[Verse 1]
I found your face in a drawer
Under receipts and dust
That crooked grin, that cheap suit
Still talking like it was love
I laughed out loud in my kitchen
Then I tore the frame apart
Your eyes looked small on the table
For all that big-talk heart
[Pre-Chorus]
I should've left you at hello
Should've let that moment go
Now your name is just a stain
On the back of my brain
[Chorus]
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I fold you up and snap
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I made a joke out of that
Your little smile can't stay
When I turn your world to scrap
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I wish I'd never had that
[Verse 2]
I drew a mustache on your forehead
Put a halo made of lies
Gave you bunny ears and teardrops
Then I kissed you goodbye
Now the bin is full of pieces
And my hands are calm at last
Every shred that hits the bottom
Feels like getting free so fast
[Pre-Chorus]
I should've left you at hello
Should've let that moment go
Now your name is just a stain
On the back of my brain
[Chorus]
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I fold you up and snap
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I made a joke out of that
Your little smile can't stay
When I turn your world to scrap
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I wish I'd never had that
[Bridge]
Maybe pain gets thin and honest
When you finally burn the proof
I don't need your borrowed promise
I don't need your two-faced truth
So I stack your perfect pictures
Watch the pretty ones cave in
One last grin from marker black
Then I let the ending win
[Final Chorus]
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I fold you up and snap
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I made a joke out of that
Your little smile can't stay
When I turn your world to scrap
Paper laughs, paper laughs
I wish I'd never had that