[Verse 1]
I saw you by the gate
Rain on your sleeve
You said, “just wait”
I said, “I believe”
We crossed the town in pieces
Same moon, different roads
Your name in my pocket
Like a secret that glows
[Pre-Chorus]
But every phone call
Turned into snow
Your words fell sideways
Mine moved too slow
We almost met there
Almost, almost
One breath away
Then we lost the road
[Chorus]
Paper door, paper door
We kept knocking for more
Paper door, paper door
Love slipped through the floor
Say my name, say it right
Don’t let it break tonight
Paper door, paper door
We were so close
[Verse 2]
You waited by the station
I waited by the bridge
Two heartbeats counting
On a single little glitch
A friend said, “She’s not coming”
Then you heard, “She left”
We turned one small mistake
Into a final theft
Your hand on the receiver
My tears on the glass
We were still reaching
But the moment had passed
[Pre-Chorus]
And every message
Came out wrong
A tiny shadow
Where we belonged
We almost touched there
Almost, almost
One breath away
Then the night closed off
[Chorus]
Paper door, paper door
We kept knocking for more
Paper door, paper door
Love slipped through the floor
Say my name, say it right
Don’t let it break tonight
Paper door, paper door
We were so close
[Bridge]
If I had known
If you had stayed
I’d hold that second
And never let it fade
Now the chalk rain
Washes your face
I hear your last words
In the wrong soft place
[Breakdown]
Too late
Too late
We missed the turn
Too late
[Final Chorus]
Paper door, paper door
We kept knocking for more
Paper door, paper door
Love slipped through the floor
Say my name, say it right
Don’t let it break tonight
Paper door, paper door
We were so close
[Outro]
We were so close
We were so close
Paper door
Paper door