Paper Smile

[Verse 1]
I show up on time
With a grin on my face
Patch up your bad night
And make the room feel safe
You call me "so strong"
Like it's all figured out
But you never see
What I carry around

[Pre-Chorus]
I know how to hide it
I know how to play fine
I keep it together
While it unthreads inside

[Chorus]
I wear a paper smile
I wear a paper smile
You never see the tear lines
I wear a paper smile
I help you through the dark
Then I fold when I'm alone
I wear a paper smile
I break where no one knows

[Verse 2]
I give you my time
Like it's easy to spare
I say, "Talk to me"
And I mean it, I swear
I laugh at your jokes
Till my cheeks ache and burn
Then I lock my door
And let my whole world turn

[Pre-Chorus]
I know how to hide it
I know how to play fine
I keep it together
While it unthreads inside

[Chorus]
I wear a paper smile
I wear a paper smile
You never see the tear lines
I wear a paper smile
I help you through the dark
Then I fold when I'm alone
I wear a paper smile
I break where no one knows

[Bridge]
Maybe one day
I'll say it out loud
"Don't call me okay"
If I'm barely allowed
To sit in the wreckage
And not make it pretty
To stop being useful
And just be needy

[Final Chorus]
I wear a paper smile
I wear a paper smile
You never see the tear lines
I wear a paper smile
I help you through the dark
Then I fold when I'm alone
I wear a paper smile
I break where no one knows
I break where no one knows