The song is about himself. When he was young he was afraid of rejection, so, he put up a wall and made a stranger of himself. He didn't allow himself to be vulnerable with others. In the second verse he tells a story about friends making fun of something he wrote... a poem or song lyrics. He was embarrassed so he joined in, not realizing the damage he was doing to himself. Then at the end, he is sitting with a pen and paper willing to be open about himself (listen to what is inside) and write something vulnerable.
The song is about himself. When he was young he was afraid of rejection, so, he put up a wall and made a stranger of himself. He didn't allow himself to be vulnerable with others. In the second verse he tells a story about friends making fun of something he wrote... a poem or song lyrics. He was embarrassed so he joined in, not realizing the damage he was doing to himself. Then at the end, he is sitting with a pen and paper willing to be open about himself (listen to what is inside) and write something vulnerable.