Paper Crown Parade

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They sign our sleep in ink On marble tables While the bread line curls like smoke Outside the window A badge, a smile, a lie Same clean collar They sell the storm as peace And call it progress [Pre-Chorus] And the screens keep turning Like a wheel in rain Every mouth gets borrowed Every truth gets changed [Chorus] Paper crown parade You can’t hide the stain Mentirosa, mentira They feed us the flame Paix en vitrine Salaam turned to blame Paper crown parade And the world says my name (ay, ay, ay) Paper crown parade (tell me who you serve) Paper crown parade (when the headlines burn) [Verse 2] Bombs in the morning news Kids count the sirens A flag on every wound A prayer for silence They flood the feed with fear And call it freedom One hand on the wallet One hand on the trigger [Pre-Chorus] And the maps are redrawn By the same old hands While the mothers carry What the leaders banned [Chorus] Paper crown parade You can’t hide the stain Mentirosa, mentira They feed us the flame Paix en vitrine Salaam turned to blame Paper crown parade And the world says my name (ay, ay, ay) Paper crown parade (tell me who you serve) Paper crown parade (when the headlines burn) [Bridge] I’ve seen the anchors grin Through a broken city I’ve seen the promise sold And the silence pity me But under every lie There’s a street that knows A thousand barefoot voices Learning how to grow [Chorus] Paper crown parade You can’t hide the stain Mentirosa, mentira They feed us the flame Paix en vitrine Salaam turned to blame Paper crown parade And the world says my name (ay, ay, ay) Paper crown parade (no more borrowed words) Paper crown parade (let the truth be heard)