i realise the way your eyes deceive me

with tender looks that

i mistook for love

so take away the flowers

that you gave me

and send the kind that you remind me of

paper roses paper roses

oh how real those roses seem to me

but they're only imitation

like your imitation love for me

i thought that you would

be a perfect lover

you seemed so full of

sweetness at the start

but like a big red rose

that's made of paper

there isn't any sweetness in your heart

paper roses paper roses

oh how real those roses seem to me

but they're only imitation

like your imitation love for me