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The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.

Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.

Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.

Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.

Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.

Paradise
Various Artists Lyrics

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Coldplay - Paradise / 酷玩乐队 - 天上乐园

Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo / 喔喔喔，喔喔喔，喔喔喔
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo / 喔喔喔，喔喔喔，喔喔喔
When she was just a girl / 当她还是个小丫头
She expected the world / 就期待将世界拥有
But it flew away from her reach / 可这世界令她望尘莫及
So she ran away in her sleep / 于是她就在睡梦里逃离

And dreamed of para-para-paradise / 她梦到天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Every time she closed her eyes / 每次当她一合上双眼

Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo / 喔喔喔，喔喔喔，喔喔喔
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo / 喔喔喔，喔喔喔，喔喔喔
When she was just a girl / 当她还是个小丫头
She expected the world / 就期待将世界拥有
But it flew away from her reach / 可这世界令她望尘莫及
And the bullets catch in her teeth / 她的周围处处长有荆棘
Life goes on, it gets so heavy / 前路漫漫，举步维艰
The wheel breaks the butterfly / 天地无情，命如草芥
Every tear a waterfall / 滴滴泪水，形同瀑布
In the night, the stormy night / 夜幕下，风雨交加
Shed close her eyes / 她会合上眼
In the night, the stormy night / 夜幕下，风雨交加
Away shed fly / 她会飞远
And dream of para-para-paradise / 会梦到天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh / 噢，噢，噢，噢噢，噢，噢，噢
Shed dream of para-para-paradise / 她会梦到天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh / 噢，噢，噢，噢噢，噢噢噢

Lalalalala lalalalala / 啦，啦啦啦，啦，啦啦啦
Lalalalala lala / 啦，啦啦啦，啦，啦
So lying underneath the stormy skies / 睡卧在那夜空下，风雨交加

Shed say oh oh oh oh oh / 她会说："噢，噢噢噢，噢
I know the sun was set to rise / 我知道，日落为朝阳"
This could be para-para-paradise / 这会是天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Could be para-para-paradise / 会是天上，天上，天上乐园
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh / 噢，噢，噢，噢噢，噢，噢，噢
This could be para-para-paradise / 这会是天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Could be para-para-paradise / 会是天上，天上，天上乐园
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh / 噢，噢，噢，噢噢，噢噢噢

Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo / 喔喔，喔喔，喔喔，喔喔

This could be para-para-paradise / 这会是天上，天上，天上乐园
Para-para-paradise / 天上，天上，天上乐园
Could be para-para-paradise / 会是天上，天上，天上乐园
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh / 噢，噢，噢，噢噢，噢噢噢

译者注：1) The bullets catch in ones teeth：源自魔术，"用牙齿咬住
射来的子弹"，喻指"非常难以做到的事情"； 2) The wheels break the

butterfly："用车轮碾蝴碟"，"杀鸡用牛刀"，此处喻指生命很脆弱。
Lyrics translated into Chinese by Tony from LK Lyrics Group

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Paradise" by Coldplay tell the story of a girl who had high hopes and dreams, but unfortunately, life didn't go the way she expected it to. She runs away in her sleep, desperate to find some form of escape. The chorus describes her dreams of "paradise", a place where she can find peace and happiness. However, she wakes up to the reality of the world and the struggles it presents. The line "the bullets catch in her teeth" signifies the difficult challenges she faces and how they weigh heavily on her.

The second verse talks about how life goes on and gets heavier, making it harder to keep going. The use of the metaphor "the wheel breaks the butterfly" indicates how delicate and fragile life can be, and how quickly it can be destroyed. The chorus repeats and emphasizes the girl's longing for a better life, and how she dreams of finding paradise. The song concludes with the hope that one day she might be able to find her paradise, her place of refuge, and her ultimate goal.

Line by Line Meaning

Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Repetitive sounds to indicate a dreamlike state

When she was just a girl
Referring to a time when the singer was young and innocent

She expected the world
She had high hopes and aspirations

But it flew away from her reach
The world seemed unattainable to her

So she ran away in her sleep
Escaping from reality by dreaming

And dreamed of para-para-paradise
Desiring a perfect, utopian world

Every time she closed her eyes
The dream was recurring and persistent

And the bullets catch in her teeth
Metaphor for facing difficult challenges that seem impossible to overcome

Life goes on, it gets so heavy
Life is a continual struggle with stress and obstacles

The wheel breaks the butterfly
A metaphor for the fragility of life

Every tear a waterfall
A symbol of the singer's emotional pain