Paper Town Lightning

We were neon kids in a paper town,

Dreams written on our sleeves like hand-me-downs.

Summer nights, every street was a stage,

Two beating hearts on the same first page.

You said forever like a vow in the dark,

Like the spark of a match you were scared to start.

I kept every word in a shoebox drawer,

But you kept the key to a locked front door.

Oh, I should’ve known when the wind turned cold,

You were shifting like stories you never told.

But I held on tight — guess I loved too bold,

Guess I loved too bold.

’Cause you ran off like lightning,

Striking fast then gone, no warning.

Left me here rewinding

Every midnight, every morning.

You were wildfire on the hillside,

I was rain that held on too long,

Now I’m standing here, rewriting

All the places we went wrong.

Baby, you were lightning —

And I was holding on.

I see your shadow in the rearview glass,

A half-written verse from a younger past.

I learned that love doesn’t always stay,

Sometimes it leaves in a dramatic fade.

But I found healing in the broken parts,

In the echoing rooms of a shattered heart.

Now I walk streets where we used to hide,

And it feels like freedom in a brand-new light.

Yeah, I should’ve known when the sky turned grey,

You were drifting to somewhere far away.

But I finally learned how to let heartbreak

Be the song I write today.

’Cause you ran off like lightning,

Striking fast then gone, no warning.

Left me here rewinding

Every midnight, every morning.

You were wildfire on the hillside,

I was rain that held on too long,

Now I’m stronger now, rewiring

Every place we both went wrong.

Baby, you were lightning —

But I’m already moving on.

[Bridge] (Synth-Pop + Indie-Folk Blend)

Maybe love's not meant to stay still,

Maybe hearts grow up on the uphill.

Maybe losing you, truth be told,

Is how I found myself in gold.

Let the storm roll out behind me,

Let the thunder fade to quiet.

I survived the sound of breaking,

Now my heartbeat starts a riot.

Yeah you struck once like lightning,

Beautiful but always fleeting.

Now this song I’m writing

Feels like finally, I'm completing

All the pieces of the hillside,

Where I stood when you were gone—

Now I'm glowing like the sunrise,

Baby, I’m the one that’s strong.

You were only lightning —

But I’ve been the sky all along.