Paper Walls Lyrics

2007 Capitol Records
Tracklist:
01. The Takedown
02. Fighting
03. Shrink The World
04. Keeper
05. Light Up The Sky
06. Shadows And Regrets
07. Five Becomes Four
08. Afraid
09. Date Line (I Am Gone)
10. Dear Bobbie
11. You And Me And One Spotlight
12. Cut Me, Mick
13. Paper Walls
Bonus Track:
14. Bombers
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1.) The Takedown
Key: D
Chords used:
D/F# - 2x023x
Intro: D/F#--G--D--- x2, D/F#--G--A---Bm--G--D---Bm--Em--D--
Verse 1:
I feel things changing when I move
(Its a distance, Its a difference)
I'll cross this planet without you
(and you might call this a downfall)
Its one long night
that I'm passing through
(Its a dark one what have I done)
Bm(hold) G(hold)
Its one long night
Chorus 1:
Don't turn your back on
me now You can't do this
Don't say you can live without
You can't do this alone
How did I end up like
this the lonely one
Your greatest take down?
You take me down
Verse 2:
Left last night with a long goodbye
(We cement why, through a phone line)
I told you thoughts that multiply
(That I don't know how to let go)
We've been here many times before
(I am empty, when you leave me)
What's one more?
Chorus 2:
Don't turn your back on
me now You can't do this
Don't say you can live without
You can't do this alone
How did I end up like
this the broken one
Your greatest take down?
You take me down
Interlude: Bm-D/F#-G-D x2
Bridge:
You take me down
Em-D/F#-G-A,
x2 Em-D/F#-G-A
Violin Solo: Bm--F#m--G--D x2 Em--D/F#--G--A
D(hold)
I won't get by
I won't heal in time
I won't get by
Chorus 3:
Don't turn your back on
me now You can't do this
Don't say you can live without
You can't do this alone
How did I end up like
this the chosen one
Your greatest take down?
Bm Em D/F#-G-D--D/F#--G--A--D/F#-G-D(hold)
You take me down
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2.) Fighting
Key: G
Chords used:
Intro:
Guitar: C--D-Em-G (x3)
Violin: will enter at 3rd time of guitar
Verse 1:
Said I'd moved on and I'd leave it alone
But before I walk out there is something
that I need you to know
I got lost in a blink of an eye
And I can never get back, no I never got back
You were not there when I wanted to say
That you were everything right and it wasn't you but me to change
Now I got to go it alone But I'll never give up
Am(hold)
no I'll never give up
Chorus:
What am I fighting for
There must be something more
For all these words I sing
Do you feel anything
(Repeat intro once)
Verse 2:
I said I'm ok but I know how to lie
You were all that i had
You were delicate and hard to find
Got lost in the back of my mind
And I can never get back, no I never got back
You were not there when I needed to say
I hit the bottom so fast that my head was spinning 'round for days
Now I gotta go it alone But I will never give up
no I'll never give up
(Repeat Chorus)
What am I fighting for
What am I fighting for
Bridge: C--C--Em-G-C-G-Em-G-C-D-Em-G-C-G-Em-G-C-D
Never give up on this (x4)
Said I'm ok but I know how to lie
I will never give up, no I'll never give up
(Repeat Chorus)
What am I fighting for (No I'm never gonna give up, give up)
What am I fighting for (No I'm never gonna give up, give up)
Outro:
Said that I'd fight for the one that I found
I'm gonna stay here while I wait for you to come around
I'd fight you're apart of me now
And I will never give up, no I'll never give up
Guitar:
Violin:
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3.) Shrink The World
Key: D
Chords used:
Intro:
If I could then I'd
Shrink the world tonight
So that I would find
You and me inside
Distortion: Bm--Em-D--A--D--Em-Bm-G-
Verse 1:
A life in love
A picture of
A place I'm nowhere near
A bleeding heart
A good head start
To anywhere but here
Just let me out
Please let me out
Before I turn into
a box of things
Reminding me
How much I'm
missing you
Refrain:
I am missing you
Chorus:
If I could then I'd
Shrink the world tonight
So that I would find
You and me inside
Of the last good scene
A film that changes things
Breaks us makes us sing
Leaves us wondering
Interlude: Bm-D--G
Verse 2:
And through the wall
my fist you call
and then you always run
So what's it for the
love and war it's
only fair for some
You saved the girl
you saved the world
Well that's not
true it seems
A lesson learned
speak out of turn
I bite my tongue it bleeds
Refrain 2:
D(hold)
Bite my tongue it bleeds
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Are you wondering
Interlude: Bm--A--G--D-A x2 D(hold)
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
If I could
If I could
If I could
shrink
the world tonight
If I could
If I could
If I could
shrink
Bm D-D-D(hold)
the world tonight
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4.) Keeper
Key: D
Chords used:
C - x32010 or C9 - x32033
Intro: D--A--G--- x2
Verse 1:
I wanna love, I wanna live
I want you to love me
I want you to leave me
I wanna stand where I can see
I'm watching you love me
I'm watching you leaving me now
Chorus 1:
I wish I could
be somebody else
I wish I could
see you in myself
Wish there was
something inside me
To keep you beside me and
Say what you really feel
You know I need
something that's real
I wish there was
something inside me
To keep you beside me
Verse 2:
I Wanna Know If I Could Be
Someone to Turn To
That Could Never Hurt You
But I Know What
You Think Of Me
Yeah You Had a
Break-Through
And Now Im Just
Bad News For You
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
I should've told
you everything
I never gave
you anything
I should've told
you everything
If I could give
you anything
You know I'd tell
G (hold)
you everything
Chorus 2:
I wish I could
be somebody else
I wish I could
see you in myself
Wish there was
something inside me
To keep you beside me and
Say what you really feel
You know I need
something that's real
I wish there was
something inside me
To keep you beside me
Outro:
I should've told
you everything
I should've told
you everything
I should've told
D G Bm C D(hold)
you everything
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5.) Light Up The Sky
Key: C
Chords used:
Verse 1:
You're making choice
to live like this
And all of the noise
I am silence
We already know how
it ends tonight
You run in the dark
through a firefight
And I would explode
just to save your life
Yeah I would explode
Chorus 1:
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Post Chorus:
Let me light up the sky
Verse 2:
I can't find a
wall to pin this to
They're all coming down
since I've found you
I just wanna be
where you are tonight
I run in the dark
looking for some light
And how will we
know if we just don't try
We won't ever know
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me make this mine
I'll ignite for you
Bridge:
Let me light up the sky
Just for you tonight
Let me help you fly
Cause you won't have time
Cover your eyes
Get your disguise
They won't ask you why
They just watch you die
And it's still so hard
to be who you are
So you play this part
The show goes on
You've come this
far with a broken heart
Yeah you've come this far
And you've broken
Chorus 3:
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me tell you why
I would die for you
Let me light up the sky
Light it up for you
Let me make this mine
I'll ignite for you
I'll ignite for you
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Outro:
And it's still so hard
to be who you are
But you've come this far
with a broken heart
And it's still so hard
to be who you are
But you've come this
far with a broken
Let me light up the sky
Am Dm Am G(hold)
Let me light up the sky
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6.) Shadows And Regrets
Key: F
Capo: 1st Fret to make the E chord sound as F
Chords used: in relation to capo
A/F# - 2x2200
Chords used: Without a Capo
Dm - xx0231 or x57765
Bb - x13331 or 688766
C - x32010 or x35553
Intro: E2
Verse 1:
I'm back
back in town
And everything
has changed
I feel feel
let down
The faces
stay the same
I see
see shadows
Of who we
used to be
When I drive
drive so slow
through these memory
Chorus 1:
When we were only kids
And we were best of friends
And we hoped for the best
E B2(hold)
And let go of the rest
Interlude: E-E/Eb-C#m2-A9
Verse 2:
I heard
heard myself
Say things
I take back
If I could
could retell
And make these
stories last
I see
see shadows
Of who you'll
always be
I drive drive
these roads
Made of memories
Chorus 2:
When we were only kids
And we were best of friends
And we hoped for the best
And let go of the rest
Shadows and regrets
E B2(hold) A(hold)
We let go from the rest
Interlude: B2--A/F#--A9--E2-E/Eb
Bridge:
Everything
has changed
The Faces stay
the same
Everything
has changed
The Faces stay
the same
Chorus 3:
And we were only kids
And our time couldn't end
And how tall did we stand
E2 E/Eb(hold)
With the world in my hands
Chorus 4:
And we were only kids
And we were best of friends
And we hoped for the best
And let go of the rest
And shadows and regrets
We let go of the rest
Shadows and Regrets
C#m2 B2(hold)
We let go of the rest
Outro: A9--E(hold)
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7.) 5 Becomes 4
Key: C
Chords used:
Intro:
Needed some time
So I could find
A little strength
to redefine
What Ive become
What I have done
I never asked
to be the one
Distortion: Am--Em--F--G-- x2
Verse 1:
Im riding it out
This storm that
you brought in
Bringing it down
Ill be around
For you I go again
Its gotta be
Easy to see
What everyone
takes out of me
Knocking me down
Dragging me out
How did you end
up in that crowd?
Chorus:
Did you run away?
Did you fall apart?
Do you see yourself
for what you are?
Will you be looking
for it anymore?
When five becomes four
When youre all alone
with the melody
Do you close your eyes
And think of me?
Will you still hear me
singing anymore?
When five becomes four
Verse 2:
Try and put aside
Your history and pride
Maybe for one
Moment in time
Well all be on your side
The story goes
Nobody knows
What it was like
when you would throw
Someone who cared
Out in the air
Then let them
G F(hold)
crash down anywhere
(Remember Chorus)
Interlude: F--Dm--
Bridge:
Remember the line
Never say die
You were the reason
I survived
Where did you go?
I need to know
I waited here
you never showed
Its gonna be
Harder for me
I cant forgive
so many things
When you werent there
I was around
Why would try
and hurt me now
Just tell me why
Just tell me why
Just tell me why
F(hold)
(Did you run away?) x3
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
When five becomes four
When five becomes four
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8.) Afraid
Key: E
Chords used:
A/F# - 2x22xx
B/D# - x698xx or x6444x
Intro: E
Verse 1:
Lie in this empty bed With this aching head
You left me here this morning
Now I can't remember why I let you in again
To get under my skin And every time you disappear
I remember how
Refrain:
I look for you But I can't see your face
And then I hear you The only thing you say
Chorus:
I am afraid right now
I don't wanna let you down
And I am the one who can't be saved
The only thing I say
I am afraid right now
What if I can't get out?
What if I don't want to be saved?
This is me afraid
Interlude: E
Verse 2:
Now there's no place like home
To make me feel alone
I see you everywhere I am
And I remember how you ran out to hide
You kept me close behind
Following your every move so I remember
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Bridge:
I look for you
But I can't see your face
Then I hear you
The only thing you say is
Don't look for me
Cause you will never say
You won't hear me
You won't hear me
E(hold)
Why do we keep this up?
Why do we live like us?
When there is nothing left to save
Will you be afraid?
Chorus 2:
I am afraid right now
You already let me down
You are the one who can't be saved
If only I could say
I am afraid right now
You never will get out
You'll never let yourself be saved
E(all the way)
You are so afraid You are so afraid
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9.) Date Line (I Am Gone)
Key: C
Chords used:
Intro: C-- Drumbeats
Verse 1:
Is this just a matter of
Me getting what I needed?
Till I was safe
upon the other side
Of the international
dateline
And it's just
a matter of
Me keeping
myself seated
Till the pilot killed
the overdrive
And landed in a
place where you can't
Refrain 1:
Find me there
Find me there
Chorus 1:
When you hold one chance
And you break your hands
When the secret's safe
And you call my name
Then I am gone
Interlude: C--
Verse 2:
I'm tired of you and me
(Tired of you and me)
And the space
that's in between
(Space that's in between)
And I would
rather be somewhere
With better thoughts
and warmer air
I'm tired of trying to be
(Tired of trying to be)
Somebody different than me
(Different than me)
I'm tired of trying
to shine it on
When the lights go
out tonight I'm gone
Refrain 2:
I'll run from here
Run
Chorus 2:
When you hold one chance
And you break your hands
When the secret's safe
And you call my name
When the hurt gets real
And you still can't feel
When you can't escape
And you cannot stay
Then I am gone
Interlude: C----Am--G--C--F--
Bridge:
Safe upon the other side
Of the international
dateline
I landed in a place
that you can't find
You can't find me there
You can't find me there
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Chorus 3:
Safe upon the other side
Of the international
dateline
I landed in a place
that you can't find
Chorus 4:
When the last plane leaves
And you cry for me
When you lie awake
And you feel it break
C(hold)
Then I am gone
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10.) Dear Bobbie
The solo that is performed while Ryan Keys grandfather speaks (Base guitar: C, Em) is
by the keyboards, you can do it using the guitar though... Its something like this:
Dear Bobbie,
Do you remember when you were young and very pretty? I do, I remember pleated skirts,
black and white sattle shoes. Do you remember dancing that night?
I do, I still think of you when we dance, although we cant jitterbug as we did then.
Verse 1:
Do you remember when
How long has it been?
1945 you opened my blue eyes
To see a whole new life
Do you remember when
I told you this that night,
That if you're by my side
When everyday begins
I'll fall for you again
I made a promise when
I told you this that night
Chorus:
And I'll be fine
Cause when I die, then I die loving you
It's alright, I'll be fine
Cause when I die then I die loving you
Loving you, loving you
Do you remember the times we would give up on each other and get back together,
then we finally was married in 1949. We drove the yellow convertible all night long.
Do you remember? I do.
Verse 2:
Life has led us here
Together all these years
This house that we have made
Holds twenty-thousand days
And memories we've saved
Since life has lead us here
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: C-Em-C-Em-F-G
Verse 3:
C(hold) Am(hold)
I'm coming home to you
C(hold)
Stepping off my shoes
Am(hold)
Resting in my chair
F(hold)
See you standing there
G(hold)
The silver in your hair
I'm coming home to you
When I lay tonight, when I close my eyes
I know the sun will rise
Here the next life
As long as your still mine, then its alright
(Repeat chorus)
You have gray hair now but you're a beautiful women and the years have been good to both
us.
We walk slow now, but we still have each other. The glue of love is still bonding us together.
That is what I remember. Do you remember?
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11.) You And Me And One Spotlight
Key: D
Chords used:
Intro: D--
Verse 1:
It wont be long now
The musics on loud
Well sing this song out
And then we'll lie down
Ill hold you close then
Ill let you know when
The space and time bend
And then well fall in
Refrain 1:
Go put on your
best tonight
Its you and me
and one spotlight
One more show
one last time
We are ready
Chorus 1:
Say you will be
all around me
When your body
sets your heart free
Say you will be
all around me
Verse 2:
I'll look for your eyes
To keep me inside
When everything dies
But one last sunrise
And when we stand there
together not scared
Ill dry your last tear
And then we'll just have
Refrain 2:
Go put on your
best tonight
Its you and me
and not much time
So watch the world
burning bright
We are ready
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
Say youll get me
before the ending
Take my body set
my heart free
Say youll get me
before the ending
Interlude: D--D--
Refrain 3:
Em(hold)
Go put on your
G(hold)
best tonight
Its you and me
Bm(hold)
and one spotlight
One more show
A(hold)
one last time
It wont be long now
(Repeat Chorus 1 and Chorus 2)
Outro:
Say you will be
(you wont be long)
All around me
(you wont be long now)
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12.) Cut Me Mick
Key: D
Chords used:
A/C# - x476xx
Intro: A-D--A-Bm--A-D--
Verse 1:
I can't keep this together
And I might lose this year
I can't get through December
And you know all my fears
Someplace somewhere behind me
I walked right through the truth
Truth is that you're the one thing
That always pulls me through
This troubled life I choose
Chorus 1:
You are the one that I need
You know that I can still bleed
Bring me back to life
Bring me back to life
You bring me down from my cloud
You keep my feet on the ground
Bring me back to life
Bring me back to life
Interlude: D
Verse 2:
When I thought that I might
Be invincible
It wasn't long before I
Was invisible
To your eyes and I swear
There's nothing left in here
And the more you say you don't care
G(hold)
The more I know you're there
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: G(hold)
Bridge:
Can't keep this together
(You are the one that I need)
Can't stay sick forever
(You know that I can still bleed)
Can't stop this disaster
(You bring me down from my cloud)
Can't fall any faster
Chorus 2:
You are the one that I need
You know that I can still bleed
Bring me back to life
Bring me back to life
Interlude: D--
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Outro:
You are the one that I need
You know that I can still bleed
You bring me down from my cloud
You keep my feet on the ground
End on Bass solo: D
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13.) Paper Walls
Key: D
Chords used:
A/C# - x476xx
Intro: D--
Female Choir Voices:
(Let's burn a hole
so we can climb out
Of these paper walls
in this empty house
Don't listen too close
their words are like guns
With bullets that fly
D(hold)
and kill what you've won)
Distortion: D--F#m--Bm-G x2
Let's burn a hole so
we can climb out
Of these paper walls
in this empty house
Where the only
thing that's real
Is visions we have
of ten years ago
Of stars in the sky
and us down below
With streets and
East Coast lines
We kept this scene alive
Chorus 1:
Here I am I still
hold onto this
Dream we had I
won't let ago of it
Hear me now you
will never be alone
Post chorus: Em--G--
Verse 2:
Don't listen too close
their words are like guns
With bullets that fly
and kill what you've won
Some love to hate
and some tell you lies
So let's make a toast
and kiss them goodbye
We'll kiss them all goodbye
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
Here I stand won't
turn back again
Won't leave you
know how hard it's been
Hear me now you
will never be alone
Yeah
Interlude: D--F#m--Bm-G-D--F#m--Bm-Em- x2
Verse 3:
Let's take what hurts
and write it all down
On these paper walls
in this empty house
And when our ink runs out
We'll burn into the ground
(Repeat Chorus 1 and Chorus 2)
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14.) Bombers
Key: C
Chords used:
Intro: C-G/B-Am-F x2
Violin: x2
Verse:
This is the deepest cut I
Think I have ever felt
These are the things I
think but I will never
tell I'm trying to
walk these bridges
Burning beneath my feet
Well I am an echo I am
heard but never seen
Chorus 1:
These are your
hearts Like bombs
they're coming down
They're falling on me now
And this my last try
Got one thing left to prove
There's a bomber in me too
Verse 2:
This is a mirror image
Of everything I'm not
Always reflecting what I've
learned but was not taught
If I could make things different
If I could press restart
Then I would hold back every
breath that went too far
breath that went too far
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: C--
Bridge:
Sometimes I feel like
I am working in the dark
Collecting names collecting
all the mending hearts
And if your one that I
have missed along the way
Then I'm rehearsing all
the things I'd like to say
This isn't easy for me
This isn't easy
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
These are your
hearts Like bombs
they're coming down
They're falling on me now
And this my last try
Got one thing left to prove
F(hold)
There's a bomber in me too