Paper Dragon (Art-Pop Ballad)

[Verse 1] Late night at the scholar’s desk Candles gutter Wax like tears One blank sheet Edges frayed Smelling faintly of old years Smudged ink pool in the corner Won’t quite dry It shivers Breathes Lines crawl out like living fibers Curling into careful seams [Chorus] Paper dragon Unfolding from a single thought Every crease a quiet secret Every scale a scribbled doubt Paper dragon Bending space above my head Castle-sized and still unfolding From one fragile Trembling thread [Verse 2] Stairways folding into ceilings Windows opening to the floor Tables tilt and spill their pages Back into its growing form Columns curve into a circle Hallways loop and never land I lose track of where I’m standing Footsteps walking on my hands [Chorus] Paper dragon Unfolding from a single thought Every crease a quiet secret Every scale a scribbled doubt Paper dragon Bending space above my head Castle-sized and still unfolding From one fragile Trembling thread [Bridge] Ink is dripping from its whiskers (oh) Spelling names I used to be Rooms reflect inside its pupils Tiny desks And one is me Which side of the parchment am I Folded in your careful plan? Are you just a passing daydream Or the one who drew my hands? [Chorus] Paper dragon Unfolding from a single thought Every crease a quiet secret Every scale a scribbled doubt Paper dragon Floating over crooked rooms Turn this page and I am nowhere Turn it back—I’m folded too