[Verse 1]
They got a room with a lock
And a map with a fold
All the names on the wall
Are just blacked out in gold

I saw the van by the curb
Same plate, different stain
He said, "Keep your head low"
Like he knew my name

[Pre-Chorus]
And the papers keep moving
From hand to hand
A little white lie
In a shaking fan
They smile too wide
When the phone goes dead
Something's alive
In the things unsaid

[Chorus]
Paper under glass
Paper under glass
We can see it all
Through the crack in the mask
Paper under glass
Paper under glass
Say it low, say it fast
They don't like that

[Verse 2]
There's a red dot blink
On the corner store sign
And a kid with a ring
For a face in decline

Your sister said
There's a tape in the drawer
With the same two voices
From the week before

[Pre-Chorus]
And the papers keep moving
From hand to hand
A little white lie
In a shaking fan
They smile too wide
When the phone goes dead
Something's alive
In the things unsaid

[Chorus]
Paper under glass
Paper under glass
We can see it all
Through the crack in the mask
Paper under glass
Paper under glass
Say it low, say it fast
They don't like that

[Bridge]
I traced the thread
To the river bend
A pocket of ash
And a borrowed friend
If they shut one door
We'll use the side
If they bury the truth
It won't stay buried alive

[Final Chorus]
Paper under glass
Paper under glass
We can see it all
Through the crack in the mask
Paper under glass
Paper under glass
Say it low, say it fast
They don't like that
Paper under glass
Paper under glass
Watch the whole thing crack
When the room turns back