They tend to misunderstand the paper man
With scissor hands who watches the hourglass
for grains of sand
To fall and fall again as he pretends
That everything he lays his hands on doesn't turn to shreds
But why oh why does he persist to hide
When they insist he try to come outside
From the shell he lives inside
Now he's been hypnotized and
Despite the lies he sits and waits to die
'Cause he can't find no words to explain the rain
All his emotions are transformed and now become pain
He's alive in a black hole empty in space
And he sits in front of the mirror and he's face to face
With the sadness, confusion his patience he's losing
He's substance abusing he's one with the music
And he needs a little something to dial it all back
'Cause he's running in a race but he's not on track

Love don't live here anymore
it's been cold since you went away
Now I've been trying to get myself together
is there something I can say that'll make you stay
Love don't live here anymore
it's been cold since you went away
I've been trying to get my head together
but things just don't seem to go my way

Love can be so cold
Love can be so cold

All I see when I'm looking at you is me
And everyday gets a little bit harder
Like a piece of my life's puzzle
that? s been slipped under the carpet
Until this day I'm feeling like I'm never gonna find it
I smoke a cigarette and hope for the best
But sometimes that cigarette is just smoke in the chest
I lay in bed but it's nothing new with getting rest
Instead I use it as an escape from all the mess
Nothing seems to matter I'm only getting sadder n sadder
'Cause I'm not even sure what I'm after
I know my life's a disaster and I better straighten it out
And stand tall or fall victim of getting caught in
A spiraling downfall of emotion that I call
Devotion and destruction of everything and it's my fault
I'm hoping to try more let's open up my door
And let em know that I'm bringing me back like encore

Love don't live here anymore
it's been cold since you went away
Now I've been trying to get myself together
is there something I can say that'll make you stay
Love don't live here anymore
it's been cold since you went away
I've been trying to get my head together
but things just don't seem to go my way

I'm an example of a bad example
and as ample as it may seem
A sample of this poisonous apple
I maybe rattle a daydream
But I'm giving you reality checks
and if you get it then it's properly spent
If you can't handle it yet gimme a sec
I'll make ya proud of me instead of surrounding me
Totally hounding me expecting me to be like all the rest
And I gotta be honest
I'm not sure who the fuck I am on a constant basis
So many faceless faces that are faced with
"Who the fuck am I? " what a shame it's
Not so much the lies I'm just lost in my mind
Trying to find what it is that makes me feel right inside
And I'm submerged by the urge
to make it by day and night
I'm in the struggle looking to fight for the right
To be more than just alright
And I'm looking for more light
so I can see what they got in store for my life

Love don't live here anymore
it's been cold since you went away
Now I've been trying to get myself together
is there something I can say that'll make you stay
Love don't live here anymore
it's been cold since you went away
I've been trying to get my head together
but things just don't seem to go my way
Ohhoohhoohh
Love can be so cold