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Paper
Singer/Songwriter
Paper was released on September 12, 2025 by Echo and Ink Records as a part of the album Paper - Single
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Release DateSeptember 12, 2025
LabelEcho and Ink Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM74

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Ink and the Echo
The Ink and the Echo
Other Instrument
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Samantha J Slyter
Samantha J Slyter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Samantha J Slyter
Samantha J Slyter
Producer

Lyrics

I treat my skin like paper, I tear when I should bend
I try to find an opening, a way for this to end
These walls are built around me, they lock me in my head
A prisoner in silence, chained to these words unsaid
I treat my skin like paper, I cut to make a mark
A signal in the daylight, a whisper in the dark
If someone sees me breaking, then maybe they will care
So I leave my fragile secrets like ribbons in the air
They tell me to be grateful, and they tell me to obey
But they don't hear the storm that never goes away
I'm screaming in the quiet, I'm drowning in the noise
They take away my freedom, they never hear my voice
I treat my skin like paper, I cut to make a mark
A signal in the daylight, a whisper in the dark
If someone sees me breaking, then maybe they will care
So I leave my fragile secrets like ribbons in the air
A map of tiny winters hides beneath my sleeve
Each line a quiet story, each scar a place I grieve
Mirror offers comforting lies, whispers I'll be fine
Practice fragile smiles, but the hollow is still mine
I draw these little maps so maybe you will know
The roads that I've been walking, the pain I never show
The bumps and broken places are carved where I have been
Each line becomes a story, will anyone step in
I treat my skin like paper, I cut to make a mark
A signal in the daylight, a whisper in the dark
If someone sees me breaking, then maybe they will care
So I leave my fragile secrets like ribbons in the air
I want a door to open, and I want the night to fade
I want to see a sun that doesn't make me feel afraid
I want to walk outside without these chains inside my chest
I want to know there's something besides pain to give me rest
I treat my skin like paper, but paper isn't weak
It carries every message that my voice can't speak
I treat my skin like paper, and paper can transform
It folds into a lantern that can guide me through the storm
I treat my skin like paper, the lines are thin but true
A record of the silence and the battles I've been through
One day I'll fold it into light and tear these walls apart
And prove that paper voices can still set fire to the dark.
Written by: Samantha J Slyter
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