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GRAMMY Awards®

Kris Angelis

"PAPER PLANES"

BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE

My dad was a flight nurse for the Air Force. He would go into combat zones to pick up and take care of injured soldiers, and he was a hospice nurse in his civilian job. He was always so positive and could make friends with anyone.  A few years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He's still here but has changed a lot. I wrote "Paper Planes" to tell him that it's all alright and he still matters. He really only has the present moment, so we try to make it joyful and even if he sometimes doesn't know who I am, we know we love each other, and worrying about anything else is just a Damn Shame, Waste, which is what I called the album full of my most empowering songs yet.

Produced and engineered by Billy Lefler  
Mixed by Billy Lefler
Mastered by Hans DeKline  
Additional Engineering by Caleb Conner

Guitar and vocals by Kris Angelis

Piano, bass, percussion, and drums by Billy Lefler

Fiddle and Mandolin by Jeb Bows (Gregory Alan Isakov)

 

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PAPER PLANES LYRICS by Kris Angelis

It’s ok if I have to say some things again 

You speak a different way these days but I know I can depend 

I like watching the same movies and hearing the same jokes 

So you just go right on ahead underneath the old live oak 

 

You were always seeing the good in  simple things 

You used to soar across the sky on million dollar wings 

Somewhere along the way you looked and couldn’t read the map 

The corners started curling in 

Don’t you worry about that 

 

It’s ok if you put things in a different  place 

It’s ok if you forget my name and remember my face 

You know that you love me and I want you to stay 

And worrying about anything else is just a damn shame waste 

 

You are always seeing the good in simple things 

You used to soar across the sky on million dollar wings 

Somewhere along the way you looked and couldn’t read the map 

The corners started curling in 

Don’t you worry about that 

We’ll walk along the paths you know 

The folds in Mother Earth 

Look at all the lives you saved if you’re questioning your worth 

The love you have for everyone's still running through your veins 

You’re everything you’ve always been 

You’re just flying paper planes 

You’re everything you’ve always been 

You’re just flying paper planes 

 

I’m glad you’re feeling good today 

The stormy clouds have gone away 

The sun is out, no more rain 

And you’re flying paper planes