Lyrics
Don't ask a question
Cautioning against asking questions.
Don't seek my trust
Advising not to seek trust.
You don't look pretty when you smile
Commenting on the perceived unattractiveness when smiling.
So don't smile at all
Suggesting not to smile at all.
You loved me like a doctor
Describing a past love with commitment and care, akin to a doctor.
Horse don't run with a broken leg
Metaphorically comparing a broken relationship to a limping horse.
You're a paper girl with paper eyes, you're a paper crop
Depicting someone as fragile and delicate, like paper.
And if you think it's your turn to ask a question, it's not
Rejecting the idea of the person having a turn to ask questions.
If you want money in your coffee
Symbolizing hidden motives or conditions in relationships.
If you want secrets in your tea
Suggesting the need to keep emotional vulnerability at a distance.
Keep your paper heart away from me
Advising to keep a vulnerable heart away.
Well it must be hard
Reflecting on the challenges of being perceived as attractive.
To be a pretty girl
Expressing empathy for the difficulties faced by a pretty girl.
Yeah, it must be hard
Reiterating the challenges of being attractive.
To watch your body growing old
Acknowledging the challenges of aging and its impact on the body.
And I'll be laughing in your head until I want to stop
Claiming a sense of superiority or control in a situation.
And if you think it's your turn to explain yourself, it's not
Rejecting the notion of the person explaining themselves.
And if you want money in your coffee
Continuation of the metaphor, linking desires with specific beverages.
If you want secrets in your tea
Continuing the advice to keep secrets away.
Keep your paper heart away from me
Reiterating the warning to keep a vulnerable heart at a distance.
The tables have turned, you're still there
Highlighting a reversal in roles or circumstances.
Now you're singing in your electric chair
Imagining the person singing in a difficult or uncomfortable situation.
You'll burn if you're made of paper you're going to see
Warning about the consequences if one is emotionally fragile.
And if you want money in your coffee
Reiteration of the connection between desires and beverages.
If you want secrets in your tea
Continuing the advice to keep secrets away.
Keep your paper heart away from me
Final warning to keep a vulnerable heart distant.
Oh, my paper girl
Repetition and emphasis on the fragile nature of the person.
Paper girl
Repetition of the term "Paper girl," reinforcing fragility.
Paper girl
-Paper girl (ooh)
-Paper girl (ooh)
-Paper girl (ooh)
-Paper girl
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