Origami
An Alternative Song about Folding Yourself.
by manyface music
Origami came from realizing how easy it is to lose yourself… without even noticing. It doesn’t happen all at once. It’s small things. You adjust here. You stay quiet there. You bend a little to keep the peace. And over time…you don’t look the same anymore.
Until one day you realize you don’t recognize yourself. You’re not quite sure how you got to be this shape, but you know it must have been little by little. In the moments you stayed quiet.
See, once something’s folded, it doesn’t just go back to how it was. The marks stay. Even if you try to smooth them out.
Origami is about realizing that even if the creases are still there…they don’t have to define the final shape.
"I'm done foldin' myself away, just to keep the peace.. Oh, watch me, bend right off these fragile knees."
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Origami Lyrics - Manyface Music
[Verse 1]
I was paper once.
Still remember it -
the day that first crease hit.
How it folded me -
bent me, to my knees.
Like I was just some origami.
[Chorus]
But see –
If you undo the folds,
if you break their hold,
if you take control,
of your own damn soul –
You might catch a glimpse,
of who I used to be,
before the origami.
[Verse 2]
Started to,
bend and twist,
to every shape,
you ever made.
You really,
folded me,
pressed your,
creases deep.
Really -
bent my flaps,
crimped my,
legs in half,
tucked down,
on these knees,
Like I'm just your origami.
[Chorus]
But see –
If you undo the folds,
if you break their hold,
if you take control,
of your own damn soul –
You might catch a glimpse,
of who I used to be,
before the origami.
[Bridge]
They don't get to,
claim my shape,
I'm done foldin'
myself away,
just to keep the peace.
Oh, watch me,
bend right off these,
fragile knees.
See -
I ain't no origami.
[Outro]
You just got to :
undo the folds,
break their hold,
take control,
of your whole damn soul.
then you'll see,
what dreams could be -
now sing it with me -
you and me,
we ain't just origami.