[Intro] [Acoustic guitar, soft piano]
I found a photograph,
Folded in a book,
A child with paper aeroplanes,
That fearless kind of look.
No map inside his pocket,
No reason not to try,
He never asked permission,
He just aimed them at the sky.
---
[Verse 1]
Somewhere on the journey,
We traded hope for plans,
Started measuring tomorrow,
With careful, steady hands.
We learned to count the chances,
Before we'd even start,
Building safer futures,
While shrinking every heart.
---
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe every dream
Was never meant to land...
Maybe all it needed
Was someone brave enough to stand...
---
[Chorus]
If all I've got are paper wings,
I'll still run into the wind.
I'd rather fall while reaching high,
Than wonder where I've been.
Every scar's another page,
Every doubt a passing rain.
If all I've got are paper wings,
I'll fly them all the same.
---
[Drop]
[No lyrics – soaring euphoric melody that climbs with each phrase, combining warm piano, organic guitar and a memorable synth lead.]
---
[Verse 2]
The world will hand you numbers,
And tell you what you're worth,
But no one's ever changed a thing
By standing still on earth.
The loudest voice is often fear,
Dressed up as common sense,
But every road that's ever mattered
Started past the fence.
---
[Pre-Chorus]
If tomorrow calls my name,
I won't answer with regret.
The only dream that's guaranteed to fail
Is the one I never chased.
---
[Chorus]
If all I've got are paper wings,
I'll still run into the wind.
I'd rather fall while reaching high,
Than wonder where I've been.
Every scar's another page,
Every doubt a passing rain.
If all I've got are paper wings,
I'll fly them all the same.
---
[Bridge] [Everything drops away – piano, vocal and distant choir]
When the world says,
"Stay where you are..."
Take one more step.
When it whispers,
"You're too late..."
Take one more step.
When your heart forgets
The sound of hope...
Take one more step...
---
[Final Chorus] [Full production, biggest lift of the song]
If all I've got are paper wings,
I'll still run into the wind.
I'd rather lose a thousand times
Than never once begin.
Every road was once unknown,
Every mountain starts below.
If all I've got are paper wings,
That's all I need to go.
---
[Outro] [Music fades back to acoustic guitar and piano]
The sky was never out of reach...
We just forgot...
How to run.
JonnyOnit
