Paper Moons & Gasoline V1

Verse 1

The highway hums in open tuning

under a sky of thinning blue

We left our names in coffee rings

at places we once knew

Your hair is full of daylight

and yesterday’s refrain

Every promise sounds different now

when it’s whispered to the rain

Pre-Chorus

The air tastes like a warning

mixed with something sweet

I hear the future stalling

right beneath our feet

Chorus

Paper moons and gasoline

we burn but never fall

Every wall looks temporary

every truth feels small

Hold on loose, don’t hold on tight

let the moment spin

Paper moons and gasoline

we don’t ask where we’ve been

Verse 2

The radio keeps talking

like it knows us by heart

Songs about disappearing

before the leaving part

Your hand is drawing circles

on the dust across the seat

Like you’re trying to remember

a rhythm we used to keep

Pre-Chorus

Time’s walking sideways lately

like it lost the plan

Every answer’s just a question

with a softer hand

Chorus

Paper moons and gasoline

the night begins to glow

We trade our fear for motion

and let the numbers go

No map survives the sunrise

no rule knows when to bend

Paper moons and gasoline

we ride them to the end

Bridge

If the sky starts breaking open

or the lights all disappear

We’ll build a fire out of echoes

just to prove we’re here

I don’t need a clean confession

or a reason carved in stone

Just a spark inside the silence

that says we’re not alone

Chorus (slower, wide)

Paper moons and gasoline

floating through the dark

Every heart’s a borrowed engine

waiting for a spark

Say my name like it’s a spell

you don’t want to win

Paper moons and gasoline

let the burning in

Outro

Morning’s only superstition

we don’t have to believe

We’ll leave our shadows sleeping

where the night can breathe