Luna Rivers - Cardboard Christmas Lyrics

[Intro]
Cardboard dreams in December nights
Fairy lights flickering, barely bright
Making magic out of nothing at all
Council walls painted with shadows so tall

[Verse 1]
Second-hand tinsel, that's all we could get
Mom wrapping empty boxes, trying to forget
The bills on the table, red letters piling up
But she made Christmas happen with that dollar store stuff
Scotch tape holding memories together
While rich kids got everything, whatever
But we had love wrapped in cardboard schemes
Trading reality for paper dreams

[Chorus]
Cardboard Christmas, that's all we know
Broke but blessed, watch it snow
Making angels out of dust
When designer gifts ain't enough
Cardboard Christmas, that's our way
Making magic every day
F*ck what they think we ain't got
'Cause what we built can't be bought

[Verse 2]
DIY decorations on council estate walls
String lights borrowed from the neighbor down the hall
Mama working doubles just to make it right
While I'm cutting stars under fluorescent lights
Empty boxes filled with hope instead
Origami dreams tucked beneath my bed
They got their perfect pictures, we got real shit
Making something beautiful out of this mess, yeah

[Bridge]
Sometimes I miss those cardboard days
When love was measured in handmade ways
Not in price tags or designer names
Just pure heart through all the pain

[Chorus]
Cardboard Christmas, that's all we know
Broke but blessed, watch it snow
Making angels out of dust
When designer gifts ain't enough
Cardboard Christmas, that's our way
Making magic every day
F*ck what they think we ain't got
'Cause what we built can't be bought

[Outro]
Still making magic out of nothing
Still dreaming in cardboard boxes
Still here, still rising
Council estate Christmas rising