[Verse 1] I found a note in my coat Three words, blue ink, bent edge "Meet me by the cove" So I went with a cracked old pledge The bus was late again Shoelaces dragging mud You had a paper crown And a grin that said enough [Pre-Chorus] One look, then I knew You were trouble in July Old fear at the door But my hand still reached for mine [Chorus] Paper crown, paper crown Still I wear you down Paper crown, paper crown Turn my whole world round You fold, I unfold We make a song from the sound Paper crown, paper crown Still I wear you down [Verse 2] You stole my last clean shirt Then left it by the chair Said, "Don't act so serious" With jam on your fingertips there We split one cheap orange Standing by the chain-link fence And I laughed like a kid At how fast good things make sense [Pre-Chorus] One look, then I knew You were trouble in July Old fear at the door But my hand still reached for mine [Chorus] Paper crown, paper crown Still I wear you down Paper crown, paper crown Turn my whole world round You fold, I unfold We make a song from the sound Paper crown, paper crown Still I wear you down [Bridge] If the sky drops low And the rain comes hard I'll keep your crooked promise Like a map in my heart [Final Chorus] Paper crown, paper crown Still I wear you down Paper crown, paper crown Turn my whole world round You fold, I unfold We make a song from the sound Paper crown, paper crown Yeah, I wear you down
