Name: on paper
Duration: P00H02M57S
Description: an lgbtqia+ track about coming to terms with yourself and your reality and how sometimes those don't align <3

on paper

by Melbs bb

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an lgbtqia+ track about coming to terms with yourself and your reality and how sometimes those don't align <3

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i’m not emotional
usually
pretty boring
actually
that’s earth placements for you
now i’m just avoiding the topic at hand
if i could switch everything off
just listen to my brain
it’d be easy
but it’s my life
and it’s my heart
and it’s not easy

you’re perfect for me
on paper
we could be perfect
on paper
but i’m made of flesh
and i’m made of blood
and ink can’t do for me what he does
and i can’t live my life like it’s on paper

so i’m gonna run, run, run away
run, run, run away
run, run, run away
run run run
i’m gonna run, run, run away
run, run, run away
run, run, run away
run run run

wish i could flick a switch and make it happen
like lighting a flame
wish i could write the script like we were characters
but the plot’s been changed
i got a mad st-st-stutter
and you’re so p-p-patient
but that’s not why i’m tripping on my words
it’s cos you’re everything
and i mean everything
but i don’t feel anything
and she feels like home

you’re perfect for me
on paper
we could be perfect
on paper
but i’m made of flesh
and i’m made of blood
and ink can’t do for me what she does
and i can’t live my life like it’s on paper

so i’m gonna run, run, run away
run, run, run away
run, run, run away
run run run
i’m gonna run, run, run away
run, run, run away
run, run, run away
run run run

but i’m made of flesh
though it feels stone
can’t be a page in a book, i’d rather be alone
i can’t live my life like it’s on paper

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released August 5, 2021
recorded, produced and engineered by melbs bb

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