Paper Houses Lyrics

She lived in a dark fantasy

Her drawings become her dreams

As she escaped into her nightscape

In the flow of the slipstreams

Do you see her busy working

Inside her crushed wood house?

Hiding in the shadows

Silent as a paper mouse

She is dreaming of paper houses

With dolls inside in bright pink blouses

As she keeps rowing her boat

No one seemed to notice

The hushed lady in the paper house

Drew a picture of a red lotus

Do you see her still plotting

Inside her paper caves?

In the shadows of the tree of time

No one would be saved

She is dreaming of paper houses

With dolls inside in bright pink blouses

Gunfire in the distance

The tigers are burning bright

Soon the paper houses will be ablaze

As her reds and yellows run naked in the night

She is seeing paper houses

With dolls inside while she carouses

And the next verse goes like this…

The black dogs are barking

In the dark distance

She draws the face of a stranger

Coming to her assistance

Do you see her doppelgänger

Hiding in the shadows?

Brain-twisting daydreams

Guarantee no tomorrows

She is dreaming of paper houses

With dolls inside in bright pink blouses

She's tearing down the walls that cage her

She'll soon be free

The tall man wears a face of hate

Who has the eyes of crazy eights

The line between dreams and truth is blurring

The scenes projected keep recurring

She's walking through crowded streets

All she feels is her heartbeat

She's done chasing empty skies

Living under disguise

She's dreaming of paper houses

Where the wind won't break her soul

So her heart stays whole

In paper houses she'll be free

Yeah yeah yeah