[Intro – spoken, minimal instruments] Fold my fears into paper boats Let ‘em drift where the river goes [Verse 1 – spoken/rap, reggae bounce light] Currents hum like a song I know But I lost the words a long time ago Sun comes up in a lazy frame Sky paints over the doubt and shame Guess the tide doesn’t need my name To tell it where it’s runnin’ to [ melodic lift, no reggae] And I… I don’t wanna fight the flow I’m learning how to let it go [pre hook build– full alt-pop overdrive] I’m just floatin’ on See where the tide might go Fold my doubts into Paper boats I’ll never row The stream knows more than I do Yeah, the stream knows more than I do [Hook. last word stretched out over a bassline] Fold my fears into paper boats Let ‘em drift where the river goes Fold my fears into paper boats Let ‘em drift where the river goes [musical interlude] [Verse 2 – melodic/spoken blend, reggae bounce light] Every bend feels a little strange Like the rules went and rearranged But the banks never call my name They just watch while the water moves Got no map, got no time to keep Just the hum of the river’s deep And it’s louder than all my dreams But softer than the morning news [ melodic lift, no reggae] And I… I don’t wanna fight the flow I’m learning how to let it go [pre hook build– full alt-pop overdrive] I’m just floatin’ on See where the tide might go Fold my doubts into Paper boats I’ll never row The stream knows more than I do Yeah, the stream knows more than I do [Hook. last word stretched out over a bassline] Fold my fears into paper boats Let ‘em drift where the river goes Fold my fears into paper boats Let ‘em drift where the river goes [musical interlude] [Bridge – stripped back, intimate spoken] Maybe we’re all just drifting Waiting for the wind to spin us round And maybe we’re all just listening For the moment we run aground [biggest energy, full alt-pop overdrive] I’m just floatin’ on See where the tide might go Fold my doubts into Paper boats I’ll never row The stream knows more than I do Yeah, the stream knows more than I do [Hook last word stretched out over a bassline] Fold my fears into paper boats Let ‘em drift where the river goes Fold my fears into paper boats Let ‘em drift where the river goes
