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Paper Wings
Rock
Paper Wings was released on July 27, 2025 by 8162409 Records DK as a part of the album Icarus
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AlbumIcarus
Release DateJuly 27, 2025
Label8162409 Records DK
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrej Petrincik
Andrej Petrincik
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
3check
3check
Producer

Lyrics

'Cause paper wings BURN FIRST
I used to fold my fear like paper —
Tight corners, no room for failure.
Made wings outta lies and "I'm fine,"
Flew straight through red lights to waste time.
Thought pain was a test I could pass,
But I kept flinching when questions asked.
Said I'm strong — but I never healed.
Just learned how to cover and not to feel.
Built a sky just to float above it,
Held my breath every time you touched it.
Said I'd heal if I stayed in motion —
But fire spreads faster than emotion.
Burn — it starts beneath the skin.
Fire — can't tell where it ends or begins.
Fly — but the air don't carry truth.
Built these wings just to break through…
…but paper wings burn first.
You liked me best when I played brave —
When I smiled, stayed still, behaved.
But inside I was screaming in stop signs,
Writing escape plans in offline timelines.
You called it growth — I called it gaslight.
You saw "forgiveness," I saw fistfights.
Some days I don't know who's worse —
The ones who lit it or watched it burn first.
Burn — it starts beneath the skin.
Fire — can't tell where it ends or begins.
Fly — but the air don't carry truth.
Built these wings just to break through…
…but paper wings burn first.
Burn — I feel it in my bones.
Fire — all the pieces I disown.
Fly — into something I can't reverse.
Guess it hurts, yeah — but maybe it works...
'Cause paper wings burn first.
(Burn...)
…but paper wings…
Burn first.
Written by: Andrej Petrincik
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