After graduating from UCLA in 2002, Bareilles performed at local bars and clubs. She issued two demos of mostly live tracks in 2003: The First One in April and The Summer Sessions in October.
In January 2004, Bareilles released her first studio album, Careful Confessions. She signed a contract with Epic Records' A&R executive Pete Giberga on April 15, 2005. The remainder of the year and early 2006 was spent writing and reworking songs for her upcoming album.
Her debut major-label album Little Voice came out on July 17, 2007.
Edén
Sara Bareilles Lyrics
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Illustrate the remnants of the life I used to live here in Eden
Rolled a lucky pair of dice,
Ended up paradise
Landed on a snake's eyes, took a bite and ended up bleeding
You know if I could change anything, I think I would start with the name
The truth is all those angels started acting the same
Life in Eden
Life in Eden changed
No way to make the pain play fair
It doesn't disappear just because you say it isn't there
So when they ask why'd she go you can say 'cause
Life in Eden
Life in Eden changed
Life in Eden changed
Walking in the garden was a serpent-shaped heart and he told me
What is broken cannot show, and less than beautiful is worse than unholy
Idolized my innocence,
Stole it from me in the end
Now I'm wide awakened and still paying for the poison they sold me
You know if I could change anything, I think I would start with the name
The truth is all those angels started acting the same
And I know there's no going back now 'cause
Life in Eden
Life in Eden changed
No way to make the pain play fair
It doesn't disappear just because you say it isn't there, so
When they ask why'd she go you can say 'cause
Life in Eden
Life in Eden changed
Life in Eden changed
There was a time when I was taking all bets that
This place was even better than as good as it gets and now
Looking back from the outside in
I think I was choking on the air in Eden
Choking on the air in Eden
Life in Eden changed
You know if I could change anything, I think I would start with the name
The truth is all those angels started acting the same
And I know there's no going back now 'cause
Life in Eden
Life in Eden changed
No way to make the pain play fair
It doesn't disappear just because you say it isn't there, so
When they ask why'd she go you can say 'cause
Life in Eden
Life in Eden changed
When they ask why'd she go
'Cause life in Eden
Life in Eden changed
Life in Eden changed
Life in Eden changed
"Eden" by Sara Bareilles is a song about experiencing a loss of innocence and a realization that the paradise-like world once lived in is no longer what it seemed. The lyrics use metaphors of a snake, dice, and angelic figures to convey this theme. The first verse describes the singer trying to educate someone else on the world they used to live in, emphasizing the idea that innocence has been lost. The second verse uses religious imagery with mentions of a serpent in the garden and stolen innocence to symbolize the loss of purity. The repeated refrain "life in Eden changed" hammers home the message that there is no going back to that idyllic life; things have changed irreversibly.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me paint a picture for you then I'll have to teach you to see it
I will describe my past experiences in Eden and help you understand them.
Illustrate the remnants of the life I used to live here in Eden
Depict the traces of the life I lived before in this paradise.
Rolled a lucky pair of dice, Ended up paradise
Landed on a snake's eyes, took a bite and ended up bleeding
I had a fortunate opportunity but made a wrong choice that led to my downfall.
You know if I could change anything, I think I would start with the name The truth is all those angels started acting the same
If I could go back, I would change the way we perceived this place because everyone here became the same and lost their individuality.
And I know there's no going back now 'cause Life in Eden Life in Eden changed
I realize that it's impossible to return to my past life in Eden because everything has changed.
No way to make the pain play fair
It doesn't disappear just because you say it isn't there
You cannot force the pain to be fair, and it doesn't vanish just because you deny its existence.
So when they ask why'd she go you can say 'cause Life in Eden
Life in Eden changed
Life in Eden changed
People may wonder why I left Eden, and you can tell them that it's because life there has changed.
Walking in the garden was a serpent-shaped heart and he told me
What is broken cannot show, and less than beautiful is worse than unholy
A heart in the shape of a serpent once told me that flaws cannot be seen and that ugliness is worse than sin.
Idolized my innocence, Stole it from me in the end
Now I'm wide awakened and still paying for the poison they sold me
I worshiped my purity, which was taken away from me in the end. Now, I am fully aware of the harm it caused me and still suffer from it.
There was a time when I was taking all bets
that This place was even better than as good as it gets and now Looking back from the outside in
I think I was choking on the air in Eden Choking on the air in Eden
I used to believe that Eden was the best place ever, but now, looking back, I realize that I was suffocating in that environment.
Life in Eden changed
The way of life in Eden has drastically altered.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Matthew Hales, Sara Bareilles
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