Stranger in Paradise
Discovering Love's Enchantment: Stranger in Paradise
Lyrics
Oh why do the leaves of the mulberry
Questioning the change in the mulberry tree's leaves, suggesting a shift or transformation.
Tree whisper differently now
Noticing a different communication or vibe in the whispers of the mulberry tree.
And why is the nightingale singing
Questioning why a nightingale is singing at an unusual time, specifically at noon on a mulberry bough.
At noon on the mulberry bough
Highlighting the peculiarity of the nightingale's behavior on the mulberry tree.
For some most mysterious reason
Expressing awareness of a mysterious and unexplained phenomenon in the garden.
This isn't garden I know
Acknowledging the transformation of the garden into paradise for an unknown reason.
No, it's paradise now
Affirming the current state as paradise, contrasting it with the previous garden setting.
That was only a garden a moment ago
Reflecting on the recent change, emphasizing that paradise has replaced the garden.
Take my hand I'm a stranger in paradise
Inviting someone to take the singer's hand, acknowledging the singer as a stranger in paradise.
All lost in a wonderland a stranger in paradise
Describing the singer as lost in a wonderland, reinforcing the stranger in paradise theme.
If I stand starry eyed that's the danger in paradise
Cautioning about the danger in paradise when the singer stands starry-eyed.
For mortals who stand beside an angel like you
Referring to the challenges faced by mortals standing next to an angelic figure like the addressed person.
I saw your face and I ascended
Recalling a moment of seeing the addressee's face and experiencing a transformative ascent.
Out of the commonplace into the rare
Describing the transition from the commonplace to the rare after encountering the addressee.
Somewhere in space I hang suspended
Expressing a suspended state in space, waiting for assurance that the addressee cares.
Until I know there's a chance that you care
Linking the suspension in space to the hope of a chance that the addressee cares.
Won't you answer this fervent prayer
Making a fervent prayer or request for a response from the addressee.
Of a stranger in paradise
Reiterating the singer's identity as a stranger in paradise, seeking acknowledgment or acceptance.
Don't send me in dark despair from all that I hunger for
Expressing the fear of being sent into dark despair and longing for what is desired.
But open your angel's arms to this stranger in paradise
Pleading for acceptance, asking the addressee to open their arms to the stranger in paradise.
And tell him that he need be a stranger no more
Requesting the addressee to confirm that the singer need not be a stranger anymore.
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