you know they’re watching

waiting to see you fall.

the goal is miles away

of course you’d drop the ball.

first day of school

you’ve made your first impression.

try to hold your tears back.

at least you’ve learned a lesson.

so they say,

through their whispers and their laughter:

“she’ll falter on her paper wings

and crash the morning after.

wolf in sheep’s clothing

going solo forever after.”

twenty four hours later

you sit alone again

taking in their judgemental stares

no flaw goes unremembered.

maybe it’s the sight

of your brazen mane of curls.

maybe it’s the way

you aren’t like other girls.

either way, they say

through their whispers and their laughter:

“she’ll falter on her paper wings

and crash the morning after.

wolf in sheep’s clothing

going solo forever after.”

third day in

just a few hundred left to go.

a smile adorns your face

but it’s all just for show.

pretend you don’t hear

the insults and the jeers.

because no one would care

about your flowing tears.

all your mistakes come back 

to haunt you at night

magnified in the darkness

setting your regrets alight.

on and on they say

through their whispers and their laughter:

“she’ll falter on her paper wings

and crash the morning after.

wolf in sheep’s clothing

going solo forever after.”

four’s a lucky number

but fortune appears so lost.

fake it till you make it,

if only there wasn’t a cost.

your tears have run dry

and the sneers start to fade.

but just how long

can you keep up this charade?

going solo

on paper wings

smile, don’t falter

don’t cry

don’t let them see your blunders.

unable to escape reality,

your humiliation thunders.

because no, no, no.

all you have are paper wings.

wolf in sheep’s clothing,

going solo forever and ever after.

because no, no, no.

all you have are paper wings.

wolf in sheep’s clothing,

going solo forever and ever after.

wolf in sheep’s clothing,

flying on paper wings,

going solo forever and ever after.