paper Lyrics
It's been a couple months since I moved in all my stuff
But this place still don’t feel like it's my home
And everybody thinks that we're the poster kids for love
But we’ll lay in bed and make love to our phones
[Pre-Chorus]
Even at our lowest low, we don't ever let it show
We both know we shouldn't be together
[Chorus]
But we look good on paper
We keep foolin' all the neighbors
They think we've got a perfect life
'Cause they don't hear us when we fight
So we look good on paper
[Post-Chorus]
Then we fall apart later
Then we fall apart later
[Verse 2]
Friday night when we go out and meet all our other friends
You're in that little black dress that I like
Posin’ for a photograph, we smile and play pretend
Is there any part of you that’s tired of lying?
Even at our lowest low, we don't ever let it show
We both know we shouldn’t be together
[Chorus]
But we look good on paper
We keep foolin' all the neighbors
They think we've got a perfect life
'Cause they don’t hear us when we fight
So we look good on paper
[Post-Chorus]
Then we fall apart later
Then we fall apart later
Then we fall apart later
Then we fall apart later
[Refrain]
It's been a couple months since I moved in all my stuff
But this place still don't feel like it's my home
I don't wanna waste your time
I don't know why I'm wastin' mine
So tell me why the hell we're still together
[Chorus]
Is it 'cause we look good on paper?
We keep foolin' all the neighbors
They think we've got a perfect life
'Cause they don't hear us when we fight
So we look good on paper
Then we fall apart later
Then we fall apart later
Then we fall apart later
Then we fall apart later
About
“paper” is the sixth track on LANY’s 3rd album “mama’s boy.” It was revealed via LANY frontman Paul Klein on his Instagram story on March 28th, 2020. The image is a notebook with things to finish for each song.
Q&A
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this was the first song written for “mama’s boy.” i wrote it in january of 2019. i knew this album was gonna demand another round of honesty and vulnerability from me. everyone thinks you both look so good together, but they have no idea what it’s like behind closed doors. put on a smile, get out of the house, hang out with your coupled up friends, act like you’re having fun. you stay together because of the outside expectations and praise from total strangers. let’s be honest… we’re not happy.
- 1.you!
- 6.paper
- 7.good guys
- 8.sharing you
- 9.bad news
- 11.anything 4 u
- 12.sad
- 14.nobody else
