“Paper Planes” is the 11th track on Nathan Evans' second studio album, 1994, released alongside the album on November 8, 2024.
Nathan wrote the song after re-listening to an audio diary from August 18, 2020 — the darkest point in his life. Just a few months later, in December 2020, he released “Wel...
[Intro]
A mental diary, 18th of August, 2020;
I'm fucking... so... just done, man. If there wasn't people fucking nearby I could start crying. Easy. There's like tears right there man, ready to go...
[Verse 1]
I'm sitting in the midland's sky praying for a change
My teardrops keep on falling just like the pouring rain
I didn't know it then but I was in my darkest days
So I write my dreams on paper planes and let them fly away
[Chorus]
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah"
I wish I knew that heavy hearts maxed credit cards will go away
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah"
Thank God I knew when life gets hard I'll wear the scars of yesterday
I'll write my dreams on paper planes
Send them up, up and away
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah" it's okay
It's all gonna be okay
[Verse 2]
My mind is like a wrecking ball, destruction in its way
And I've been working fourteen hours for just as many days
My brother sees my crying, but it's not that kind of pain
So I write my dreams on paper planes and let them fly away
[Chorus]
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah"
I wish I knew that heavy hearts, maxed credit cards will go away
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah"
Thank God I knew when life gets hard I'll wear the scars of yesterday
I'll write my dreams on paper planes
Send them up, up and away
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah" it's okay
It's all gonna be okay
[Interlude]
And... I just... Life man...
What the fuck?
I feel just mentally and emotionally drained to fuck... And holding it in is taking its toll...
[Chorus]
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah"
I wish I knew that heavy hearts, maxed credit cards will go away
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah"
Thank God I knew when life gets hard I'll wear the scars of yesterday
I'll write my dreams on paper planes
Send them up, up and away
Singing "Oh, Hallelujah" it's okay
It's all gonna be okay
Paper Planes was written by Nathan Evans & Stevie Jukes & Alan Jukes & Lewis Gardiner.
Paper Planes was produced by Lewis Gardiner.
Nathan Evans released Paper Planes on Fri Nov 08 2024.