[Intro] Paper crown, crooked grin Count to four and let me in [Verse 1] Peel me off the wallpaper, fold me in a chair Tell the ticket-taker I was never really there Painted smiles keep turning when I look away I’ve got one good nerve and it’s leaving me today [Pre-Chorus] Tie my name to a balloon Let it drift across the room [Chorus] Peel me off and throw me away I’m a bad little thought you don’t have to save Help me go the fuck away Then come back tomorrow and ask if I’m okay Peel me off, let the pieces fall I was never built to fit this little hall Help me go the fuck away I’ll wave from the exit with a paper parade [Verse 2] Step right up, I’m the king of the bent-knee march Fast mouth, cracked laugh, little bite in the dark One-two, trip through the cue, every grin comes loose I can juggle all the blame but I can’t choose the truth Spinning like a wind-up toy with a key in my back Every lap round the room leaves a chalk-white track I’m not asking for a cure or a grand display Just unlatch that door and point the other way [Pre-Chorus] Tie my name to a balloon Let it drift across the room [Chorus] Peel me off and throw me away I’m a bad little thought you don’t have to save Help me go the fuck away Then come back tomorrow and ask if I’m okay Peel me off, let the pieces fall I was never built to fit this little hall Help me go the fuck away I’ll wave from the exit with a paper parade [Bridge] Little voices in the rafters count the days I count backward, lose my place, and laugh anyway If you find me by the curtains, let me be I’m just trying to get a little room to breathe [Final Chorus] Peel me off and throw me away I’m a bad little thought you don’t have to save Help me go the fuck away Then come back tomorrow and ask if I’m okay Peel me off, let the pieces fall I was never built to fit this little hall Help me go the fuck away I’ll wave from the exit with a paper parade [Outro] Paper crown, crooked grin Count to four—don’t let me in
