Lauren Mack - Paper Cranes - original

This song is in open D tuning. And it's legitimately about a paper crane. It's on my desk, actually.

"I check my mailbox every day
To see if anything's been postmarked my way
And it's no consolation that I see you in constellations
And the stars shine so much brighter out here

It's better this way
Or so you say

I've got one paper crane,
Somewhere in the folds, you wrote my name
No it's not the same
Since the day you said:
"it's better this way"
And I'd make a thousand more
If it meant one day
I could close my eyes and count to ten
To wish myself back in your arms again
Back in your arms again

I'm watching the edges smolder
I'm only getting older
I'd rather burn white, hot, fast
Than dim and fade to black
One, four, three
Blinks the lighthouse out at sea
Hey, it's good to know
That something out there still loves me

It's better this way
Or so you say

I've got one paper crane
Somewhere in the folds, you wrote my name
No it's just not the same
Since the day you said:
"It's better this way"
And I'd make a thousand more
If it meant one day, I could close my eyes
And count to ten to wish myself
Back in your arms again
Back in your arms again

I can put the best words in the best order
I can say so much in volumes shorter
But no one would listen
If my gold didn't glisten
So I'll just keep shining on, and on
and on, and on, and on

It's better this way
Or so you say

And I've got one paper crane
Somewhere in the folds, you wrote my name
Oh no it's just not the same since that day
You said, "it's better this way"
And I'd make ten thousand more
If it meant one day, I could close my eyes
And count to ten to wish myself
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again

Yeah I'd make ten thousand more
Oh, I'd make ten thousand more

Paper cranes and aeroplanes
Couldn't fly me from this mess
I know I wasn't perfect-
But lord, I tried my best
I have one paper crane to show,
I have nine-hundred and ninety nine
More paper cranes to go
More paper cranes to go
More paper cranes"

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• girls
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• amherst

[Hanahakk]

Wow, that was a really beautiful song. I deeply respect you right now.

(Any chance it will be an mp3/on an album sometime?)

[lamack09]

@Hanahakk It is! I have Demo CDs! No iTunes (...yet!), but I can provide CDs if they're in demand.

[sailorperception]

I absolutely love the lyrics for this one. I have run out of awesome words. but I will continue to try to stress how absolutely fantastic you are and how addicted I am.

[sailorperception]

@lamack09

YOU JUST SAID. THAT I CAN GET A CD? REALLLYYY?

please please please.

THIS IS ME DEMANDINGGG!!!

please. you have no idea how much I want one.

pleaaase!!!

[nosna15]

okay so i've watched a few of your songs now and i'm convinced you're really really good! great job