Paradise City
Guns and Roses & Aerosmith Lyrics
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Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home (oh won't you please take me home)
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home (oh won't you please take me home)
Just a urchin livin' under the street
I'm your charity case so buy me something to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line
Rags to riches or so they say
Ya gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
You know it's all a gamble when it's just a game
Ya treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doin' the time
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home
Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
Tell me who you're gonna believe
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home, yeah yeah
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
Captain America's been torn apart
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He said "turn me around and take me back to the start"
I must be losing my mind "are you blind?"
I've seen it all a million times
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home
I wanna go, I wanna go
Oh won't you please take me home
I wanna see how good it can be
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home
Take me down, lead me 'round
Oh won't you please take me home
I wanna see, what a woman can be
I want to take you home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh won't you please take me home
I wanna go, I wanna know
Oh won't you please take me home, yeah baby
"Paradise City" is a song about the desire to live the good life in a place where everything is perfect. It expresses the wish to go to a place, that is called Paradise City, where the grass is green, the girls are pretty, and everything is smooth and enjoyable. The first verse shows a sense of desperation, with the idea of a hard-to-beat person living on the streets being sustained by someone else's charity. This verse seems to emphasize the significance of life's challenges and how hard it is to succeed in such an aggressive and competitive environment.
The second verse is about the constant pursuit of success and reaching the top. It conveys the message of how people ought to keep pushing themselves to gain fame and fortune, even when it is a risk or a gamble. The lyrics suggest how people are always gambling with their future while trying to make it big. The chorus then repeats the desire to be taken to Paradise City, where everything is perfect and enjoyable, and where one would feel at home.
The third part of the song symbolizes a darker tone, mentioning imprisonment in the gas chamber, and how smoking may be the cause of the illness. This section emphasizes the possibility of experiencing great pain and dangers in life. The final two parts of the song mention Captain America and how he is torn apart and is now a court jester with a broken heart. It represents how the world views people who fail and bring themselves down to a lower class. It's asking why can't we go back to the beginning and start again. The final verse is a plea for someone to take the singer home, where they feel safe, and where they can experience the good life. The constant repetition of the chorus and the verses make the song an unforgettable one, with catchy and almost addictive melodies.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me down to the paradise city
I want to go to a place where life is good
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
I want to be in a beautiful place where women are attractive
Take me home (oh won't you please take me home)
I want to be in a comfortable, familiar environment
Just a urchin livin' under the street
I am a poor person living on the street
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I am a tough, resilient person
I'm your charity case so buy me something to eat
I am asking for help, please buy me food
I'll pay you at another time
I will pay you back later
Take it to the end of the line
Wait for me at the end of the street
Rags to riches or so they say
It is said that someone can go from poor to rich
Ya gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
You have to work hard to become successful and famous
You know it's all a gamble when it's just a game
Success is not guaranteed, it is like a game of chance
Ya treat it like a capital crime
Many people take success very seriously, like a crime
Everybody's doin' the time
Everybody is working hard to succeed
Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
I am in a dangerous, life-threatening situation
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
I am confused and do not know how I ended up in this situation
The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
I am in a dangerous environment where breathing is dangerous
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
I want to smoke a cigarette, but I cannot see
Tell me who you're gonna believe
Who can you trust or believe in this situation?
Captain America's been torn apart
A beloved national symbol has been broken
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
His spirit is broken and he is now just an entertainer
He said "turn me around and take me back to the start"
He wants to go back to the beginning, to a time when things were better
I must be losing my mind "are you blind?"
I am losing my sanity and questioning if others can see it
I've seen it all a million times
I have witnessed and experienced many difficult situations
I wanna go, I wanna know
I want to experience something new and learn
Oh won't you please take me home, yeah baby
Please help me return to my safe, familiar environment
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, SUSSMAN & ASSOCIATES
Written by: Hudson Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, W. Axl Rose
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Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home (Oh, won't you please take me home)
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home (Oh, won't you please take me home)
Just a' urchin livin' under the street
c'mon
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case
So buy me somethin' to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line
Ragz to richez or so they say
You gotta - keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
You know it
It's all a gamble
When it's just a game
You treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doin' their time
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Yeah yeah
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
The surgeon general say's it's hazardous to breathe
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
Tell me who ya gonna believe
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Yeah yeah
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Yeah
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
Captain America's been torn apart
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He said -
Turn me around and take me back to the start
I must be losin' my mind - "Are you blind?"
I've seen it all a million times
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Yeah yeah
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Yeah yeah
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Oh
I wanna go
I wanna know
Oh, won't you please take me home
I wanna see
Oh, look at me
Oh, won't you please take me home
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Take me down
Oh yeah
Beat me down
Oh, won't you please take me home
I wanna see
Oh, look at me
Oh, won't you please take me home
I wanna see
Boy, I'm gonna be mean
Oh, oh take me home
Take me down
To the Paradise City
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home
Yeah
I wanna go
I wanna know
Oh, won't you please take me home
Baby
@poujik2021
80s: Take me down to the paradise city
2020: Take me back to 80s
@onnleviofficial
Aids
@DougieDoodle
ontheway Gloryholes
@Platt224
Ok boomer
@aanon3964
@@Platt224 boomer menace strikes agajn
@tomasalves3496
It was 40 years ago, get over it...
@beautifulprogram5317
Don’t worry guys, the 80s will be back in 60 years
@davidwhitehouse3243
yeah & next time without thatcher, reagan, aids & duran duran lol
@onlyasithdealsinabsolutesd6526
or maybe not
@johncandy6774
@@fireyt6327 seriously ? I'm pretty sure nobody get it before you iluminated us it your infinite knowledge... 😜