"Paper Boy/Paper Girl"
[AMERICAN WOLVES: Jack H. Wolf • Michaela Maya Watson]
What should I do in this world?
So many things to be and I don't know
What should I do in this world?
What if I don't even know what am I looking for?
I'm just a paper boy
Living in a fake paper ground
It's a thing I can't avoid
I'm always searching help in people around
Sometimes I heard Stevie Wonder
Hoping for some light on my mind
But in the end I quit of being sober
And put some soda on my mouth
Please, somebody help me
Can you give me the city map?
From my city, I'm totally free
But don't have a place to take a nap
I still look for all these outdoors
Searching for the life I'm looking for
He's just a paper boy
Living in a fake paper world
He's just following previous rules
Which don't allow a simple roar
He has a weak soul
Which only breath when he goes sleep
He's forced to hide his opinions
And he feels like he could bleed
No one told him to express his feelings
He'll never know what's finally live
No one told him to do what he wanted
He'll never know what's being free
His mother said, "don't be yourself
Be what they want you to be"
His father said, "whatever you wanna be
It's good for me, son"
No one told him to be himself
And now he's the copy of everyone
No one told him to follow his wishes
He found a peace where there's none
No one told him to express his feelings
He'll never know what's finally live
No one told him to do what he wanted
He'll never know what's being free
It's been days that I've been out of sleep
Mr. Sandman is rightly disappointed at me
But I keep avoiding closing my eyes again
Thoughts are crashing inside my mind
Please, I just need to walk out of your life
Moonlight reflecting on my wedding band
I wish I didn't, didn't write that much
But I did, and now everyone knows
That I was supposed to be okay by now
But I'm not, I just go on pretending
And all those cheaters go on believing
I said I'm about to quit, but you know I won't
Two names on the tip of my tongue
Yours is sweeter than I thought
Although you can't save me from falling out
I don't blame the world from walking away
In fact, I would do the same thing
Traded love for money, hoping it would work
It didn't, now I'm a mess in Tiffany's earrings
Do it yourself, and then claim that it's easy
She's just a paper girl
Living in a fake paper world
She's just going with the flow
Could it be more obvious?
She has a fake composure
Counterfeit behavior and a weight on her shoulders
Relationships get even more fucked up
But she pretends she doesn't know it
They say "act like a model, behave like a doll"
She's no queen, she's a stained soul
You don't have to think, you have to fit in
Even if, for this, you need to bleed
You wouldn't bear the weight of your words
When you tell your children to shut up, and they choke
On their feelings, you can hear their hearts break
But she's all about running away from the chaos
She wants to find a place to hide and just be safe
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American Woods
PoetryA project of two sides, "American Woods" will be the first collaborative album of poems written and produced by Jack Wolf and Michaela Watson. Its A-side, featuring 10 tracks, was released in September 12, 2018 and touches on themes such as politica...
