Paper Bag

about this song

"Paper Bag" explores a desire for love and acceptance in the face of rejection and disappointment. The narrator begins the song by daydreaming of an unattainable boy, only to have her hopes dashed when the "dove of hope" turns out to be nothing more than a paper bag. The chorus reflects the narrator's emotional struggle between wanting the boy and knowing that her wounded heart can't handle the emotional pain of further rejection. Despite her own self-doubt

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