My Paper Sky

(Douglas Butler)

An uplifting anthem of escape and imagination with an immediately memorable, chant-like chorus ("This is my paper sky"). The lyric translates the joy of finding peace in a story into a cathartic, high-energy hook. Excellent for Indie Pop, Uplifting Pop/Rock, or Anthemic Festival tracks.

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[Verse 1] I slip between the pages like a tide, Ink like stars is pulling me inside. A velvet place, a quiet room to hide— No noise, no weight, just drifting with the tide. [Chorus] (big, chant-like) This is my paper sky— Stories sail, and troubles fly. Lift me up where the world feels light, I’m safe in my paper sky. [Verse 2] There’s a chair beneath a golden beam, It hums my name in the hush of a dream. Clouds mark time in an afternoon spell, Every cover hides a world where wonder dwells. [Chorus] (repeat, with harmonies) This is my paper sky— Stories sail, and troubles fly. Lift me up where the world feels light, I’m safe in my paper sky. [Bridge] (builds, with handclaps / layered voices) Leather spines and whispers old, Folded XXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX X XXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XX XX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XX XX XXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XX XX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XX XX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX X XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXX

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