Paper Skin

[Verse 1]
Staring at the mirror frame
Counting every line and stain
Pull my sleeves down to my wrists
Hide the war beneath these fists
Scrolling through their perfect lives
Filter faces
Filtered lies
Pinch my waist until it hurts
Tell myself I don’t deserve
[Pre-Chorus]
How did my body
Become my enemy
Tracing the scars like
They’re all I’ll ever be
[Chorus]
I’m tired of treating my heart like a blade
Cutting it open for every mistake I’ve made
I keep on tearing my paper skin
Just to feel something
Just to feel anything
But I want to love the girl I’m in
So I’m putting down the knife in my mind again
I’m learning I’m more than my damage and weight
I’m more
I’m more than what I hate
[Verse 2]
Baggy sweater
Summer heat
Say I’m fine
Avoid the beach
Turn my camera to the wall
So they never see it all
Doctor says I’m “almost there”
Friends say “just don’t care”
Wish it worked like flipping switches
Wish I didn’t miss those stitches
[Pre-Chorus]
How did these numbers
Decide my destiny
Why do I treat pain
Like it belongs to me
[Chorus]
I’m tired of treating my heart like a blade
Cutting it open for every mistake I’ve made
I keep on tearing my paper skin
Just to feel something
Just to feel anything
But I want to love the girl I’m in
So I’m putting down the knife in my mind again
I’m learning I’m more than my damage and weight
I’m more
I’m more than what I hate
[Bridge]
One breath
Two breaths
Hands off my regrets
Write a promise on my wrist in ink
“Hold on
Hold on
Don’t sink”
Tell the mirror “stay”
Don’t turn your face away
Touch the cracks and softly say
“I’m still here
I’ll be okay” (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m tired of treating my heart like a blade
Cutting it open for every mistake I’ve made
I keep on tearing my paper skin
Just to feel something
Just to feel anything
But I’m starting to love the girl I’m in
Every broken piece is part of how I’ll win
I’m learning I’m more than my damage and weight
I’m more
I’m more than what I hate
I’m more
I’m more than what I hate

pop, Moody midtempo K-pop ballad; airy synth pads and warm piano under tightly focused female vocals, verse drums light and syncopated, chorus blooms with wide reverbs, stacked harmonies, and a deep side-chained bass; subtle guitar doubling the topline, final chorus lifts with key change and ad-lib runs for emotional climax, k-pop