Paper Over Fear

[Verse 1]
They sell you a crack in the wall
Call it a danger, call it all
Point a finger, raise the cost
Tell you who to hate, what you lost

Rich man, border, vote, and church
Same old blade in a different shirt
Cut the room in half again
Then ask you to choose the pain

[Pre-Chorus]
But fear is fast
And fear is cheap
It takes the wheel
When we can't sleep

[Chorus]
Paper over fear
Paper over fear
We can build it here
We can build it here
Hope in the room
Hope in the room
Hands on the same
Hands on the same

[Verse 2]
You don't need panic to belong
You don't need a crowd to be strong
Immigrant, neighbor, different name
A seat at the table still feels the same

When they stoke the dark in you
They don't have to solve what’s true
A divided room is easy to steer
A welded one is hard to fear

[Pre-Chorus]
But fear is loud
And fear is slick
It sells the burn
And calls it quick

[Chorus]
Paper over fear
Paper over fear
We can build it here
We can build it here
Hope in the room
Hope in the room
Hands on the same
Hands on the same

[Bridge]
Maybe the answer starts small
One voice, one meal, one open hall
Not a wall, not a bruise, not a scare
Just the hard, soft work of "we" in the air

[Final Chorus]
Paper over fear
Paper over fear
We can build it here
We can build it here
Hope in the room
Hope in the room
Hands on the same
Hands on the same
Paper over fear
Paper over fear