Name: Paper Wings
Duration: P00H03M32S
Description: Written the day Prince died, about the fleeting nature of life

Paper Wings

from Ordinary Love by Ellis Delaney

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Written the day Prince died, about the fleeting nature of life

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Paper Wings (E. Delaney)

I woke up with the weight of the world in my heart
So I went outside to sit on the ground
The day had clouds and sun and rain
And all the stars were falling down

You and I were born in a world of light
And we live in the shadow of grief
How fast the ride can seem slow at times
When we’re carried on our paper wings

Love, I met you in the first of spring
I loved you in the fall
But in the winter’s frosty breath
I couldn’t feel you at all

I looked and waited for centuries
Feeling like I was alone
Today I see that you are here
That you have never been gone

Love, oh love, how you come and go
Like breath, like a beating heart
I wish that I could hold on to you
But that’s not the way things are

You and I were born in a world of light
And we live in the shadow of grief
How fast the ride can seem slow at times
When we’re carried on our paper wings

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from Ordinary Love, released June 5, 2020
Music and lyrics by Ellis Delaney
Delaney Street Music
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Uplifting and wise folk/Americana that will uplift you and soothe your broken heart!

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