| Coldplay – Paradise Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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First of all, love this song. so much. as a piece of music, it's simply gorgeous and very creative. As for the lyrics. There are few. It's a simple message. At first lesson, I went for the idea that it's about a girl who isn't young anymore, but old either. Probably early 20s, and life is more difficult than she thought it would be (when she was just a girl, she expected the world, but it flew away from her reach). The line "she ran away in her sleep" is what tears me. At first I assumed it just her going to sleep and dreaming. But... maybe she killed herself? Maybe Paradise is heaven? Coldplay has been known to make religious references in songs. And in the chorus of "para-para-paradise", the background singers seem very angelic. BUT... then as the song goes on (life goes on, gets so heavy, the wheel breaks the butterfly) that makes me think that she is still going on with life, but dreaming of a better world (Paradise). And the last main lyric "I know the sun's set to rise" makes me think she has hope in her future. |
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