Single · 2026
Paper Lantern
Shimmering synth-funk and soaring harmonies create a striking contrast with a song about holding on while everything changes.
Release details
- Release date
- June 25, 2026
- Length
- 3:44
- Label
- Axysyn Music
- Distribution
- DistroKid
- Status
- Available now
Metadata source: Official YouTube audio. Core release data verified.
Sound & vibe
Bright funk-pop staring straight into the dark.
A lively funk-pop groove, bright synthesizers, and layered chorus vocals keep the music airborne even as the lyric looks directly at impermanence. That tension is the hook: the production glows like the lantern itself while the vocal knows the light cannot stay forever.
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Official lyrics
Paper Lantern
Official artist lyric sheet
Verse 1
I fold the bills three times
Put the loose screws in a tin
Set the frame on the shelf
Somehow its tilted again
The drawer keeps catching
The plant leans toward the window pane
I patch the same small crack
But it opens up again
Pre-Chorus
I keep my hands on the frame
I keep my breath even
Every nail wants out
Every edge starts leaving
Chorus
I’m holding on
I’m holding on
While the whole thing burns
I’m holding on
I’m holding on
Paper lantern in the sky
(holding on)
(holding on)
Verse 2
My coffee goes cold
Before I can even finish
I watch the hot steam rise
As my cup is replenished
There's so much dust again
Coating all the picture frames
I brush away the grey
Before the memories start to fade
Prechorus
I keep my hands on the frame
I keep my breath even
Every nail wants out
Every edge starts leaving
Chorus
I’m holding on
I’m holding on
While the whole thing burns
I’m holding on
I’m holding on
Paper lantern in the sky
(holding on)
(holding on)
Bridge
I know the dark will win
And none of this will remain
The cold is coming for the room,
the stars and picture frames
But while we're both still here
Safe inside the fading light
Let's enjoy the pieces
Before they’re all swallowed by the night
Final Chorus
I’m holding on
I’m holding on
While the whole thing burns
I’m holding on
I’m holding on
Paper lantern sky
I’m holding on
I’m holding on
Watching the lantern drift away
(holding on)
(holding on)
Credits