All members of the band are originally from the Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The lead singer of MAGIC!, Nasri, had been working with and writing songs for different pop acts prior to the start of the band. He had met Mark Pelli in the studio and within a week they had written the song "Don't Judge Me" for Chris Brown. Nasri described the chemistry between himself and Pelli as "different than writing chemistry, it was more artistic." A few weeks later, while Mark played a reggae tune on the guitar, Nasri suggested to start a band like "modern-day Police. 2012
Paradise
Magic! Lyrics
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Heard about a little mermaid cast away (cast away)
Saw a little bitty fin and started swimming (swimming)
She disappeared with the sunlight once again (once again)
He prayed unto his father
As his lungs filled up with water
Can I come play with you under the tide? (I want to go)
I want to swim inside your ocean eyes (I want to go)
Oh won't you take me to your paradise?
When he woke up on the dry and he saw visions (visions)
Of a life with a mermaid cast away (what a life, what a life it would be)
Couldn't tell if it was love or just impatience (patience)
Headed back with the black sand against the waves (against the waves)
And there she wasn't cut up
And with all his strength he called her
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I want to go)
Can I come play with you under the tide? (I want to go)
I want to swim inside your ocean eyes (I want to go)
Oh won't you take me to your paradise?
Please don't drift away
Please don't drift away
Please don't drift away
Please don't drift away
Please don't drift away
Please don't drift away
So take me, oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I want to go)
Can I come play with you under the tide? (I want to go)
I want to swim inside your ocean eyes (I want to go)
Oh won't you take me to your paradise?
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I want to go)
I've got to be with you under the white (I want to go)
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I want to go)
I've got to be with you
I've got to be with you
(I want to go)
(I want to go)
Paradise, paradise, paradise, paradise (I want to go)
Paradise, paradise, paradise, paradise
Paradise, paradise, paradise, paradise
Paradise, paradise, paradise, paradise
In "Paradise" by MAGIC!, the lyrics tell the story of a boy who longs for escape, adventure, and ultimately love. The lonely boy discovers a mermaid who has been cast away and is immediately enamored by her. He sees her little fin and begins to swim towards her, but she disappears as the sunlight fades. The boy then prays to his father as he begins to drown, pleading to be taken to paradise.
However, when the boy wakes up on dry land, he remains fixated on the mermaid and heads back towards the shore, battling against the waves. When he reaches her, he realizes that he does not want to be separated from her and begs her to take him to her paradise. The song's chorus repeats this plea, as the boy desperately seeks to escape his ordinary life and find a new one with the mermaid in her paradise under the sea.
The song speaks to the universal human desire for escape, for the unknown, and for the possibility of love. It blends the fantastical with the human, offering a narrative that is both grounded in reality and full of magic, all brought to life through the imagery and emotion conjured up by the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Once upon a time a lonely boy with vision
The song tells a story of a lonely boy with an imagination.
Heard about a little mermaid cast away
He learns of a story about a mermaid who is lost and longs to meet her.
Saw a little bitty fin and started swimming
The boy sees a mermaid's fin and decides to swim towards her.
She disappeared with the sunlight once again
As the sun sets, the mermaid disappears from sight yet again.
He prayed unto his father
The boy prays to his father for help in finding the mermaid.
As his lungs filled up with water
He begins to struggle for air while swimming and running out of breath.
Oh won't you take me to your paradise?
The boy longs to know the mermaid's world, a place he describes as a paradise.
Can I come play with you under the tide?
He asks to join the mermaid to swim and play together under the tide.
I want to swim inside your ocean eyes
The boy longs to see the world through the mermaid's eyes.
When he woke up on the dry and he saw visions
The boy wakes up to a new day and begins to dream of his future with the mermaid.
Couldn't tell if it was love or just impatience
He is unsure if his longing for the mermaid is true love or mere impatience.
Headed back with the black sand against the waves
He returns to the shore, but not without facing obstacles along the way.
And there she wasn't cut up
When he returns, he sees that the mermaid has not been captured or harmed in any way.
And with all his strength he called her
He uses all his energy and voice to call for the mermaid.
Please don't drift away
He begs the mermaid not to drift away and to stay with him.
Paradise, paradise, paradise, paradise
The boy continuously longs to join the mermaid's world, which he describes as a paradise.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Nasri Atweh, Mark Pellizzer, Adam Messinger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Evelyn Oliveira
Once upon a time a lonely boy with vision (vision)
Heard about a little mermaid cast away (cast away)
Saw a little bitty fin and started swimming (swimming)
She disappeared with the sunlight once again (once again)
He prayed unto his father
As his lungs filled up with water
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I wanna go)
Can I come play with you under the tide? (I wanna go)
I want to swim inside your ocean eyes (I wanna go)
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I wanna go)
When he woke up on the dry-land he saw visions (visions)
Of the life with the mermaid cast away (what a life, what a life it would be)
Couldn't tell if it was love or just impatience (patience)
Headed back where the black sun hits the waves (hits the waves)
And there she was in color
And with all his strength he called her
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I wanna go)
Can I come play with you under the tide? (I wanna go)
I want to swim inside your ocean eyes (I wanna go)
Oh won't you take me to your paradise?
Please don't drift away
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I wanna go)
Can I come play with you under the tide? (I wanna go)
I want to swim inside your ocean eyes (I wanna go)
Oh won't you take me to your paradise?
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I wanna go)
I've got to be with you, I don't know why (I wanna go)
Oh won't you take me to your paradise? (I wanna go)
I've got to be with you, I've got to be with you
(I wanna go, I wanna go)
Paradise, paradise, paradise, paradise (I wanna go)
Paradise, paradise, paradise
Aries Gallardo
You're the best thing that happened in the music industry! Your sound is so refreshing!
Cande Lazo Grossi
I've read this comment before and I'm still thinking the same! 4 years later...they deserve better and they're pure talent!
Shelby Lingenfelter
Absolutely love this band! First fell in love with Rude then Let Your Hair Down then No Way No and now Paradise! Have to say out of the whole album, No Way No and Let Your Hair Down are tied for my faves! There sound is so different from whats been on the radio the last couple years and Nasri's voice is just "magic"!
Alejandro Gonzalez
Almost the same, except instead of paradise I listened no regrets
Nath M.
He steals my heart every time he says "Please don't drift away"
Gaurav
Ah damn!
Kaique Alencar
amo muito MAGIC! Amo muito todas as músicas da BANDA MAGIC!
Kaique Alencar
Siim
RODRIGOGAMERBR
rude tanbem ne
Nicole McGlynn
I am actually in love with Magic there music seems cool and relaxed and makes me want to dance and listen to it constantly xxx