Paradise
Ryan Caraveo Lyrics

Paradise is a place that's far from home
Paradise is an ideal location that is far away from one's current living situation

And lately all I ever see is everything I've ever known
Recently, I keep encountering only things that are familiar to me and it's causing me to yearn for something new

Lately I've been dropping ecstasy (ecstasy)
Recently, I have been taking the drug ecstasy

Never done it but I tried it just to see (just to see)
I am experimenting with the drug even though I have never taken it before just to see what it's like

Chasing freedom like I'm running out of youth
I am relentlessly pursuing freedom as if I am running out of time before I get too old to enjoy it

Ask myself what makes me happy
I am questioning what brings me true happiness in life

I can't seem to find the truth
I am having difficulty finding the answer to my question about what makes me happy

People ask me what I do
Others often inquire about what I do for a living

I say that I'm chasing dreams
I respond by saying that I am pursuing my dreams

I know they just think I'm crazy
I am aware that others view my pursuit of my dreams as foolish or absurd

Putting faith in make believe
I am putting my trust in something that is not necessarily real or likely to happen

I don't blame them
I do not hold others responsible for thinking my dreams are foolish

Cause some days I think the same
On some days, I agree with others and think that my dreams may be unrealistic

Like I've been wasting my time
I sometimes feel that I have been using my time poorly by chasing unrealistic dreams

But I don't got no time to change
However, I do not have the time or energy to pursue a new direction in life

I done cheated
In the past, I have been unfaithful

Every time I've been in love
In every romantic relationship I have had

Chase the girl who doesn't care at all
I have pursued the woman who is uninterested in me

And hurt the one who does
I have disregarded the feelings of the person who cares about me

I was raised to just forget about 'em
I was taught to disregard others and move on if they no longer serve a purpose in my life

Yea that's how I grew
That is the environment that shaped me into who I am today

Every years a different state
Each year, I have moved to a new state

Every grades a different school
Every year, I attended a new school

Every couple years or so
Every few years

Dad brought home a different mom
My father often brought home a new partner who became my stepmother

Brothers sisters come and go
My siblings were in and out of my life due to the instability of our upbringing

What the fucks a family bond
The concept of a strong familial connection is foreign to me

I, just wanna fly to any way but where we are
I want to escape my current location and reality

So, take me away and take me high and take me far
I want to be taken somewhere far away and removed from my current circumstances

Lately I been dropping two at a time
Recently, I have been taking two doses of the drug at once

It doesn't faze me now I'm doing just fine
The drug's effects no longer bother me and I feel content

And as of lately I been breaking the law
Recently, I have been engaging in illegal activities

Chasing this money I'm not making every day of my job
I am pursuing money outside of my regular job because I am not making enough

Yea that is the evil that will kill this race
That behavior is what will lead to the downfall of humanity

Nobody feeling safe
No one feels secure

Kids concealing face sealing fate
Children are hiding their identity and sealing their own fate by engaging in harmful behavior

Just to fill a safe
Just to make money and store it in a safe

Robbin steal yo vases while your faces in a pillow case
Stealing valuables while the victim is vulnerable and asleep

We in a gorilla state
We are in a lawless and chaotic state

Chasing bigger real estate
Pursuing larger parcels of land or property

Now we risking realer stakes
We are putting ourselves in greater danger

Ain't no time to feel mistakes
We do not have the luxury of making mistakes and feeling regret

Ain't no extra reals it takes
There are no more chances

Tell me how much reels it take
I am questioning how much effort or sacrifice it will require

To stop this cinema
To put an end to this cycle of destructive behavior

And the sines you administer
The signals or cues that you give off

Cause when its finished
When it's all over and done with

Your CD's minutes are just miniature
Your entire existence and impact on the world are just a small blip in time