Peaceful paper folding

Verse 1

White sheets

Stiff and cold

I fold the corners down

The fibers snap like winter twigs

Flattened

Creased

Held

Silence in the pulp

Chorus

Grain and weight

Grain and weight

Watermarks under the bulb

A heavy bond

A heavy bond

Wait for the ink to bleed

Verse 2

Ripped edges

Frayed

Gray linen scraps

Dust in the sunlight

Sifting through the stack

Tossing

Turning

Tracing

Rough ridges on my thumb

Dull gray

Dull gray

Woven tight and dry

Chorus

Grain and weight

Grain and weight

Watermarks under the bulb

A heavy bond

A heavy bond

Wait for the ink to bleed

Bridge

Tear it slow

Tear it fast

Tear it all away

Stacking the reams

Counting the piles

Losing the count

Sharp cuts

Thin skin

Burning red

Chorus

Grain and weight

Grain and weight

Watermarks under the bulb

A heavy bond

A heavy bond

Wait for the ink to bleed

Outro

Scattered

Piled

Folded

Gone

Gone

Gone