[Intro]
There was once a kingdom made of paper,
And I thought it couldn’t fall
Where monsters couldn’t reach us and we feared nothing at all
[Verse 1]
All the towers stood on storybooks,
Every road was straight and wide,
No one locked their doors at evening,
There was no need to hide.
Monsters only lived in pages,
Wars were things from long ago,
Kings were brave and always honest—
At least that’s what I was told.
My father wore a cardboard crown,
My mother’s voice was gold,
They made the world feel permanent
And safe enough to hold.
Every storm would pass by morning,
Every wrong was made right—
Dragons were just bedtime warnings
That would fade with morning light.
[Chorus]
In the kingdom made of paper,
We were happy, we were small,
Every crack was just a shadow
On the bedroom wall.
We believed that we were stronger
Than the things we couldn’t see—
No one told us how it crumples
Away from you and me.
It seemed like nothing ever broke
And fear vanished like smoke
Every promise felt like stone—
In the kingdom made of paper
We were never all alone
[Verse 2]
Then the walls began to whisper
Things they’d never said before,
Like the nights that stretched to morning
With the pacing on the floor.
There were folds inside the pages,
And loud voices down the hall,
And the chapter began to close
Like it wasn’t there at all.
Every answer turned to a question,
Every truth began to sway,
Each “everything is fine”
Felt a little less that way.
And the stories lost their meaning,
And heroes were covered in stains—
Dragons weren’t just bedtime warnings,
They were real and breathed in flame.
[Chorus]
In the kingdom made of paper,
We were happy, we were small,
Every crack was just a shadow
On the bedroom wall.
We believed that we were stronger
Than the things we couldn’t see—
No one told us how it crumples
Away from you and me.
It seemed like nothing ever broke,
And fear vanished like smoke
Every promise written in ink—
No one said the future’s coming
Before we could even blink
[Bridge]
Now the towers fold like letters
Left out in the rain,
Now the crowns are just reminders
Of what couldn’t stay the same.
And the monsters in the margins
Finally made their way inside—
Turns out growing up’s a battle
No one really survives.
[Alternate Chorus]
From the paper kingdom,
We were carried far away,
Every promise turned to ashes
In the light of day.
All the dragons we were warned of
Had a face we used to know—
And the story’s end always finds you
When you start to grow.
[Outro]
There was once a kingdom made of paper…
And I thought it couldn’t fall.
…In the kingdom made of paper…
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