FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
GRAMMY Awards®
Kris Angelis
"PAPER PLANES"
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, base, 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