Paper Skin

Tear off my paper skin, replace it with leaves

I want to be golden in the fall, and new in the spring

I can't begin without some kind of end

That is how I comprehend it, that is how I understand

And now I understand

Now I understand

I want to be golden in the fall, and new in the spring

If I could be anything at all, if I could be beautiful and small

As a secret in your ear that would never pass your lips

You could keep me inside your head, inside your head, inside your head