[Verse 1] Tape sticks to my fingertips, like memories won’t let go. I fold the paper perfect corners, but my hands still shake in slow. Everyone wants something bright— I’m giving them my best disguise. [Chorus] I wrapped the pain in red and green, tied it up with something sweet. Put a bow on all the bleeding so nobody can see. I wrapped the pain in red and green, and called it “holiday.” If you look close, you’ll see my heart under the tape. [Verse 2] They ask me what I want this year, I say “peace” and I laugh. But peace is just a word people use when they don’t know the math. I’d trade these gifts for one small sign that you still think of me sometimes. [Chorus] I wrapped the pain in red and green, tied it up with something sweet. Put a bow on all the bleeding so nobody can see. I wrapped the pain in red and green, and called it “holiday.” If you look close, you’ll see my heart under the tape. [Bridge] When the paper’s torn tomorrow, and the ribbons hit the floor, will anyone notice I’m breaking more and more? [Final Chorus] I wrapped the pain in red and green… so Christmas doesn’t know.
