Lyrics
[Verse 1] I found your note in the book Folded by the blue plate Sun on the window glass Same old summer taste Your laugh in the hallway Still hangs in the wood I trace it with my fingers Like I never could [Pre-Chorus] And I almost call your name When the kettle starts to sing The air turns slow and golden And it brings me everything [Chorus] Paper lanterns, hold me close Paper lanterns, softly glow I still keep the little things Little things that let you go Paper lanterns, hold me close (hold me close) Paper lanterns, softly glow (softly glow) [Verse 2] Your scarf in the back of the chair Still smells like rain I wrap it round my shoulders And the room feels changed The old clock clicks like footsteps Down a summer lane I smile at the silence Then I say your name [Pre-Chorus] And I almost call your name When the kettle starts to sing The air turns slow and golden And it brings me everything [Chorus] Paper lanterns, hold me close Paper lanterns, softly glow I still keep the little things Little things that let you go Paper lanterns, hold me close (hold me close) Paper lanterns, softly glow (softly glow) [Bridge] Maybe love was never lost Just folded up with care Put away with cedar light And dust in summer air Now I let it breathe again Let it stay, then pass Like a warm hand on my cheek Like a shadow in the grass [Final Chorus] Paper lanterns, hold me close Paper lanterns, softly glow I still keep the little things Little things that let you go Paper lanterns, hold me close (hold me close) Paper lanterns, softly glow (softly glow) Paper lanterns, stay awhile (stay awhile) Paper lanterns, then let go (let it go)
