Lately, I've been chasing something
Something that won't show up
It never shows up
It's always the same story I'm falling for another problem
I'll never solve
I try to read between the lines of what you call compromise
But I don't feel the same
And you [A7don't know the sacrifice or what it's like [F]to [C7]fight or how to [C7]play this game
You always put your pain up on [C7]a pedestal
See the whole world like [F]it's falling down
Call [Em]me only when you [A7need some temporary love
But I'm not temporary, love
I'll be [Am]around
Hide under my [A]baggy clothes
Tryna cover up my [A]soul
To take away how I feel most
Tattoos and [Bm]t-shirts on [C7]me
To forget that I'm lonely
Pretend like [F]I'm not chasing paper dreams, no
Paper dreams
Paper dreams
Sometimes my [A]mind is up to [C7]nothing
Feeling like [F]a blank slate
Keep on [C7]erasing
Don't even know what I've been chasing
Flying through the flames and [Bm]saying I'm ok
I keep telling myself lies to [C7]ɾun away and [Bm]hide like [F]I always do
But you [A7don't even wonder why I say that and [Bm]I tɾy to [C7]be [Am]closer to [C7]you
Sometimes I put my [A]pain up on [C7]a pedestal
See the whole world like [F]it's falling down
I call [Em]you [A7only when I need some temporary love
But you're always picking up
So we go around
Hide under my [A]baggy clothes
Tryna cover up my [A]soul
To take away how I feel most
Tattoos and [Bm]t-shirts on [C7]me
To forget that I'm lonely
Pretend like [F]I'm not chasing paper dreams, no
Paper dreams
Paper dreams