Paper Crown

You walk in like a show

Too much smoke, too much glow

Mirror kiss on your ring

Need a crowd for your thing

You call it charm, I call it bait

You need applause to feel okay

I let you talk, I let you spin

While I count every way you thin

You want the room

You want the throne

You want your name

Carved in bone

I learned your pace

I read your grin

Now every move

You make, I win

Paper crown, paper crown

Watch it fall, watch it down

Paper crown, paper crown

You talk high, but I run this town

Paper crown, paper crown

I pull strings, you spin around

Paper crown, paper crown

Yeah, you clowned, now sit down

You love the blame when it feels cheap

Throwing stones while you sleep

I keep receipts in my mind

Every small crack, every lie

You puff up big in the dark

But I know where you park

All that noise, all that spark

Just a little kid with a bark

You want the room

You want the throne

You want your name

Carved in bone

I learned your pace

I read your grin

Now every move

You make, I win

Paper crown, paper crown

Watch it fall, watch it down

Paper crown, paper crown

You talk high, but I run this town

Paper crown, paper crown

I pull strings, you spin around

Paper crown, paper crown

Yeah, you clowned, now sit down

Bet you hate being seen

When the shine starts to leak

When the mask hits the floor

And the laugh sounds weak

I don't need your parade

I don't need your crown

One more word from your mouth

And I cut you down

Paper crown, paper crown

Watch it fall, watch it down

Paper crown, paper crown

You talk high, but I run this town

Paper crown, paper crown

I pull strings, you spin around

Paper crown, paper crown

Yeah, you clowned, now sit down