Paper Thin
v4
@Вероника
Paper Thin
v4
@Вероника
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You said
"Call me any time"
Then watched my name just fade
Left me hanging in the hallway
Like some poster with the tape half frayed
You'd smirk when I got nervous
Pull away when I leaned in
You made my heart your favorite pastime
Then forgot you ever picked it
[Pre-Chorus]
I learned every shade of silence
In the glow of your unread texts
Told my friends that you were different
They all said
"You'll be next"
[Chorus]
You loved me paper thin
Folded
Torn at the edges
You played your little games
While I balanced on your ledges
You never let me in
Only stared when I was breaking
You loved me paper thin
Until you saw the red lines tracing
[Verse 2]
You brushed past at lunch like I was air
Laughed louder with your friends
But you kept my sweater on your chair
Like a secret you could bend
I covered bruises made of words
With long sleeves in July
You rolled your eyes at all my questions
Said I was "too much inside"
[Pre-Chorus]
I counted all your almost-maybes
Till I couldn't count on me
Staring at the bathroom mirror
Asking who I used to be
[Chorus]
You loved me paper thin
Folded
Torn at the edges
You played your little games
While I balanced on your ledges
You never let me in
Only stared when I was breaking
You loved me paper thin
Until you saw the red lines tracing
[Bridge]
[Music drops to nearly solo vocal]
That night you saw the messages
My sister's shaking hands
The hallway floor
The flashing lights
Stains on the bathroom fan
You grabbed the doorframe
Finally crying
Whispered
"What did I do?"
For the first time in your life
Every answer pointed back to you
[Chorus]
You loved me paper thin
Now the walls are filled with faces
Whispers in the waiting room
All these unfamiliar places
You finally let it in
Every cut your cold left aching
You loved me paper thin
Now you see the hearts you're breaking
[Outro]
I'm stitching up my scars
Thread of quiet
Patient truth
You live with what you did
I live a life beyond your view
You loved me paper thin
But I am not your lesson
I am thicker skin
I am my own direction
You said
"Call me any time"
Then watched my name just fade
Left me hanging in the hallway
Like some poster with the tape half frayed
You'd smirk when I got nervous
Pull away when I leaned in
You made my heart your favorite pastime
Then forgot you ever picked it
[Pre-Chorus]
I learned every shade of silence
In the glow of your unread texts
Told my friends that you were different
They all said
"You'll be next"
[Chorus]
You loved me paper thin
Folded
Torn at the edges
You played your little games
While I balanced on your ledges
You never let me in
Only stared when I was breaking
You loved me paper thin
Until you saw the red lines tracing
[Verse 2]
You brushed past at lunch like I was air
Laughed louder with your friends
But you kept my sweater on your chair
Like a secret you could bend
I covered bruises made of words
With long sleeves in July
You rolled your eyes at all my questions
Said I was "too much inside"
[Pre-Chorus]
I counted all your almost-maybes
Till I couldn't count on me
Staring at the bathroom mirror
Asking who I used to be
[Chorus]
You loved me paper thin
Folded
Torn at the edges
You played your little games
While I balanced on your ledges
You never let me in
Only stared when I was breaking
You loved me paper thin
Until you saw the red lines tracing
[Bridge]
[Music drops to nearly solo vocal]
That night you saw the messages
My sister's shaking hands
The hallway floor
The flashing lights
Stains on the bathroom fan
You grabbed the doorframe
Finally crying
Whispered
"What did I do?"
For the first time in your life
Every answer pointed back to you
[Chorus]
You loved me paper thin
Now the walls are filled with faces
Whispers in the waiting room
All these unfamiliar places
You finally let it in
Every cut your cold left aching
You loved me paper thin
Now you see the hearts you're breaking
[Outro]
I'm stitching up my scars
Thread of quiet
Patient truth
You live with what you did
I live a life beyond your view
You loved me paper thin
But I am not your lesson
I am thicker skin
I am my own direction
Style of Music
folk, Moody alt-pop ballad with intimate female vocals, close-miked and breathy. Start sparse: soft piano and distant pads, heartbeat kick on the pre. Chorus swells with wide reverbs, airy backing harmonies, and a warm sub bass. Bridge adds distorted guitar swells and stuttered vocal chops, then pull back to nearly solo vocal for the final lines, lingering on emotional tension.
