Bright eyes, you can't see beyond the stage lights Illuminating what is outside But you don't know me at all You call me untamed If I'm a rockstar where's the cocaine? Wheres the grammies and the fake name? You've set me up to fall You see me standing tall But you never see me fall Behind the curtain of it all All I have's the songs I sing I'm barely flying with paper wings So baby, what's this pedestal you've made me? I can't stand up there, don't make me I'm not fit to grace your stage ...with paper wings that fly from the bright stage As the naive audience applauds But as the encore ends and the lights fade I'm barley holding on And I don't have a chance here at all You see me standing tall But you never see me fall, yeah Behind the curtain of it all All I have's the songs I sing And my wilted, beaten, tired paper wings