Lyric

Racing through the yellow lights again

Head down in the tunnel of the wind

Breathing like a fuse about to spark

Carrying a glow inside the dark

I’m thin as paper, shaking in the heat

Every heartbeat running on repeat

If I tear, will anybody see

What’s burning in the core of me?

My paper lantern heart

Swinging in the storm

Cracking at the edges

But still it’s staying warm

My paper lantern heart

Racing through the night

Every time it flickers

I press it into light

Footsteps on the overpass in rain

Echo over music in my brain

Every little failure in a row

Turns into the fuel that makes me go

I’m thin as paper, blowing in the blast

Every second thinking I won’t last

If I break, will anybody know

How far this little glow can go?

My paper lantern heart

Swinging in the storm

Cracking at the edges

But still it’s staying warm

My paper lantern heart

Running through the wires

Every time it trembles

I feed it to the fire

If I let the surface fall away

Maybe there is nothing left to save

Or maybe there’s a center made of steel

Hidden in the fragile way I feel

I’m thin as paper, glowing from within

Every crack is where the light gets in

If I tear, I’ll scatter through the dark

A thousand little moving sparks

My paper lantern heart

Dancing in the storm

Ripping at the edges

But brighter than before

My paper lantern heart

Rushing through the night

Even when it shatters

It runs toward the light