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Paper Doll Lyrics by The Nearly Deads

Invisible Tonight

2014

[Verse 1]
How can I keep myself from falling apart when this is so hard?
I see you there up against the wall, with folded arms
You don't define me, you don't own me, but now here we are
I want to impress you, want to impress you, with your empty eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
Just stare me down
Just stare me down
[Chorus]
This is the first time that I've opened my mouth
But it won't be the last, no it won't be the last
I need attention, I need the spotlight, won't you let me in?
Oh, oh, I've been falling apart
Like a paper doll right into your arms
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
'Cause that's what I want
That's what I want
[Verse 2]
Now that I'm self-aware and torn apart, do you still care?
I've played the victim, just an actor putting on a show
I'm now searching for my former self, the girl you stole from me
She's waiting tables, biding time before her big debut
Here she is now (here she is)
[Chorus]
This is the first time that I've opened my mouth
But it won't be the last, no it won't be the last
I need attention, I need the spotlight, won't you let me in?
Oh, oh, I've been falling apart
Like a paper doll right into your arms
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
'Cause that's what I want
That's what I want
[Bridge]
This peace and quiet, all this silence, this will never do
I need the chaos and the violence
I'm not keeping quiet
[Instrumental]
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, oh, I've been falling apart like a paper doll
[Chorus]
This is the first time that I've opened my mouth
But it won't be the last, no it won't be the last
I need attention, I need the spotlight, won't you let me in?
Oh, oh, I've been falling apart
Like a paper doll right in front of you
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
'Cause that's what I want
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The Nearly Deads

The Nearly Deads

About “Paper Doll” by The Nearly Deads

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"Paper Doll" appears on "Invisible Tonight" in 2014.

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