Cover art for Paper Flowers (Originals) by Alicia Keys

Paper Flowers (Originals)

Alicia Keys
Track 12 on KEYS 

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Dec. 10, 20211 viewer

Paper Flowers (Originals) Lyrics

[Verse 1: Alicia Keys]
Somebody never told me there's a last time for everything
Even a landslide is an opening
Turning metal into gold, silver lining
Somebody never told me

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
Paper flowers don't die
But neither do they live, like you and I
Lightning never striking twice is a lie
Like good things coming when you wait
To tell the truth, I gotta say
I don't believe in yesterday
I don't wanna live forever, anyway
For a momеnt that was never herе to stay
Forget about tomorrow
For just today

[Verse 2: Brandi Carlile]
Somebody never told me there's a first time for everything
It's a free fall, discovering
On the day you get that call and the waiting is over
It all changes in the blink of an eye

[Chorus: Both, Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile]
Paper flowers don't die
But neither do they live, like you and I
Lightning never striking twice is a lie
Like good things coming when you wait
To tell the truth, I gotta say
I don't believe in yesterday
I don't wanna live forever, anyway
For a moment that was never here to stay
Forget about tomorrow (Forget about tomorrow)
Just for today
Forget about tomorrow
Just for today (Just for today)
Ah
Just for today

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In this song, Alicia describes the end of her relationship to be like Paper Flowers, which don’t last forever, just like most relationships.

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December 10, 2021
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