[Intro: Soft acoustic guitar, light rain, distant piano] Yeah... Paper hearts... [Verse 1: Gentle melodic rap] I wrote your name on a paper heart Folded it twice, then I tore it apart Told myself I wouldn't feel a thing But I still hear your voice when the silence sings I keep your picture in a broken frame Every time I look, I forget my name Love ain't love when it cuts this deep But I still hold on while I'm losing sleep [Pre-Chorus: Soft build, 808s enter] And I know, and I know, and I know We were never meant to last But I go, and I go, and I go Back to the past [Chorus: Layered vocals, full beat] Paper hearts don't beat the same After all the fire and the rain I loved you hard, I loved you wrong Now I'm writin' sad songs all night long Paper hearts don't heal in time They just fold and fold until they're mine I gave you everything I had Now I'm just a ghost in a photograph [Verse 2: Melodic rap, slightly faster] I don't wanna talk, I just wanna feel Something that ain't fake, something that is real You said forever, then you walked away Now forever's just a word I can't say I mix the pain with the medicine Turn my room to a settlement Of all the things I never said And all the love that went to my head [Pre-Chorus: Build again] And I know, and I know, and I know We were never meant to last But I go, and I go, and I go Back to the past [Chorus: Full energy, layered harmonies] Paper hearts don't beat the same After all the fire and the rain I loved you hard, I loved you wrong Now I'm writin' sad songs all night long Paper hearts don't heal in time They just fold and fold until they're mine I gave you everything I had Now I'm just a ghost in a photograph [Bridge: Stripped back, piano only] Maybe one day I'll be okay Maybe one day I'll find my way But tonight I'm just a boy With a paper heart and a broken toy [Outro: Fading guitar, whispered] Paper hearts... Paper hearts... Yeah...
