Luna Rivers - Cheap Decorations Lyrics

[Intro]
Plastic angels, dollar store dreams
Nothing's ever what it seems
Mama's magic with that cheap tinsel glow
Making something from nothing, that's all I know

[Verse 1]
Second-hand garlands wrapped 'round the walls
Hiding cracks where the paint starts to fall
Food stamps in her purse, but she holds her head high
Making Christmas from scraps, yeah, she really tries
Discount lights flickering, barely alive
Like our hopes when the bills start to arrive
But she makes it work, every single year
Trading sleep for this manufactured cheer

[Chorus]
Cheap decorations, but they shine like gold
In mama's hands, they're worth more than they're sold
Dollar Tree treasures, making believe
That we're living the life we're supposed to achieve
Cheap decorations, but they mean everything
When you're trying to make broken dreams sing

[Verse 2]
Thrift store baubles with missing hooks
Cardboard reindeer with faded looks
Other kids got their Target holiday sets
While we're making memories from mama's regrets
But there's beauty in the way she creates
Making magic from what everyone else hates
Stretching pennies till they scream at night
Making poverty look Christmas-card right

[Bridge]
And I see her now, arranging it all
Like a queen with her plastic crown about to fall
F*ck what they think, this is our display
Of survival wrapped in holiday decay
This ain't about keeping up with their scene
It's about making life from what we can glean

[Chorus]
Cheap decorations, but they shine like gold
In mama's hands, they're worth more than they're sold
Dollar Tree treasures, making believe
That we're living the life we're supposed to achieve
Cheap decorations, but they mean everything
When you're trying to make broken dreams sing

[Outro]
So let it glow, let it glow
With all our bargain-basement hope
'Cause mama's love makes these cheap things
Worth more than what rich folks could ever know