[Verse 1] You wait beside the paper door Tall as a question, thin as chalk One painted shoe across the floor A crooked grin that will not talk [Pre-Chorus] The room turns small when you lean near Your button eyes refuse to blink I hold my breath and count to four You tap the glass, I hear it ring [Chorus] Come on in, strange little friend Tell me where the daylight ends With your long arms and borrowed face You keep circling the same old place Come on in, don't say a word Let the quiet go unheard If I open up this door tonight Will you vanish in the morning light? [Verse 2] A red mark stains the cardboard wall Your shadow bends around the chair You never stumble, never fall But leave one dusty footprint there [Pre-Chorus] The hallway hums beneath the floor The clock forgets the hour again You lift your hand, then lift it more Like you remember how I am [Chorus] Come on in, strange little friend Tell me where the daylight ends With your long arms and borrowed face You keep circling the same old place Come on in, don't say a word Let the quiet go unheard If I open up this door tonight Will you vanish in the morning light? [Bridge] I drew your shape in fading blue Then crossed it out, but you came through A paper world, a paper sky A crooked wave, a slow goodbye [Final Chorus] Come on in, strange little friend Tell me where the daylight ends With your long arms and borrowed face You keep circling the same old place Come on in, don't say a word Let the quiet go unheard If I open up this door tonight Will you vanish in the morning light? [Outro] One painted shoe beside my bed A crooked grin above my head
