Paper Wings

I've been folding little hopes like paper cranes,

Trying not to let them fall in the rain.

Every tear, every try, a fragile design —

Learning to believe takes time.

You said love is louder when it whispers soft,

So I've been listening close enough.

'Cause I've got paper wings, but I'm learning to fly,

Writing my courage across the sky.

If I fall, at least I tried,

'Cause breaking is how we rise.

Yeah, I've got paper wings — but I'm still gonna fly.

I've been tracing my mistakes in pen and grace,

Finding light in all the wrong-turn places.

Every "no" just taught me to sing,

A little louder, a little realer within.

You said truth's a fire that refines your fear,

So I'll keep standing even here.

'Cause I've got paper wings, but I'm learning to fly,

Writing my courage across the sky.

If I fall, at least I tried,

'Cause breaking is how we rise.

Yeah, I've got paper wings — but I'm still gonna fly.

So let the thunder say my name,

I'll dance with the lightning all the same.

If the wind tears me apart,

It's just another start.

I've got paper wings, but I'm learning to fly,

Writing my story before goodbye.

If I fall, at least I tried,

'Cause falling is how we rise.

Yeah, I've got paper wings — and I'm still gonna fly.