Lyrics
[Verse 1] You drew a map across the back of your hand Three crooked rivers and a line through the sand Said, “every wild thing knows when to turn” Then laughed at the compass you let yourself burn [Pre-Chorus] We don’t need a promise carved in stone Just a little nerve to go unknown [Chorus] Run with the paper airplanes Past the fields where the tall grass sways If they fall, we’ll fold new wings Make a sky from ordinary things You and i, no perfect plan Still becoming who we said we can Run with the paper airplanes Let them carry us away [Verse 2] A red kite tugged at the afternoon blue Like some bright secret pulling me through You pointed north, though the road wandered west And called every wrong turn a curious test [Pre-Chorus] There’s a kind of courage in the bend When the path keeps asking you to begin again [Chorus] Run with the paper airplanes Past the fields where the tall grass sways If they fall, we’ll fold new wings Make a sky from ordinary things You and i, no perfect plan Still becoming who we said we can Run with the paper airplanes Let them carry us away [Bridge] If the distance looks too wide Put your footsteps next to mine One small leap, then one more We’ll find what the horizon’s for [Final chorus] Run with the paper airplanes Just your hand and mine today No parade, no grand design Only open air and borrowed time You and i, no perfect plan Still becoming who we said we can Run with the paper airplanes Let them carry us away [Outro] Fold the corners, smooth the lines Send a little hope into the sky
