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There’s a box of broken rainbows I keep inside my heart
Where I put the pieces of the dreams that fall apart.
This one’s slightly tarnished, and this one's sort of blue
In a way they’re all the same ‘cause none of them came true

There’s a box of broken rainbows, deep inside my head
They cut me when I play with them and tell me that I’m dead
This one’s sharp and jagged, and this one's like a knife
Be careful what you wish for, a broken dream can take your life

This one's sort of rusty, I guess it’s pretty old
This one is what would have been if I’d done what I was told
This one’s like a mirror, but if I hold it up you'll see
There is no reflection because there’s nothing left of me

The box is pretty heavy, it really brings me down
That’s why I only take it out when nobody’s around
It’s getting pretty full now, I guess that means I’m grown
And now that I’ve stopped my dreaming, maybe it won’t overflow

I’ve got a box of broken rainbows, perhaps you’d like to see
How all the dreams that never were are all that’s left of me
A box of broken rainbows, perhaps you’d like to see
‘Cause a box of broken rainbows, is all I’ll ever be