The Walls & Windows
Aceyalone Lyrics

The walls have ears, the windows have eyes
The walls can hear and the windows can see

and a wise man tells no lies
A wise person never lies

and a dead man tells no lies
A dead person cannot tell lies

If these walls could talk
If the walls had the power to speak

They would tell you things you wouldn't believe
The walls have witnessed things that would be hard to believe

These windows have seen sights you couldn't imagine
The windows have witnessed things beyond imagination

And it can't be erased by Windex or a coat of paint
Cleaning the windows or painting the walls won't change or erase the things that have been witnessed

It's padded wall in my laboratory
The walls of my laboratory are padded

They're lookin through the keyhole of you dormitory
They are peering through the keyhole of a dormitory

Meanwhile, up in my observatory, my telescope sees the glory
From my observatory, I can see things that are glorious

And it also sees the horror and the gory they speak derogatory
The telescope also reveals horror and the gore that people speak about in a disparaging way

These walls in this hotel room
The walls in this hotel room

Tell more tales about fat tales and head
The walls reveal more stories about fat tales and head

It was heard but never said, instead the walls bleed
Although the walls heard things that were never said audibly, they somehow reflect them by appearing to bleed

Yeah, while they bleeding
While the walls are bleeding (or appearing to bleed)

You could hear the couples cheating, undercover meetings
The walls reveal the sounds of couples cheating and the meetings held in secrecy

Behind these seedy motel walls best believe they had it all
Behind the walls of these seedy motels, one can assume anything can happen

Wreaking balls don't bounce against the wall
The wrecking balls (used to demolish buildings) can't easily bring down a wall by bouncing against it

to make that building fall
Wrecking balls are used to bring down buildings

The walls outside my apartment complex
The walls outside my apartment building

building projects are so complex
The construction of building projects can be intricate

Yet they are taken all out of text
Yet they are often misunderstood or misrepresented

Now of course the eyes are the true windows to the soul
The eyes reveal the true nature of a person's soul

As well as the window to the world's soul
The eyes also provide a window to the world's collective soul

Whether plain glass or stained glass
Whether the eyes are plain or colorful (like stained glass)

Every set of eyes has a set of windows with a set of eyes
Each person's eyes are like windows with their own set of eyes

Now tell me what the world would be
Imagine a world

if we did not have windows (We did not have windows)
If windows were not invented

You would hardly ever catch the criminal or see the swindle
It would be difficult to identify the criminals or the frauds

Everyone inside would need A/C when they assemble
Everyone would need air conditioning when they gather indoors

A private penitentiary at home is what it might resemble
It would resemble a private prison when inside the home

See my window-pane got so much pain
My window has suffered a lot of damage

The glass is busting out the frame
The glass is pushing out of the window frame

So let the candle kindle in the window as a symbol
Light a candle in the window as a symbol

I be leavin' my window open hoping that I might get a breeze
I leave my window open to allow air to circulate

But when the wind comes in the eyes
But when the wind enters the window

come in and eyes don't seem to want to leave
Other people's eyes seem to linger when they peep inside

Because spying eyes by eyeing the prize
Other people's eyes are spying by looking and aiming for a specific target

and eyeing on your movement
Peeping eyes are always watching your every move

You can change your wall and windows
You can change your walls and windows

with some building home improvement
by doing some home improvement projects

But looky looos they still be trying
The peeping toms are still trying

you look inside your window
to look inside your window

The walls will hear it ever single time you voice crescendos
The walls will hear every time your voice rises in volume

It's enough to make you tremble, leave you in limbo
It's enough to make you scared and feeling unsure about what to do

Can it also be simple?
Can it also be uncomplicated?

Because these are fundamentals
Because these are basic principles

for the mental so don't get sentimental
for the mind, so don't get overly emotional

Because these are not your windows
Because these windows are not yours

these wall are really rentals
these walls are rented

They know everything your into
The walls know everything you're into

And all the business that you tend to
And all the things you tend to do

So keep your windows rolled up
Close your windows

and don't hold up the wall against the floor
Don't lean against the wall

And while you're window shopping
And while you're looking in store windows

don't bother stopping at my store
Don't stop at my store

I put a note in the window, but you couldn't read what is said
I left a note in the window, but you couldn't read it

So I took a rock and carved it in the glass and it read:
So I used a rock to carve the message onto the glass, which read: