keep us safe, our walls keep us safe
Walls keep us from straying too far from our beliefs
they reject, they protect, they help us stay asleep
Walls silence the questions that lie beneath
I built a wall, hard and high
til I heard voices singing on the other side
I risked the fall, climbed up to see
that the people on the other side, they're just like me
Slow down, soften for a while
turn towards each other, open up and smile
allow yourself to look into the other
and walk a mile, walk a mile, walk a mile
Walls are built to crumble, walls are bound to fall
they lean, they mean to separate us all
no wall can defeat us, no matter how tall
We build our walls with wrong and right
stacking up each judgment, blocking out the light
when my fear falls, I clearly see
that the people on the other side, they're just like me
Slow down, soften for a while
turn towards each other, open up and smile
allow yourself to look into the other
and walk a mile, walk a mile, walk a mile
credits
from Sanctuary (Deluxe Edition with Booklet),
released March 3, 2023
Publishers: Dana Cooper (SESAC/Bluewater Music/Dog-Eared Music), Rebecca Folsom (ASCAP/Easy World Productions)
Contributors: Rebecca Folsom (Producer), Rebecca Folsom (Writer), Rebecca Folsom (Performer), Rebecca Folsom (Composer), Rebecca Folsom (Lyricist), Rebecca Folsom (Mixing Engineer), Tom Wasinger (Engineer), Tom Wasinger (Mixing Engineer), James Tuttle (Mixing Engineer), Tom Wasinger (Producer), Dana Cooper (Writer)
Born and raised in Boulder, CO, Rebecca has played on BBC television/radio for an audience of 1.5 million, Red Rocks
Amphitheater in Colorado, The Bluebird and Opryland in Nashville. Her song Sanctuary was a semi-finalist in the “2021 International Songwriting Competition.” and Better Times was #1 on National Folk Radio DJ Chart with 5 months on the Top 50 National Americana Country Radio Chart....more
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