Something triggers in a part of the brain
You label it as offensive
Snap on a label and hide it in the dark
Before it gets to the children

Decisions are made in a flash of the mind
That pulls the wool over pristine wide eyes
Overthought, what hath we wrought
Does the grey really matter?

You gotta build it up to tear it down
We're barricaded in a world of expressions to hide from reality
Build it up to tear it down
Before we're nurtured to extinction

Point the finger like loaded gun
Aim without impunity
Let loose a torrent of serrated barbs
It's so much easier than communique

Life can be rough, it'll kick you when you're down
It's the same thing our grandparents took on the chin
They took in stride 'cause the skin grows thick
When you treat it to the cold

You gotta build it up to tear it down
We're barricaded in a world of expressions to hide from reality
Build it up to tear it down
Before we're nurtured to extinction

I don't need you tell me how I have to feel about anything
I may get burned I may feel ill
That's alright, it's my right to feel
Let them try to break me
Let them try to manipulate me
The harder it is
The more you have to stare it in eyes

You've got to build it up to tear it down
Wasting away in a sanitized way weakening each and every day
Build it up to tear it down
Before we're nurtured to extinction

Stephen Murphy - Drums
Nick Nunziata - Bass, Vocals
Micah Robinson - Guitar, Backing Vocals