Paper crown

Verse 1]
You left your tea half full
On the windowsill by the sink
I kept your chipped blue mug
Like it might make you think

Your coat still on the chair
Your note tucked in the book
I fold the day around me
Then I take one more look

[Pre-Chorus]
If you call, I'll answer
If you don't, I'll stay
Standing in the hallway
With the words I couldn't say

[Chorus]
Paper crown, paper crown
I wore it for you
Paper crown, paper crown
Still shining through

Hold me up, let me down
I won't fall apart
Paper crown, paper crown
You kept my heart

[Verse 2]
I hear your key at dusk
Then the lock stays still
The kettle clicks once, twice
And the room goes chill

I trace your name in steam
On the glass with my thumb
All these little endings
Still feel like where you come from

[Pre-Chorus]
If you call, I'll answer
If you don't, I'll stay
Standing in the hallway
With the words I couldn't say

[Chorus]
Paper crown, paper crown
I wore it for you
Paper crown, paper crown
Still shining through

Hold me up, let me down
I won't fall apart
Paper crown, paper crown
You kept my heart

[Bridge]
Maybe love is fragile
Maybe that's the cost
Even bent and battered
I still feel what I lost

[Final Chorus]
Paper crown, paper crown
I wore it for you
Paper crown, paper crown
Still shining through

Hold me up, let me down
I won't fall apart
Paper crown, paper crown
You kept my heart