[Verse 1]
He was paradise like the mist of an ocean breeze at sea, he prayed
As his chains had pulled him to heaven I cried, day and night, Iâd close my eyes
And his arms I would remain til I expired, but clocks expire and I awake
Over me is where I belong, as the rain washed the peace that Iâd known away
And it changed me, is chaos mean to shape me
Broken Down
[Chorus 1]
I loved that man to death and when God laid him to rest
The fire died inside me, frosted over my chest
And it changed me deep inside, frozen tears fall from my eyes
I gave into the darkness after he went to the light
And sometimes in this life I see it all go
And though broken inside I make sure that I know
Nothing bad will last forever even though
I lost my paradise.
[Verse 2]
After paradise, I roamed aimless in my mind alone, disowned
I tried to let my mind speak freely, And though told to be myself, they wanted something else
At times I had been played the fool, thought I broke the rules, but if I play I lose, so really whatâs the use
To send my heart to test the waters, and not recover, so I put up my walls, and to think I thought
The world was getting drier, as the water rose higher, I drowned
[Chorus 2]
and so I gave up on the world because the world gave up on me
I had nowhere to go, at least thatâs how it seemed
And when my sorrow had run dry, with no more tears for me to cry
I built a wall around me so, no pain could get inside
And sometimes in this life I see it all go
And though broken inside I make sure that I know
Nothing bad will last forever even though
I lost my paradise.
[Verse 3]
Newfound paradise, like a soft smile on a babyâs face, my heart and my mindâs an open space
And amid the emptiness a melody, called out and to me, it was exactly what I needed
And then I found love within my strings, now the pain of my past moves hearts as I rise to sing
My music came to be, the reason for my quest for peace, my heart plays symphonies, now
My life has been renewed, and I will see through, clearer skies
[Chorus 3]
And when the light shone through the haze, I felt my darker days
Quickly recede behind me, and that is where theyâd stay
And soon followed the peace, existing through the least
Likely of the avenues, now I feel so relieved
[Outro]
And sometimes in this life I see it all go
And though broken inside I make sure that I know
Nothing bad will last forever even though
I lost my paradise.