Paper Doll

Cut along the line...

(careful...)

Fold it where I tell you.

Don't tear.

Pretty little picture,

Standing in the frame,

Smiling like you used to,

But you're not the same.

I know which colours suit you,

I know what you should wear,

I know which pieces fit you,

I put them everywhere.

(just like that...)

A little cut here,

A little fold there,

Move the pieces slowly

Till they fit somewhere.

You don't have to worry,

You don't have to choose,

I'll make it all look perfect

If you let me move you.

Paper doll, paper doll,

Stay inside the lines,

I'll make you beautiful

If you follow mine.

Paper doll, paper doll,

Don't you break apart,

I'll keep you where I want you,

Safe inside my heart.

(don't move...)

You used to have your own ideas,

Your own little plans,

Now you hesitate before you speak

Like you're waiting for my hands.

I smooth away the edges,

Erase what doesn't fit,

You call it losing pieces,

I call it making sense of it.

(better now...)

A little less talking,

A little more still,

You don't need to question

Everything I will.

The picture looks much better

When nothing's out of place,

And I can put that smile back

Right where it belongs on your face.

Paper doll, paper doll,

Stay inside the lines,

I'll make you beautiful

If you follow mine.

Paper doll, paper doll,

Don't you break apart,

I'll keep you where I want you,

Safe inside my heart.

(stay right there...)

What happens when you cut the strings?

What happens when you run?

Will you know which way to turn

When I'm no longer the one?

Maybe you could try to leave,

Maybe you could try to fly...

But paper doesn't travel far

When somebody holds it tight.

(don't go...)

Paper doll, paper doll,

Stay inside the lines,

I've spent so long creating you,

Don't throw away what's mine.

Paper doll, paper doll,

Don't you tear apart,

You can change your shape a thousand times,

But I'll know where you start.

(mine...)

Cut along the line...

Fold it where I tell you.

(good girl...)

Don't move.