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
