Paper Tiger
Hear more musicRecorded by: Aryn Michelle
Lyrics
PAPER TIGER
Aryn Michelle 2009
Why do we fight all the things we don’t understand
why don’t we question the things that we think we do
if who I am is about all the things I know
I’m not a real girl I’m just a scenario
I’m not a hero of great intellectual strides
I’m just a poser with obvious secrets to hide
if who I am is about all the things I’ve done
I’m not a victor, I’m just the trophies I’ve won
Don't wanna be a paper tiger whose teeth could never
wield a blow, no there just here for show
Don't wanna be a paper tiger with a frame of lies
instead of bones, I’d rather break and grow, break and grow
cause if I want the world to love me unconditionally
I'll have to change my face and everything I've wanted to be
a picture is so much more than a thousand words
its the beginning, its the end, they say that its all I'm worth
oh and who really cares if you haven't really got the chops?
if you're fashionably thin and you take a great photo op
Lord forgive me for ever wanting to be like that
but its so hard in a world where "real" doesn't stand a chance
Don't wanna be a paper tiger whose teeth could never
wield a blow, no there just here for show
Don't wanna be a paper tiger with a frame of lies
instead of bones, I’d rather break and grow, break and grow
So help me out a minute, help me out a minute
I think I need a witness to testify
help me out a minute, help me out a minute
maybe we can fix it, in time in time
help me out a minute, help me out a minute
I’m going with the real me this time
Don't wanna be a paper tiger whose teeth could never
wield a blow, no there just here for show
Don't wanna be a paper tiger with a frame of lies
instead of bones, I’d rather break and grow, break and grow
Why do we fight all the things we don’t understand
why don’t we question the things that we think we do
if who I am is about all the things I know
I’m not a real girl I’m just a scenario
Aryn Michelle 2009
Why do we fight all the things we don’t understand
why don’t we question the things that we think we do
if who I am is about all the things I know
I’m not a real girl I’m just a scenario
I’m not a hero of great intellectual strides
I’m just a poser with obvious secrets to hide
if who I am is about all the things I’ve done
I’m not a victor, I’m just the trophies I’ve won
Don't wanna be a paper tiger whose teeth could never
wield a blow, no there just here for show
Don't wanna be a paper tiger with a frame of lies
instead of bones, I’d rather break and grow, break and grow
cause if I want the world to love me unconditionally
I'll have to change my face and everything I've wanted to be
a picture is so much more than a thousand words
its the beginning, its the end, they say that its all I'm worth
oh and who really cares if you haven't really got the chops?
if you're fashionably thin and you take a great photo op
Lord forgive me for ever wanting to be like that
but its so hard in a world where "real" doesn't stand a chance
Don't wanna be a paper tiger whose teeth could never
wield a blow, no there just here for show
Don't wanna be a paper tiger with a frame of lies
instead of bones, I’d rather break and grow, break and grow
So help me out a minute, help me out a minute
I think I need a witness to testify
help me out a minute, help me out a minute
maybe we can fix it, in time in time
help me out a minute, help me out a minute
I’m going with the real me this time
Don't wanna be a paper tiger whose teeth could never
wield a blow, no there just here for show
Don't wanna be a paper tiger with a frame of lies
instead of bones, I’d rather break and grow, break and grow
Why do we fight all the things we don’t understand
why don’t we question the things that we think we do
if who I am is about all the things I know
I’m not a real girl I’m just a scenario