[Verse 1] You had a way of deciding what I was Before I ever thought to disagree There’s a kind of quiet in becoming useful That feels a lot like certainty I was the paper You worked without a second thought A crane, a box, whatever fit the moment And I held the shape because it didn’t fall apart
[Pre-Chorus] But origami has a memory It doesn’t let you start again The crease stays No matter how you turn it in your hands
[Chorus] Origami Same sheet, a different shape each time Origami I’ve been bent into more than I can name You can see it in the lines Every self I let define me Origami I’m unfolding now For real this time
[Verse 2] One made me smaller—easier to hold All the sharp edges folded out of view Another needed something wide and open So I learned how to disappear into that too If you look closely, it’s all still there Every line a place I gave in I don’t resent the shapes I carried then They were honest in the state I was in
[Pre-Chorus] But origami has a truth to it The paper was never theirs The crease stays But the next move is yours to bear
[Chorus] Origami Same sheet, a different shape each time Origami I’ve been bent into more than I can name You can see it in the lines Every self I let define me Origami I’m unfolding now For real this time
[Bridge – low, grounded] I’m not trying to undo it all That kind of clean doesn’t exist I just want to know, when I fold again It won’t be out of habit The lines don’t fade I’ve made peace with that They’re what’s left of every version That knew how to adapt
[Final Chorus – restrained lift] Origami Same sheet, but I see it now Origami Every shape is still a part of me What I’ve been is in the lines But what comes next is finally mine Origami Still here Still choosing how
[Outro – quiet, certain] Lay it flat Let it be exactly what it is … Then decide What’s worth folding into this