Paradise City
Tom Cruise Lyrics
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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)
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
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, yeah yeah
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
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
Tom Cruise's song "Paradise City" is a cover of Guns N' Roses' popular song with the same title. The chorus of the song, "Take me down to the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty", is a call to return to a place of happiness, a place where everything is idyllic. The idea of paradise has been used metaphorically to reflect returning to a state of mind or a place of happiness in one's life. The first verse, "Just an urchin livin' under the street, I'm a hard case that's tough to beat," speaks about someone who is down on their luck and living in poverty. The song then goes on to talk about the idea of the American Dream, and how people strive for success and fame. The lyrics mention how it is a risk and how hard work is involved in achieving it. The line "You know it's all a gamble when it's just a game", is a metaphor for the risk you have to take when pursuing a dream.
In the second verse, the lyrics take a darker turn. The verse mentions the idea of the gas chamber, which is a reference to the Nazi concentration camps of World War II. This verse speaks about the dangers of blindly following authority and the idea of not being able to trust your government. The final verse mentions the character of Captain America, who is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Universe. The idea of Captain America being torn apart reflects the disillusionment people feel when their heroes and idols let them down.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me down to the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
I want to escape my current situation and go somewhere beautiful with attractive people.
Take me home (oh won't you please take me home)
I want someone to help me get to this paradise city and take me home.
Just a urchin livin' under the street, I'm a hard case that's tough to beat, 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
I'm a struggling person who needs help, and I'm willing to pay for it later. Please help me out.
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
Success is a risk, and everyone is working hard for it. It can feel like a crime to fail in this game of fortune and fame.
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
Things have gone terribly wrong, and I'm not sure how I got here. The authorities and experts are saying different things, and I don't know who to trust.
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
I feel lost and hopeless, like a superhero who has lost his way. I want to go back to a time when everything made sense, but it seems like I'm going insane and can't change anything.
I wanna go, I wanna go, Oh won't you please take me home, I wanna see how good it can be
I really want to go to this paradise city and experience everything it has to offer. Please take me there.
Take me down, lead me 'round, I wanna see what a woman can be, I want to take you home
I want to explore this paradise city with someone special, and maybe even take them home with me.
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 really want to go to this paradise city and need someone to help me get there and back home.
Take me down to the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty, Take me home, yeah yeah
I can't stop thinking about this paradise city and need help getting there and back home. Please take me.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Integrity Music
Written by: Hudson Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, W. Axl Rose
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@ChristianFrates1997
Tom Cruise is the best part of the film.
@gabrielschultz7717
And the monky he has with him
@ants5845
Wow! Wow! I have to watch this movie. Can't believe it passed me by!
@muir2809
Tom Cruise is a savage singer
@jazzboylan666
this movie banged out one of the greatest soundtracks of all time. literally these covers were fucking flawless
@meganart808
OBVIOUSLY
@unit38421
If anyone would ever ask me what giving it 120% looks like, I'd show them Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages
@jerrypegg8221
He is good
@rcocenzo
He really sounds as a rock singer.
@milenabaloghova5052
So true