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Cardboard Castles Lyrics
She was a rainbow once,
So colorful but that was once
Now that's impossible to see, to see
With a voice subliminal,
It's the only sign she's beautiful
Here's all that's left of her dignity
She goes
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah yeah
(chorus # 1)
There's a girl in new york city
Skyline's no longer pretty
Bound for destination anyhwere
She grew up in California
Big dreams they tend to own you there
Now she's building cardboard castles in the
Air, yeah, yeah, yeah
He was a pretty boy
Rolling cash, his only joy
Now that's impossible to see, to see
Used to be one of them
Now the men in suits are avoiding him
He's lost his credit cards, but hey, he's free!
(Chorus # 2)
There's a man in New York City
Skylines no longer pretty
Bound for destination anywhere
Had the whole world at his window
It seems so long ago from there
Now he's building cardboard castles in the air,
yeah
Does anybody know?
Does anybody care?
Over here,
Over there
Building cardboard castles in the air
There's a girl in New York City
Skylines no longer pretty
Bound for destination anywhere
(Repeat Chorus Number one)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh!
So long ago
Building cardboard castles in the air
So colorful but that was once
Now that's impossible to see, to see
It's the only sign she's beautiful
Here's all that's left of her dignity
Hey, yeah yeah
There's a girl in new york city
Skyline's no longer pretty
Bound for destination anyhwere
She grew up in California
Big dreams they tend to own you there
Now she's building cardboard castles in the
Rolling cash, his only joy
Now that's impossible to see, to see
Used to be one of them
Now the men in suits are avoiding him
He's lost his credit cards, but hey, he's free!
There's a man in New York City
Skylines no longer pretty
Bound for destination anywhere
Had the whole world at his window
It seems so long ago from there
Now he's building cardboard castles in the air,
yeah
Does anybody care?
Over here,
Over there
Building cardboard castles in the air
Skylines no longer pretty
Bound for destination anywhere
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
So long ago
Building cardboard castles in the air
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i love this song!!!
I think this song is about reaching big dreams and baing on top, then eventually losing everything, and having to settle for less than what could've been.
Yea, its a bad way to go. The entertainment world is fickle like that; eating you up, keeping the flavor, and many times spewing you back out. It can take a toll on you if it ever happens to you.
In this song, the people have huge dreams of what they think is the perfect life, and they go after them and fail. They have to learn that they can have a wonderful life with a lot less. "Building cardboard castles" is like taking the only thing you have left, and creating something beautiful for yourself.