No rejection to fear   is it cause for concern   who's to say what is real?   when I can prove I'm alive      Maybe I am more than this   but how can I believe      The stars burn without us   so we make it up to keep the appeal   as cancer disarms us   only my paper-cuts seem real      Waste a moment with me   while the rest wait their turn   can't imagine what good   is the function of truth      Maybe we should share the news   but what fun would that be      The stars burn without us   so we make it up to keep the appeal   as cancer disarms us   only my paper-cuts seem real   tell me your paper-cuts are real      I'm lying beside you   but I have no proof   I'm singing as loud as I can   but baby   what is the use?      The stars burn without us   so we make it up to keep the appeal   as cancer disarms us   only my paper-cuts seem real   tell me your paper-cuts are real   why are those paper-cuts not real?