[Verse 1] Used to laugh a little softer Hold my tongue, bite back the truth Changed my jacket, changed my posture Just to fit inside your view Tried your slang on in the mirror Practiced every line you’d say Every nod, every tiny gesture Felt my own self slip away [Pre-Chorus] I kept folding up my colors Into shapes you’d recognize But every time you said you loved me You were loving a disguise [Chorus] I won’t be your paper people (oh no) Cut along your crooked lines I’m done shrinking just to please you Breaking pieces of my mind You can keep your empty praises I’ll keep all the parts I hide I won’t be your paper people I’m done living from the outside [Verse 2] You liked me easy, liked me quiet So I turned my volume down Skipped my questions, killed my fire Just to keep you sticking round Stared at ceilings, heart was screaming While my face stayed safe and calm Every compliment you gave me Landed on the wrong person [Pre-Chorus] I kept trading in my thunder For a sky that looked like yours But the weather in my chest Can’t be managed anymore [Chorus] I won’t be your paper people (hey!) Cut along your crooked lines I’m done shrinking just to please you Breaking pieces of my mind You can keep your empty praises I’ll keep all the parts I hide I won’t be your paper people I’m done living from the outside [Bridge] [Claps and stacked a cappella backs] (Oh) Tell me, who am I If I’m always acting right? (Oh) Tell me, what’s the cost Of being loved for someone I’m not? I’d rather stand here shaking With my voice about to crack Than stay forever faking For a love that won’t love back [Chorus] I won’t be your paper people Cut along your crooked lines I’m done shrinking just to please you Breaking pieces of my mind You can keep your empty praises I’ll keep all the parts I hide I won’t be your paper people I’m done living from the outside [Outro] (Yeah) I won’t be your paper people Your hands can’t fold me this time I’m coming back to my reflection Every scar, every bright side
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