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Blue Paper Lyrics
She used to clean up nicely, playing dress-ups
Now she's throwing her clothes away, says she needs the added space
She used to walk on concrete, now the sidewalk
Isn't green enough for her, says she misses Mother Earth
She keeps on telling me "I'm not made for this"
So they never give you the time of day but do you really care?
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you're finished up with the finer life, a child is in your hands
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you can't find the time to figure out your life's demands
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you want peace and quiet but could you really stand
If all your halcyon days were numbered
Oh-oh oh
Make a move, become tax exiled in the desert
You don't choke on the winter's air, and the sky isn't hidden there
You don't need to leave the house when it's a palace
And there's noone to offend, take a walk every now and then
She keeps on telling me "I'm not made for this"
So they never give you the time of day but do you really care?
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you're finished up with the finer life, a child is in your hands
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you can't find the time to figure out your life's demands
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you want peace and quiet but could you really stand
If all your halcyon days were numbered
That's another whole problem
Tell* me of your mirror
The other side looks clearer
Write it on blue paper
Think about it later
Tell* me of your mirror
The other side looks clearer
Write it on blue paper
Think about it later
Now she's throwing her clothes away, says she needs the added space
She used to walk on concrete, now the sidewalk
Isn't green enough for her, says she misses Mother Earth
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you're finished up with the finer life, a child is in your hands
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you can't find the time to figure out your life's demands
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you want peace and quiet but could you really stand
If all your halcyon days were numbered
Oh-oh oh
You don't choke on the winter's air, and the sky isn't hidden there
You don't need to leave the house when it's a palace
And there's noone to offend, take a walk every now and then
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you're finished up with the finer life, a child is in your hands
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you can't find the time to figure out your life's demands
Oh no, I don't buy it for a second now
You say you want peace and quiet but could you really stand
If all your halcyon days were numbered
That's another whole problem
The other side looks clearer
Write it on blue paper
Think about it later
The other side looks clearer
Write it on blue paper
Think about it later
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I may be way off the target, but I interpret this as maybe she simply just can't figure out what to do with her life. Wanting to get up and go away to the country side, cuts down her belongings suggesting she's ready to go, but then changing her mind because she can't let go of the people she knows even if she claims not to care what they think. But she's still torn between staying and leaving, thus the grass is always greener. and maybe she's even trying to get him to go with her? ("She keeps on telling me i'm not made for this") I love this song I just wish I understood what the "blue paper" symbolizes.
"Blue paper" - some exams, college essay tests, etc., are written out in blue paper booklets. Maybe he's criticizing this person's inability to make a decision... she has to treat everything like a school assignment, overthinking and overanalyzing?
"Blue paper" - some exams, college essay tests, etc., are written out in blue paper booklets. Maybe he's criticizing this person's inability to make a decision... she has to treat everything like a school assignment, overthinking and overanalyzing?