Paper Lantern Ghosts - Cinematic Gothic Rock Ballad

Описание: "Somewhere in the attic of this heavy head, there’s a cardboard crown that still fits just right."

Explore the delicate balance between the weight of adulthood and the flickering light of childhood memories. "Paper Lantern Ghosts" is a cinematic journey blending intimate piano moments with the grandeur of gothic rock.

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Lyrics :

I found your name
In a dust-thick box
Crayon crowns
On a creased old page

I used to run
Through the wild backyard
Mud-stained knees
And a paper sword
Now I sign my name
On the cold blue line
Same four walls
And a locked desk drawer

You used to laugh
At the smallest things
Catch your breath
Chasing fireflies
Now you chase the clock
And you call it life
Sip your fear
From a paper cup

Paper lantern ghosts
Of the boy you were
Swinging from the ceiling
Of your crowded mind
Bare feet in the grass
And your lungs on fire
Every scraped-up knee
Felt like you could fly
Can you hear that younger heart
Beating somewhere in your chest?
Paper lantern ghosts
Show you how to shine again

I talk in lists
Full of debts and plans
Measure days
By the traffic lights
Somewhere in the attic
Of this heavy head
There’s a cardboard crown
That still fits just right

You drew whole worlds
In the margin lines
Built your castles
Out of couch cushion thrones
Now your tongue is tied
By the grown-up words
But your eyes still turn
To the swing set bones

Paper lantern ghosts
Of the kid you were
Spinning through the hallway
Of your guarded heart
Bare feet on the couch
As the thunder rolled
You believed the dark
Could be torn apart
Can you hear that younger voice
Humming underneath your breath?
Paper lantern ghosts
Calling you to dream again

Last one out
From the cul-de-sac
Last wish thrown
At the railroad tracks
Every “please don’t grow”
You were too brave to hear
Comes back now
Like a choir of years

See the bedroom door
With the sticker frame
See the glow-in-the-dark sky
You gave a name
All those little stars
That you swore you’d chase
Flicker once
Then they flood your face

Paper lantern ghosts
Of the child you were
Burning down the fences
That you built with age
Bare feet in the dust
As the swing chains sing
Every push
Every fall
Felt like center stage
Can you feel that younger flame
Rising,
Running through your veins?
Paper lantern ghosts
Lighting up your life again

I’ll keep a chair
For the boy I missed
I’ll braid his name
Through your clenched-up fist
When the dark feels deep
And the days grow thin
Paper lantern ghosts
Lead you home again

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