Paper cups

Verse 1

I saw your shadow laughing through the window light

Every word you said was cutting just a little tight

I tried to play it cool, pretend I didn’t care

But my heartbeat’s tripping over every stare

I’m pacing circles in a room that’s way too small

Every silence sounds like footsteps in the hall

I tell myself it’s nothing, just a spark

But my mind keeps lighting fires in the dark

Pre-Chorus

I’m counting reasons not to lose control

But every thought keeps digging at my soul

Chorus

I’m caught in the middle of a maybe and a lie

Watching every moment pass me by

My hands are shaking, I can’t turn it off

I’m falling faster every time you talk

It’s all in my head, but it feels so real tonight

I’m losing sleep just trying to get it right

Verse 2

You say you’re honest, say there’s nothing wrong

But the truth keeps humming in a minor song

I read between the lines, I read between the breaths

Every smile feels like a loaded guess

I replay conversations like a broken tape

Every what-if carving out my fate

I wanna trust you, wanna let it slide

But my thoughts keep running wild inside

Pre-Chorus

I swear I’m trying not to cross the line

But my imagination’s doing time

Chorus

I’m caught in the middle of a maybe and a lie

Watching every moment pass me by

My hands are shaking, I can’t turn it off

I’m falling faster every time you talk

It’s all in my head, but it feels so real tonight

I’m losing sleep just trying to get it right

Bridge

If I could shut my eyes and mute the noise

I’d stop the echoes of my paranoid voice

But every second pulls me further in

I’m fighting thoughts I never meant to win

Final Chorus

I’m caught in the middle, I’m stuck in the spin

Of every place you’ve been and where you’ve been

I know it’s madness, I know it’s me

But these thoughts won’t ever let me be

It’s all in my head, but it burns so bright inside

I’m wide awake just trying to survive

Outro

I breathe it out, I let it fade

Still chasing peace I never made