[Verse 1] I cleared a shelf today Found a shoe box of me Blue pencil, bent toy car Three broken keys on a string Names I wrote on pages Then crossed out by the edge A paper sun, a clay hand A year still in the lead [Pre-Chorus] I held that old light Like a coin in my palm It was small, it was mine And it stayed so calm [Chorus] Let it go, let it go I made room, I let it go Still, my hand knows the shape Still, my hand knows the shape Of the years in the paper Of the years in the paper [Verse 2] Notebooks with the corners Worn soft from being held Margins full of tiny wars And secret ways I spelled A girl with big round eyes In ink that ran a little A list of things I wanted Folded neat, then brittle [Pre-Chorus] I threw away the cartons Watched the dust go thin But every page I opened Had a door within [Chorus] Let it go, let it go I made room, I let it go Still, my hand knows the shape Still, my hand knows the shape Of the years in the paper Of the years in the paper [Bridge] I am not that kid But I am not apart There’s graphite in my pockets There’s a map inside my heart The box was only cardboard The names were only ink Still something in me flinched When I leaned and let it sink [Chorus] Let it go, let it go I made room, I let it go Still, my hand knows the shape Still, my hand knows the shape Of the years in the paper Of the years in the paper [Outro] The floor is clear now The room can breathe But somewhere in me That archive stays with me Not a lesson Not a ghost Just a door I closed And a hand that knows
