Paper Room

[Verse 1]
I gave my name to every open door
Left little pieces on a hundred floors
I promised mornings I could never keep
And taught my restless heart to lose its sleep

[Pre-Chorus]
Then you arrived, the answer in your hands
While I was tangled in the vows I made

[Chorus]
I found the one too late, too late to turn
A paper room where every promise burns
I see the life we might have had go by
And wear my borrowed face; I can’t say why
Am I confused, or past redemption now?
I’m boxed inside the choices I made somehow

[Verse 2]
You held the key; I couldn’t name the lock
I watched the seasons gather on the clock
You took the road that should have been our own
I stayed behind, surrounded but alone

[Bridge]
If I could give back every careless yes
Would there be room for one true tenderness?

[Final Chorus]
I found the one too late, too late to turn
A paper room where every promise burns
I see the life we might have had go by
Still wearing all the words I can’t untie
Am I confused, or past redemption now?
I’m boxed inside the choices I made somehow
[Outro]
The life meant for us passes by