Cardboard Crown

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You came in with rain on your coat One shoe wet on the floor Said your week was a fist in your throat And you couldn't take much more I slid you a chair by the door You laughed at the crooked thing Said, "I've been dropped before" I said, "Then I know that sting" [Pre-Chorus] We don't need perfect We don't need gold Just a hand to hold When the night gets cold [Chorus] We wear a cardboard crown Still standing now (Still standing now) We wear a cardboard crown And we don't back down (We don't back down) [Verse 2] Your phone lit up like a bad old scene Three missed calls and a name You stared at the screen, then looked at me Like you were bracing for blame I said, "Let it ring out loud Let it fall to the chair" You took one breath, then you stood your ground Like you meant to be there [Pre-Chorus] We don't need perfect We don't need gold Just a hand to hold When the night gets cold [Chorus] We wear a cardboard crown Still standing now (Still standing now) We wear a cardboard crown And we don't back down (We don't back down) [Bridge] If the walls shake If the floor gives way We'll laugh at the cracks And stay [Final Chorus] We wear a cardboard crown Still standing now (Still standing now) We wear a cardboard crown And we don't back down (We don't back down) We wear a cardboard crown Yeah, we own this sound (Own this sound) We wear a cardboard crown And we don't back down (We don't back down)