Paper Boats

Lyrics

Verse 1
You drew stars
On the back of the bus seat
Shaky hand
And my name in the wrong street
Told me
“One day
We’ll be fine
You’ll see”
You were crying
As you said it to me

Chorus
We’re just paper boats
On a flood of days
Folding all our notes
Into little prayers
Yeah
The rain comes hard
But it clears the air
I keep drifting toward
Somewhere out there
Sad but still afloat
Like paper boats

Verse 2
All those plans
In a box in my closet
Ticket stubs
And a ring you forgot then
Every loss
Leaves a line on my face
Every line
Makes a map to escape

Chorus
We’re just paper boats
On a flood of days
Folding all our notes
Into little prayers
Yeah
The rain comes hard
But it clears the air
I keep drifting toward
Somewhere out there
Sad but still afloat
Like paper boats

Bridge
If the current takes me
Past where you can reach
I’ll still send you every sunrise
In my sleep (oh)
If the dark surrounds you
And you can’t see me
Close your eyes and feel
How the tide still breathes

Chorus
We’re just paper boats
On a flood of days
Folding all our notes
Into little prayers
Yeah
The rain comes hard
But it clears the air
I keep drifting toward
Somewhere out there
Sad but still afloat
Sad but still afloat
Like paper boats