At first I am nothing. A shred of a shred

 So, here is my animation of SHRED (with my paper-engineered creation) -- turn up the volume!

At first I am nothing. A shred of a shredNot alive… not even deadAn inanimate object lying limp in your handsDreaming of oceans, of faraway lands. When you cut me I won’t cryYou flesh me through pain. I won’t utter a sighYou give me breath, you make me blinkBut I cringe when you paint me pinkYou give me eyesight, you give me smellYou control every move. So I must rebelI’ll rise to a limp and in search of gloryI’ll take my own steps, write my own story My existence is flimsy, I am destined to foldBut until that time, let me out of your holdLet me go, let me go… Loosen your gripUntil that moment that ends with a rip.