Paper Crown

Verse 1

I built a castle out of cardboard dreams

Painted gold so nobody could see

The cracks I hid beneath the shining walls

Smiling while I waited for it all to fall

Pre-Chorus

And every promise echoed in the dark

Like a firework without a spark

Chorus

I’m wearing a paper crown tonight

Pretending everything’s alright

Standing tall in the pouring rain

Trying not to break again

If the kingdom fades away somehow

Will they still remember me now?

Or am I just a paper crown

Falling slowly to the ground?

Verse 2

Every photograph is frozen time

A thousand little versions left behind

I chase the shadows of who I used to be

But they keep running farther out of reach

Pre-Chorus

And every dream I carried in my hands

Turns to dust before it lands

Chorus

I’m wearing a paper crown tonight

Pretending everything’s alright

Standing tall in the pouring rain

Trying not to break again

If the kingdom fades away somehow

Will they still remember me now?

Or am I just a paper crown

Falling slowly to the ground?

Bridge

Maybe I don’t need a throne at all

Maybe strength is learning how to fall

And get back up when nobody’s around

Without a crown

Final Chorus

I wore a paper crown for years

Hiding all my doubts and fears

Now the rain has washed the paint away

And I’m still standing here today

If the kingdom disappears somehow

I don’t need their answers now

‘Cause I was never just a paper crown

And I won’t let myself fall down

Outro

No, I won’t fall down…

Not this time.