⭐ TITLE: “Paper Lantern Heart” (piano + acoustic guitar, raw, fragile, honest) ⸻ 🎹 VERSE 1 You fold yourself small just to fit in the room, Humming old truths like a half-finished tune. Your shadow’s been carrying weight you outgrew, But I swear I still see the brightest part of you. Dust on your dreams like a shelf they forgot, But they’re right where you left them — they’re not lost, just caught. You say you’re too tired to light up the dark, But even a whisper can restart a spark. ⸻ 🌧️ PRE-CHORUS And you don’t need perfection, You just need a place to land. ⸻ ⭐ CHORUS You’re a paper lantern heart In a world that loves the flame — Still shining through the tears, Still glowing through the rain. If the night gets too heavy, I’ll hold the sky apart. You don’t have to burn to shine — You’re a paper lantern heart. ⸻ 🎹 VERSE 2 You laugh like you’re scared someone else might hear, But that’s how the brave sound when they fight through their fear. You say you feel late to your own story’s start, But time doesn’t matter when you lead with your heart. Those cracks that you hide are the lines of a map, And they point to the places you find your way back. So when you unravel, don’t think that you’re torn — Some things fall open before they transform. ⸻ 🌧️ PRE-CHORUS 2 You don’t need to be fearless, You just need another hand. ⸻ ⭐ CHORUS You’re a paper lantern heart In a world that loves the flame — Still shining through the tears, Still glowing through the rain. If the night gets too heavy, I’ll hold the sky apart. You don’t have to burn to shine — You’re a paper lantern heart. ⸻ 💔 BRIDGE (unplugged rawness) If you’re breaking, break with me, If you’re shaking, I will be Right beside you, quietly — ‘Til you breathe again… and believe again. ⸻ ⭐ FINAL CHORUS (soft, intimate) You’re a paper lantern heart In a storm that wants the fire — But your gentle little glow Is the light that lifts me higher. If the world feels too heavy, I’ll keep the tear-lines sharp — You don’t have to burn to shine… You’re a paper lantern heart. Outro (whisper): “Still glowing.”
