[Verse 1]
Late bus
Fogged glass
Name in the window
One earbud in
Other ear on the world I don't know
Mom says
"Be safe
Come home by midnight"
But my mind's
Half here
Half caught in a stage light
[Pre-Chorus]
They talk like I'm wasting my time
"Grow up
Get a job
Fall in line"
But these scribbles in the margins
Feel more real than their designs (yeah)
[Chorus]
I'm just a dreamer in a paper town
Folded plans in this torn-up gown
Trip
Fall
Laugh
Then I hit replay
(again, again, again, again)
If this is foolish
Let me be wrong
Heart too loud for a quiet life long
Even if I only touch the clouds and fade
I was awake inside the dream I made
[Verse 2]
Desk job
Blue light burns my eyes red
Paycheck
Buys time
Not the voice in my head
Cheap mic
Late night
Neighbors bang on the wall
But each shout
Hits harder than their late calls
[Pre-Chorus]
Timeline full of people who "made it"
Still broke
Still scared
They fake it
So why not chase the ending
Where I bleed but I don't break it (hey)
[Chorus]
I'm just a dreamer in a paper town
Folded plans in this torn-up gown
Trip
Fall
Laugh
Then I hit replay
(again, again, again, again)
If this is foolish
Let me be wrong
Heart too loud for a quiet life long
Even if I only touch the clouds and fade
I was awake inside the dream I made
[Bridge]
What if I fail?
Guess I'll fail out loud
Shaking on stage
But I'm facing the crowd (woah)
Scars on my hands
Proof I tried to climb
I'd rather lose years
Than waste all this time
[Chorus]
I'm still a dreamer in this paper town
Taping tears where it all falls down
Trip
Fall
Cry
Then I hit replay
(again, again, again, again)
Call me foolish
I’ll still sing along
My own world in a three-chord song
Even if I only touch the clouds and fade
I die awake inside the dream I made