[Verse 1] I found a box in the hall Full of paper cranes Blue ink names on their wings Folded by the rain Your note said, “Take one more” If the room feels bare So I set one on the sill And one up on the stair [Pre-Chorus] Funny how small things move Like a light in your chest One tiny fold at a time Till the heavy lets [Chorus] Paper cranes Paper cranes Lift me up again Paper cranes Paper cranes Teach my hands to mend (teach my hands to mend) [Verse 2] Now the kettle clicks on In that chipped white cup Sun hits the tape on the floor Pulling old dust up I keep your box by the sink Where the towels hang low Every shape is a little yes That I still know [Pre-Chorus] Funny how small things move Like a light in your chest One tiny fold at a time Till the heavy lets [Chorus] Paper cranes Paper cranes Lift me up again Paper cranes Paper cranes Teach my hands to mend (teach my hands to mend) [Bridge] If the wind comes rough If the doors all shake I’ll make a thousand more Till the whole frame takes One for the leaving One for the stay One for the ache That won’t go away [Final Chorus] Paper cranes Paper cranes Lift me up again Paper cranes Paper cranes Teach my hands to mend Paper cranes Paper cranes I can start again (paper cranes)
