The Lamms â Paradise Fading
Verses
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Chorus
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Verse 1
I can see it in your eye boy
You just won t let it lie
Your fighting for survival in this-
Cage you call your life
It took this long to realise that-
Something ain t quite right
They took your chance of paradise
And now it s time to fight
Think about your freedom and the-
Things you call your dreams
You make this thing called money, but the-
Money is the means
I ask you what you do boy and you-
Talk of 9 to 5
I ask you what you are man and you-
Say barely aliveâ¦
Chorus
You can t seem to let it lie
You won t let it pass on by
You won t lay down and die â¦
Verse 2
I can see it in your eye boy that you-
Clearly live to work
Time can slip away from you and-
Darkness starts to lurk
Your hands they feel like tools in a-
Factory production
Your mind is caught behind the bars of-
Consumer seduction
I know what youâre thinking boy, you ve-
Got it all worked out
Your looking back in anger with a-
Scream and shout
Go about your business boy, and-
Please never look back
Cos you will see a broken trail-
Upon this beaten trackâ¦
Chorus
Verse 3
Take a leaf from those you mock and-
Open up your mind
Peace can come in many forms-
Along the daily grind
A hundred million moments pass you-
By with every blink
Time can slip away from us-
Before we get to think
I know you think about the fact these-
Moments slip away
I see in you and everyone a-
Chance to seize the day
Take your glass and fill it up if-
It is nearly empty
Take a chance and fill it to the-
Brim with something tempting
Chorus
You ll soon learn to let it lie
You ll grab it when it passes by
These things make up your life
You won t lay down and die
(Cotson 2012)