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Paradise

by Red City Radio

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Woah, where does the time go?
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LET’S NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN SEMANTICS I NEVER NEEDED ANYTHING AS BAD AS I NEED YOU WHEN YOU TURNED YOUR BACK ON ME THERE’S NOT ANYTHING THAT I WOULDN’T DO AND I KNOW SOMETIMES I SEEM SO DRAMATIC BUT THE DARKEST SHADOW OF THE CITY STREETS HAVE STAINED MY SOUL AND WHEN I LOOK AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR WHAT IS IT I SEE? BECAUSE IT ISN’T ME OH NO, I DON’T RECOGNIZE MYSELF ANYMORE
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I GOT A LITTLE MONEY, WHO CARES I GOT SOME FRIENDS, BUT WHEN I REALLY NEED EM’ THEY ARE NEVER THERE I GOT A LITTLE TIME, WHO DON’T I GOT SOME STUFF THAT I KNOW I SHOULD DO BUT I JUST PROBABLY WON’T YOU CAN GO AND CALL ME NEGATIVE BECAUSE, IT’S TRUE YOU CAN SAY I PISS ON EVERYTHING BECAUSE, I DO BUT SOMETHING THAT I’VE LEARNED FROM BRIDGES THAT I’VE BURNED IT’S SELFLESS TO BE SELFISH SO DON’T EVER WAIT YOUR TURN DID YOU KNOW HOW WONDERFUL THIS LIFE CAN BE? WHEN YOU DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT EVERYTHING AND YOU DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ANYTHING OR ANYONE LIKE ME. I’M JUST SAYING, NOTHING’S MORE IMPORTANT, THAN YOUR HEALTH BUT IF YOU CAN, ALWAYS DO SOMETHING KIND FOR SOMEONE ELSE DON’T FOCUS ON DOUBT, OR WHAT YOU ARE WITHOUT AND REMEMBER NOT TO FORGET TO BE KIND TO YOURSELF IT MAY BE HARDER THAN YOU THINK IT IS DON’T BE ASPERSE. I KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING IT MAY COME OUT AS ADVERSE SOME SAY IT’S A BLESSING, SOME SAY IT’S A CURSE THE ONLY WAY TO FEEL BETTER IS TO GO OUT AND FEEL WORSE
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Love A Liar 02:30
I’LL NEVER KNOW JUST WHAT YOU SEE IN ME DON’T YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN’T LOVE A LIAR BUT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON ME I CAN SHOW YOU THAT MY HEART’S ON FIRE FOR YOU, MY BABY, MY LADY, MY QUEEN GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE TIME I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU AND I DON’T WANT YOU TO LEAVE BUT THIS ENERGY IS KILLING ME I’LL TELL YOU WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW I THINK WE JUST NEED EACH OTHER WE NEED EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW IF ONLY WE COULD GET TOGETHER MAYBE WE COULD GET IT FIGURED OUT
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BEFORE YOU TURN THE ENGINE ON I NOTICED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH BOTH YOUR EYES, I GET IT ANYWAY NO WAY IN HELL I’D LET YOU DRIVE I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD STAY ALIVE YOU SIT AND SMILED: “I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU SAY” BEFORE I GET TOO OLD I WANT TO DIE YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL & BROKE YOU FALL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL LIKE IT AIN’T EVEN NO BIG DEAL, YOU KILL ME BABE ONE DAY YOU’LL KILL US BOTH THE WILD SIDE NOBODY SEES THE DEVIL INSIDE OF YOU AND ME IF WE LET IT OUT, IT’LL BE ALL SHE WROTE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN WON’T THINK THAT BURNING IT DOWN IS A JOKE BEFORE WE GET TOO OLD I WANNA DIE YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL & BROKE OH AN OLD ROUTINE, THIS KAMIKAZE DREAM IS MORE FUN THAN IT SEEMS, THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN WON’T THINK THAT BURNING IT DOWN IS A JOKE BUT THEY WON’T SEE US LAUGHING AS WE DRIVE DIRECTLY STRAIGHT INTO THE SMOKE BEFORE WE GET TOO OLD I WANNA DIE YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL & BROKE
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I NEVER NEEDED A LOVER I NEVER NEEDED A FRIEND AND WHEN I PUT MYSELF OUT THERE IT SEEMS THAT I ALWAYS GET FUCKED IN THE END AND ON THE WAY HOME WHERE I NEVER FEEL SO ALONE I NEVER SAW A REASON WHY ANYONE WOULD CRY WHILE WAVING TO THIS WORLD GOODBYE WHY IS THE WORLD ON FIRE I DON’T THINK THE WORLD IS ENDING BUT THERE WILL BE AN END AND I GOTTA BE HONEST I FANTASIZE ABOUT IT NOW AND AGAIN AND ONLY FOR A MOMENT I CAN FINALLY SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREE AND HOW THEY DANCE FOR ME LIKE THOUSANDS OF CANDLES SWAYING IN THE SUMMER BREEZE AND IT SEEMS MY ANXIETY HAS FINALLY GOTTEN THE BEST OF ME WHY IS THE WORLD ON FIRE MY ANXIETY HAS FINALLY GOTTEN THE BEST OF ME
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Paradise 05:39
IF I’M GOING OUT, I’M GOING OUT IN STYLE I’LL BE BACK AGAIN, BUT NOT FOR A LITTLE WHILE CAUSE I’VE BEEN DOWN, BUT NOT OUT BY A MILE BUT DYIN’ DON‘T FEEL SO REAL WHEN YOU’RE LIVING IN DENIAL I WAS STRESSING OUT, IT AIN’T ALL THAT BAD I WAS SCARED OF LOSING THE ONLY HOME I EVER HAD AND WHAT I LOVED, I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD EXPIRE THIS CITY HAS LOST IT’S SOUL AND STYLE I ADMIRED SO WHILE YOU’RE BACK THERE LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS THAT’LL CHANGE ALONG THE WAY I HOPE YOU KNOW I WISH THAT I COULD BE THERE BUT I KNOW IN MY HEART I MUST STRAY BUT WE BOTH KNOW IT’LL NEVER LAST THAT WAY CAUSE’ HANGING OUT SOUNDS NICE IT‘S ONLY SO DAMN LONELY OUT HERE IN PARADISE IT’S COLD AS ICE IN MY HOMETOWN MAKES ME SO DAMN HAPPY THAT I’M NOT AROUND HOME, WHERE THE HEART BREAKS I WANNA FEEL ALIVE AGAIN AND I DON’T CARE HOW LONG THAT IT WILL TAKE I CAN’T MAKE ANY EXCUSES OR COMPROMISE ON MY WAY TO PARADISE SO IF MY HEART BREAKS, FUCK IT - I KNOW THE FEELING IT’S TIME THAT I LET GO OF WHAT I’VE BEEN CONCEALING I KNOW MY TRUTH, IT’S JUST TIME THAT I EMBRACE IT I CAN SEE THE SUN SETTING AND I’M GONNA CHASE IT I’M NOT GONNA TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER IF EVERY QUESTION CHANGES ANYWAY AND I WON’T KEEP HOLDING ON TO MY ANGER AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO THE SAME MAYBE FOR THE BETTER WE CAN CHANGE
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Edmond Girls 02:54
I WAS DRINKING LIQUOR, SURPRISE SURPRISE I WAS SWIMMING THROUGH ALL OF YOUR LIES ALL I SEE IN YOUR EYES WAS THE INNOCENCE MELTING FASTER THAN THE ICE IN MY ESPOLON IF YOU’D ASK ME THERE WAS NEVER A DOUBT THAT ONE DAY WE’LL BOTH BE ALL FIGURED OUT THAT YOU WERE MEANT FOR SO MUCH MORE THAN ANY EASY STREET AND I’M A LOW LIFE LOSER GETTIN’ HIGH ON BEING GONE I USED TO DRINK A LOT I STILL DO BUT I USED TO TOO WE USED TO LAUGH A LOT AND WE WILL THE NEXT TIME THAT I SEE YOU YOU WERE THE LAST OF THE EDMOND GIRLS TO LEAVE SOMETIMES ALONE AT NIGHT I JUST DRIVE AROUND AND AS CLICHE AS I KNOW IT PROBABLY SOUNDS THE GREATEST THING THAT COULD EVER DO FOR YOURSELF IS ACCEPT APOLOGIES THAT YOU‘RE NEVER GONNA GET AND BLAMING EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING YOU’VE DONE WHILE BLAMING THEM FOR HOW THEY FEEL WON’T GET THE MOMENT BACK MY LITTLE HEART ATTACK TOO STUBBORN TO HEAL NEVER HAD TO LEAVE TO FIND THAT WHAT YOU NEED WHEN ALL YOU WANTED WAS THE BREEZE
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THE RATS ARE RISING OUT OF THE GUTTER I WATCH AS MY SMOKE DISSIPATES IN THE LIGHT SHINING LIKE THE METAL AT THE END OF THE NIGHT PLAYS AS I DISAPPEAR IN THE NIGHT IF YOU’RE WAITING FOR AN APOLOGY I BET THAT YOU’LL PROBABLY BE WAITING FOR GOOD CAUSE BUDDY I KNOW HOW TO BE A BIGGER PERSON BUT I JUST AIN’T SO SURE THAT I SHOULD ANYBODY CAN TELL THAT YOU’RE ACTING PRACTICING SO HARD TO BE TOUGH BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN SOMEONE TOUGHER THAN YOU CALLS OUT YOUR BLUFF IT’LL NEVER BE ENOUGH SO WHATTA YA SAY WE STOP WITH ALL THE POSTERING IT’S ABOUT TIME WE GET OUR EGOS IN CHECK I DON’T A SHIT HOW BIG YOUR BAND IT I DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE CHECK BECAUSE THERE’S A REASON WHY WE’RE DYING, TRYING FLYING HIGHER UP AND ABOVE WE DON’T DO IT FOR THE MONEY HONEY NO, WE’RE ONY DOIN’ IT FOR LOVE AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE ENOUGH WHEN YOU‘RE WORKIN’ FOR LOVE
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NAVIGATING WHAT WE SHOULD AND WE SHOULDN’T DO GALAVANTING CAVALRY FOR A DAY OR TWO SALIVATING STANDING OVER FORBIDDEN FRUIT I THINK I’M LIVING THE DREAM BECAUSE RELAXING CAN BE TAXING ON HEAVY MINDS AND I’M NOT GONNA WASTE ANY PRECIOUS TIME NOT BELIEVING THAT THIS MYSTERY CAN’T BE MINE I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN THERE’S A FINE LINE BETWEEN BEING PESSIMISTIC AND BEING POSITIVE BUT ALSO REALISTIC THAT IF THE SUN WAS EXPLODING I WOULD CHECK OUT THE VIEW WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO SO HERE’S TO LOOKIN’ AT YOU I USED TO STAY IN BED WITH THE TV ON TELL THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE THAT THERE‘S NOTHING WRONG HIDE MY SORROW FROM THE SUNLIGHT TILL IT WAS GONE LIKE I BELONGED IN THE DARK AND I’M NOT GOING TO WASTE ANOTHER DAY AND I’M NOT GOING TO CHALK THIS UP TO FATE TO ALL THE LOSER AND THE LIARS AND RUNAWAYS KEEP THE LOVE IN YOUR HEARTS AND IF THE END IS ALMOST DEFINITELY CERTAIN AND IT’S TIME FOR US TO DRAW THE FINAL CURTAIN THEN WHY NOT SPEND EVERY MOMENT BEING HONEST AND FREE WITH ME YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO SO HERE’S TO LOOKING AT YOU - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ONE DAY SOON YOU KNOW THAT WE’LL ALL BE GONE AND THE WORLD WILL KEEP ON TURNING LIKE NOTHING’S WRONG AND EVEN IT WILL ONE DAY CRASH INTO BABYLON IT’S THE COLD HARD TRUTH MAYBE WHAT I’M SAYING IS TOO OUT OF SIGHT AND MAYBE WE’LL RETURN IN ANOTHER LIFE WHERE THERE WON’T BE ANY SORRY OR PAIN OR STRIFE ... GOOD LUCK WITH ALL THAT
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SO WE’RE PLAYING KENO AT A FREMONT CASINO CALLING EVERY DEALER WE KNOW LOOKING TO SCORE BECAUSE OUTSIDE THE SUN’S BEATING DOWN ON THIS DIRTY ROTTEN STICKY FREMONT GROUND AND THERE’S NOWHERE TO SLEEP ON THE FLOOR DON’T WANNA HURT ANYMORE SO WE’RE PLAYING KENO
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Gutterland 01:56
WELL HOLD ME HEAD UNDER WATER, MAN AS LONG AS YOU CAN, MAYBE THAT’S WHAT I NEED DOWN HERE, DOWN IN THE GUTTER LANDS WHERE NOTHIN’S EVERY PLANNED I KNOW YOU DON’T NEED A MAN MAYBE YOU NEED ME BUT IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE AIN’T NO BOTHER I DON’T MIND MAYBE LIQUOR ISN’T WHAT WE NEED AND BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS BUT I AIN’T GOT NO TIME TO BLEED MAYBE WE’RE JUST SHIT OUT OF LUCK HISTORY DOESN’T ALWAYS FAVOR BOLD AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN TOLD BABY WHY’S MY FEET SO COLD MAYBE IT’S BETTER WE’RE STUCK CAUSE’ IF THE SUN DON‘T SHINE AIN’T NO BOTHER I DON’T MIND AND NO ONE CARES IF YOU’RE MENTALLY STABLE THEY ONLY CARE WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE I BRING A FUCKING CHAINSAW

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released December 4, 2020

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