Paper Doll

You like me better when my mouth is shut A perfect picture in a golden frame You tell me "calm down" when I'm getting worked up You love the echo, but you hate the flame I used to shrink myself to fit your hands A paper doll you'd dress up and command But paper tears so easily And I've been soaking in the rain You left me out here in the freezing cold Now watch me fold Right out of your life I don't wanna be your paper doll anymore I don't wanna be the quiet one you ignore You had the real thing, but you wanted a toy You lost a good girl, now you got the void Yeah, you lost a good girl You never asked me where I wanted to go You just assumed I'd follow you around You loved the idea of me putting on a show But when the curtain dropped, you let me down I painted on the smile you wanted to see But the artist in me is finally breaking free Cause paper burns so easily And I've been standing in the sun You left me out here in the boiling heat Now watch me burn this version of me I don't wanna be your paper doll anymore I don't wanna be the quiet one you ignore You had the real thing, but you wanted a toy You lost a good girl, now you got the void Yeah, you lost a good girl This isn't anger, it's just clear I'm not disappearing I'm finally standing here And for the first time, I can hear My own voice I will never be your paper doll anymore I will never be the quiet one you ignore You had the real thing, but you wanted a toy You lost a good girl, now you got the void You lost a good girl You lost a good girl Now you got the void And I've got me