Paper Tigers

(Verse 1)

They strut in suits, all polished lies

Flash their teeth, but dead inside

Empty threats behind closed doors

Cowards dressed for civil war

(Pre-Chorus)

They bark commands, they fake the fight

But tremble in the dead of night

Their claws are cardboard, hearts are thin

We see the fear beneath their skin

(Chorus)

Paper tigers, tearing at the seams

Roaring loud in manufactured dreams

You ain't the fire, you're just the smoke

A joke in gold, a power hoax

(Verse 2)

They write the rules, then break 'em fast

Hide behind their puppet cast

Marching bands of hollow pride

But we won’t kneel, we won’t abide

(Bridge)

We spit on crowns made out of glue

Your empire’s built on fear, not truth

We’re the storm you tried to tame

Now feel the wrath, now feel the flame

(Breakdown)

Paper claws, paper teeth

Paper rage beneath belief

We’re the ink that stains your name

We’re the fire, you’re the shame

(Chorus)

Paper tigers, tearing at the seams

Roaring loud in manufactured dreams

You ain't the fire, you're just the smoke

A joke in gold, a power hoax

(Outro)

So keep your throne of plastic pride

We’ll burn it down from deep inside

Your legacy? A shredded file

Paper tigers—weak and vile