[Verse 1]
I keep the old scenes
In the back of my mind
Little paper versions
Of a love I never find
I gave them your face
And a name I can't say
Now the pages are trembling
As the years fall away
[Pre-Chorus]
And I still reach for it
Like it lived in my hands
A house made of maybe
A slow-burning plan
[Chorus]
Paper star atlas
You never existed
Still I keep missing
The shape of your kiss
Paper star atlas
I hold what I painted
Time flies by so fast
And I can't outrun this
[Verse 2]
I watched the season change
From the bus window seat
Rain on the glass
And your shadow next to me
Every almost-memory
Cuts a little more deep
'Cause it felt so real
When I was half asleep
[Pre-Chorus]
And I still reach for it
Like it lived in my hands
A house made of maybe
A slow-burning plan
[Chorus]
Paper star atlas
You never existed
Still I keep missing
The shape of your kiss
Paper star atlas
I hold what I painted
Time flies by so fast
And I can't outrun this
[Bridge]
Maybe that's the ache
Maybe that's the art
Building a whole sun
From a hole in my heart
I laugh, then I fold
That old fragile sky
And the tears look like rain
On the inside
[Final Chorus]
Paper star atlas
You never existed
Still I keep missing
The shape of your kiss
Paper star atlas
I hold what I painted
Time flies by so fast
And I can't outrun this
Paper star atlas
I won't let it go now
Love that never happened
Still knows my name somehow