Paper Crowns

[Verse 1] They split the room in two Like it’s someone’s game Front row gets the perks Back row learns the shame Same faces, same laughs Same old script again If you don’t fit their shape You don’t get to win [Pre-Chorus] And they call it normal Like that makes it right They pass the golden key And shut out the night But I look to my left And I see your face You don’t need their crown To save my place [Chorus] You stay, you stay When they walk away You stay, you stay That’s how I make it through the day They can pick their side Let the paper crowns fall down You stay, you stay When the whole world shuts me out [Verse 2] They trade names like chips At the edge of the game Who’s in, who’s out Who gets to wear the blame I’ve watched a hundred hands Reach for the highest chair But when the room goes cold You’re still right there [Pre-Chorus] And they flash those smiles Like a lock and key But you don’t have to be What they want to see When the doors swing shut And the noise gets loud You say my name And pull me out [Chorus] You stay, you stay When they walk away You stay, you stay That’s how I make it through the day They can pick their side Let the paper crowns fall down You stay, you stay When the whole world shuts me out [Bridge] So let them build their walls Let them play their part I’ve got one true light Hiding in my dark Not everybody leaves Not everybody bends Somebody holds the line And that somebody’s my friend [Final Chorus] You stay, you stay When they walk away You stay, you stay That’s how I make it through the day They can pick their side Let the paper crowns fall down You stay, you stay When the whole world shuts me out You stay, you stay Yeah, you pull me back around