(Intro - 0:00-0:30) (Clean, reverb-drenched electric guitar picking a melancholic arpeggio. Light shaker percussion enters after 4 bars, followed by a warm, melodic bass.) (Verse 1) [Production: Molli’s voice is dry, intimate, and right in the front of the mix. Very clear articulation.] You drew a map on a napkin in the bar Said we could drive, said we’d go far But the ink bled out when the glass tipped over Now we’re just rust on a four-leaf clover. I packed a bag with nothing inside Just a little bit of ego and a whole lot of pride. (Chorus) [Production: Slow swell of synthesizers underneath the guitar. Drums enter with a slow, heavy tom-tom beat.] And promises are paper thin When the rain starts getting in I’m trying to hold the pieces down But we’re blowing all over this ghost town. Yeah, we’re scattering around. (Verse 2) [Production: Drums establish a steady groove. Electric guitar adds small melodic flourishes between vocal lines.] I saw you staring at the highway line Looking for a sign that was never mine The radio plays the same old song About a girl who knew where she belonged. But I’m just a tourist in your grand design Waiting for the stars to finally align. (Chorus) [Production: Harmony vocals added. The synth pad gets louder and wider.] And promises are paper thin When the rain starts getting in I’m trying to hold the pieces down But we’re blowing all over this ghost town. (Guitar Solo) [Production: Bluesy, distorted guitar solo, emotive and soaring. It builds in intensity, moving from low notes to high bends.] (Bridge) [Production: Everything drops out except a muted guitar strum.] If I glue it back together Will it hold in this weather? If I tape it to the wall Will it catch me when I fall? (Drums crescendo) (Chorus) [Production: Full band, crashing cymbals, emotional peak vocals.] Because promises are paper thin! When the rain starts getting in! I’m trying to hold the pieces down But we’re blowing all over this ghost town. (Outro) [Production: Instruments fade out one by one, leaving only the clean guitar from the intro playing the riff slowly.] Paper thin. So thin. Paper thin.
