[Verse]
Five men sitting in a room too quiet
Tongues tied tight like they’re on a diet
Eyes on the floor like it holds the answer
But silence don’t cure a spreading cancer
One says “I’ll do it” then swallows the sound
Another just nods but won’t leave the ground
Their shadows are big but their steps are hollow
Leaders in dreams but too scared to follow
[Prechorus]
They talk like lions
But whisper like sheep
Their roar’s a promise
Their bite’s asleep
[Chorus]
Paper tigers
Fold and tear
Big on the surface
Nothing there
Roaring loud but running scared
Paper tigers
Do they even care?
[Verse 2]
I see them puffing up like helium kings
But one prick of truth
Deflates their wings
They say they’ll fight but their hands stay clean
Living in a movie where they’re never seen
Their armor’s shiny but it’s made of lies
Flexing their courage but it’s in disguise
They’re statues of words
No action in sight
Day fades to dark but they fear the fight