[Verse 1] I found a map in my jacket No name, just a fold in the page It pointed past the dry canal To a yard with a rusted cage A boy was carving thunder On a plank with a bent-up nail He said, "If you want a new world You gotta build it out of scraps" [Pre-Chorus] So I took that line And I crossed it Hand to the flame I tossed it Something small Turned wild in my chest [Chorus] Paper dragon, take me high Paper dragon, stay alive Paper dragon, shake the sky Burn bright, burn bright Paper dragon, take me high Paper dragon, stay alive Paper dragon, shake the sky Burn bright tonight [Verse 2] We tied up coins and ribbon To the tail with a broken string Ran it down through the orchard Till the whole town heard it sing Old dogs barked at the roofing Kids came out with their lunchbox crowns Even the man at the corner Looked up when it started down [Pre-Chorus] So I took that line And I crossed it Hand to the flame I tossed it Something small Turned wild in my chest [Chorus] Paper dragon, take me high Paper dragon, stay alive Paper dragon, shake the sky Burn bright, burn bright Paper dragon, take me high Paper dragon, stay alive Paper dragon, shake the sky Burn bright tonight [Bridge] If it tears, let it tear If it falls, let it fall Every brave little thing Starts fragile, that's all [Final Chorus] Paper dragon, take me high Paper dragon, stay alive Paper dragon, shake the sky Burn bright, burn bright Paper dragon, take me high Paper dragon, stay alive Paper dragon, shake the sky Burn bright tonight
