Paper Doll

How can I keep myself from falling apart when this is so hard?
I see you there up against the wall, with folded arms
You don't define me, you don't own me, but now here we are
I want to impress you, want to impress you, with your empty eyes
Just stare me down
Just stare me down
This is the first time that I've opened my mouth
But it won't be the last, no it won't be the last
I need attention, I need the spotlight, won't you let me in?
Oh, oh, I've been falling apart
Like a paper doll right into your arms
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
'Cause that's what I want
That's what I want
Now that I'm self-aware and torn apart, do you still care?
I've played the victim, just an actor putting on a show
I'm now searching for my former self, the girl you stole from me
She's waiting tables, biding time before her big debut
Here she is now (here she is)
This is the first time that I've opened my mouth
But it won't be the last, no it won't be the last
I need attention, I need the spotlight, won't you let me in?
Oh, oh, I've been falling apart
Like a paper doll right into your arms
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
'Cause that's what I want
That's what I want
This peace and quiet, all this silence, this will never do
I need the chaos and the violence
I'm not keeping quiet
Oh, oh, I've been falling apart like a paper doll
This is the first time that I've opened my mouth
But it won't be the last, no it won't be the last
I need attention, I need the spotlight, won't you let me in?
Oh, oh, I've been falling apart
Like a paper doll right in front of you
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
Won't you dress me up and make me talk?
I will let you in
'Cause that's what I want