Paper Walls

It won't be long now
The music's on loud
We'll sing this song out
And then we'll lie down
I'll hold you close then
And let you know when
The space and time bend
And then we'll fall in

Go put on your best tonight
It's you and me and one spotlight
One more show, one last time
We are ready

Say you will be all around me
When your body sets your heart free
Say you will be all around me

I'll look for your eyes
To keep me inside
When everything dies
But one last sunrise
And when we stand there
Together not scared
I'll dry your last tear
And then we'll just err

Go put on your best tonight
It's you and me and not much time
To watch the world burning bright
We are ready

Say you will be all around me
When your body sets your heart free
Say you will be all around me
Say you'll get me before the ending
Take my body, set my heart free
Say you'll get me before the ending

Go put on your best tonight
It's you and me and one spotlight
One more show, one last time
It won't be long now

Say you will be all around me
When your body sets your heart free
Say you will be all around me
Say you'll get me before the ending
Take my body, set my heart free
Say you'll get me before the ending
Say you will be (you won't be long)
All around me (you won't be long now)

(Let's burn a hole so we can climb out
Of these paper walls and this empty house
Don't listen too close; their words are like guns
With bullets that fly and kill what you've won)

Let's burn a hole so we can climb out
Of these paper walls and this empty house
Where the only thing that's real
Is visions we have of ten years ago
Of stars in the sky and us down below

With streets and East Coast lines
We kept this scene alive

Here I am, still holding on to this dream we had
Won't let go of it
Hear me now, you will never be alone

Don't listen too close; their words are like guns
With bullets that fly and kill what you've won
Some love to hate and some tell you lies
So let's make a toast and kiss them goodbye
We'll kiss them all goodbye

Here I am, still holding on to this dream we had
Won't let go of it
Hear me now, you will never be alone
Here I stand, won't turn back again
Won't leave you, I know how hard it's been
Hear me now, you will never be alone, yeah

Let's take what hurts and write it all down
On these paper walls and this empty house
And when our ink runs out, we'll burn into the ground

Here I am, still holding on to this dream we had
Won't let go of it
Hear me now, you will never be alone
Here I stand, won't turn back again
Won't leave you, I know how hard it's been
Hear me now, you will never be alone, yeah

I wanna love, I wanna leave
I want you to love me, I want you to leave me
I want to stand where I can see
I'm watching you love me, I'm watching you leavin' me now

[Chorus:]
But I wish I could be somebody else
I wish I could see you in myself
I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me
And say what you really feel
You know I need something that's real
I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me

I wanna know if I could be
Someone to turn to that could never hurt you
But I know what you think of me
Yeah, you had a breakthrough and now I'm just bad news for you

[Chorus]

I should've told you everything
I never gave you anything
I should've told you everything
If I could give you anything
Then I would tell you everything

I wish I could be somebody else
I wish I could see you in myself
I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me
And say what you really feel
You know I need something that's real
I wish there was something inside me to keep you beside me

I should've told you everything
I should've told you everything
I should've told you everything

"Dear Bobbie,
Do you remember when you were young and very pretty? I do.
I remember pleated skirts, black and white saddle shoes.
Do you remember dancing that night? I do.
I still think of you when we dance,
Although we can't jitterbug as we did then."

Do you remember when?
How long has it been?
Nineteen forty-five
You opened my blue eyes
To see a whole new life
Do you remember when
I told you this that night
That if you're by my side
When everyday begins
I'll fall for you again
I made a promise when
I told you this that night

I'll be fine
'Cause when I die, then I die loving you
It's all right, I'll be fine
When I die, then I die loving you
Loving you, loving you

"Do you remember the times we would give up on each other and get back together;
Then we finally was married in 1949.
We drove the yellow convertible all night long.
Do you remember? I do."

Life has led us here
Together all these years
This house that we have made
Holds twenty-thousand days
And memories we've saved
Since life has lead us here

And I'll be fine
'Cause when I die, then I die loving you
It's all right, and I'll be fine
'Cause when I die, then I die loving you
Loving you, loving you

I'm coming home to you
Slipping off my shoes
Resting in my chair
I see you standing there
The silver in your hair

I'm coming home to you
When I lay tonight, when I close my eyes
I know the sun will rise
Here or the next life
As long as you're still mine, then it's all right

I'll be fine
'Cause when I die, then I die loving you
It's all right, I'll be fine
'Cause when I die, then I die loving you
Loving you, loving you

"You have gray hair now, but you're a beautiful woman
And the years have been good to both of us.
We walk slow now, but we still have each other.
The glue of love is still bonding us together
Love is what I remember. Do you remember?"

I can't keep this together
And I might lose this year
I can't get through December
And you know all my fears
Some place somewhere behind me
I walked right through the truth
The truth is that you're the one thing
That always pulls me through
This troubled life I choose

[Chorus:]
You are the one that I need
You know that I can still bleed
Bring me back to life
Bring me back to life
You bring me down from my cloud
You keep my feet on the ground
Bring me back to life
Bring me back to life

When I thought that I might be invincible
It wasn't long before I was invisible
To your eyes, and I swear
There's nothing left in here
And the more you say you don't care
The more I know you're there

[Chorus]

I can't keep this together
(You are the one that I need)
I can't stay sick forever
(You know that I can still bleed)
I can't stop this disaster
(You bring me down from my cloud)
I can't fall any faster

You are the one that I need
You know that I can still bleed
Bring me back to life
Bring me back to life

[Chorus]

You are the one that I need
You know that I can still bleed
You bring me down from my cloud
You keep my feet on the ground

You're making a choice to live like this
And all of the noise - I am silence
We already know how it ends tonight
You run in the dark through a firefight
And I would explode just to save your life
Yeah, I would explode

Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky

I can't find a wall to pin this to
They're all coming down since I've found you
I just wanna be where you are tonight
I run in the dark looking for some light
And how will we know if we just don't try
We won't ever know

Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me make this mine
I'll ignite for you

Let me light up the sky
Just for you tonight
Let me help you fly
'Cause you won't have time
To cover your eyes
Or get your disguise
They won't ask you why
They'll just watch you die

And it's still so hard to be who you are
So you play this part
And the show goes on
But you've come this far with a broken heart
Yeah, you've come this far
And you're broken

Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me make this mine
I'll ignite for you
I'll ignite for you

Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you

And it's still so hard to be who you are
But you've come this far with a broken heart
And it's still so hard to be who you are
But you've come this far and you're broken

Let me light up the sky
Let me light up the sky

I'm back, back in town
And everything has changed
I feel, feel let down
The faces stay the same
I see, see shadows
Of who we used to be
When I drive, drive so slow
Through this memory

When we were only kids
And we were best of friends
And we hoped for the best
And let go of the rest

I heard, heard myself
Say things I take back
If I could, could retell
And make these stories last
I see, see shadows
Of who we'll always be
When I drive, drive these roads
That made our memories

When we were only kids
And we were best of friends
And we hoped for the best
And let go from the rest
The shadows and regrets
We let go of the rest

Everything has changed (everything has changed)
The faces stay the same (faces stay the same)
Everything has changed (everything has changed)
The faces stay the same

And we were only kids
And our time couldn't end
And how tall did we stand
With the world in my hands

And we were only kids
And we were best of friends
And we hoped for the best
And let go of the rest
The shadows and regrets
We let go of the rest
The shadows and regrets
We let go of the rest