Paper Wings | Track 11-14 | 1963

[Intro – Gentle Lift] (Acoustic guitar picking in open tuning. Light tambourine shimmer. A soft Mellotron flute floats in like morning air.) [Verse 1] Folded dreams in an old shoebox, Carried them down to the stream. Watched them drift with the paper boats, Whispered each one a dream. [Verse 2] Sky turns gold and the daylight sings, Hearts are light on paper wings. All the weight that we thought was pain, Floats away like rain. [Chorus] Paper wings, don’t tear tonight, Fly me through the fading light. If I fall, I’ll still be free — On paper wings, believe in me. [Verse 3] The past is small when you rise above, Carried by the hands of love. Don’t look down, just let it spin — The wind knows where you’ve been. [Bridge – Wordless Harmony / “Ahhh” Section] (Three-part harmony “ahhh” line layered with gentle Mellotron strings. Bass enters lightly halfway through, then drops out again.) [Final Chorus + Outro] Paper wings, you’re all I need, Lift me up where the sky can breathe. If I fall, then let me be — A part of everything I see. (Outro fades on repeating “ahhh” vocal harmonies and soft flute drone.)