paper skin

stand atlantic

lie awake til the early am

wrapped up in all of the pages

words you never said

and i've found that wishing for heaven

is just a living hell

with or without your pain

i'm falling asleep where you used to be

your words still burn under my paper skin

why did i let you in?

and your lips

they lie

to keep your heart disguised

did you ever need mine?

did you ever need mine?

i guess you had to rip through the ceiling

but the constellations

they look so rivet now

i guess it all worked out

when you sleep

the wind keeps you distant

but i'm sure you're wrapped in the midst of a broken house

can we slow this down?

you left with bricks and stones

from a heart that lost its soul

with just a node

i still keep close

but i should have kept closed

your words still burn under my paper skin

why did i let you in?

and your lips

they lie

to keep your heart disguised

did you ever need mine?

did you ever

ever?

did you ever

ever?

can i let go now?

can i let go now?

and i'm falling asleep

where you used to be

falling asleep

where you used to be

can i let go now?

it's so hard holding my breath

with an empty chest

your words still burn under my paper skin

why did i let you in?

and your lips

they lie

to keep your heart disguised

did you ever need mine?

did you ever

ever?

did you ever

ever?