Charlotte Martin

Cardboard Ladders

Charlotte Martin


Ladders made of cardboard 
That I try to climb 
Up a slippery mountain 
With no other side 

So what about this mountain 
Is it really there? 
Or am I just seeing things? 
There's nothing there 

So tell me 
What good will it be for a woman 
To gain the whole world 
And lose her soul 

And all the caterpillars 
In their hurried piles 
Wanna make a million (gonna make it) 
They'll have to leave behind in dust 

'Cause all our days are numbered 
Round and round we go 
In our own agendas 
Not recognizing gold 

So tell me 
What good will it be for a man 
To gain the whole world 
So tell me 
What good will it be for a woman 
To gain the whole world 
And lose her soul 

I can't keep turning my back on 
I can't keep turning my back on 
The horizon 
I can't keep turning my back on (the horizon) 
I can't keep turning my back on 
The horizon 
I can't keep turning my back on (the horizon) 
I can't keep turning my back on 

Surrender 
Surrender 
Surrender 
Surrender 
Surrender 

In the crooked tunnels 
Hallways closing in 
Remember where you're going 
Remember where you've been 

(Remember that I love you 
Remember that I love you 
Remember that I love you) 

I'll tell you 
What good could it be for a woman 
To gain the whole world 
Tell me 
What good will it be for a man 
To gain the whole world 
And lose his soul