Paradise
Burning Bonds: A Tale of Love and Loss in Robert Francis' 'Paradise'
Lyrics
Last night I had a dream our house went up in flames
The narrator dreamt of their house burning down.
I had the car going in the drive, I was calling out your name
The narrator was outside, calling someone's name while the car was in the driveway.
But you stood at the window and said come back inside
The person inside told the narrator to come back inside despite the fire.
I sat with you awhile, the carpet went up first
The narrator stayed with the person as the fire started.
You whispered to me in my ear, ""I promise this won't hurt.""
The person reassured the narrator that it wouldn't hurt.
And after all what we've been through, I'll burn down with you too
The narrator expresses a willingness to endure hardships together.
My beauty, I think the two of us are so alike
The narrator feels a strong connection with someone, seeing similarities.
I count the headlights heading home tonight
The narrator counts the headlights, possibly waiting for someone's return.
If I could be your broken paradise
The narrator is willing to be a flawed paradise for someone.
I'll go back with you any time you'd like
Expresses a readiness to return with the person at any time.
In a different life
Suggests an alternate life or reality.
It's true bout' what they say, you know you've had enough
Realization of having had enough of certain experiences.
When all the things you fell for at the start now turn you off
Things once liked are now unappealing.
I'll batten down the hatches and weather out the storm
Willingness to endure difficulties and wait for better times.
I search through the remains down in the black dust
Searching for something valuable amidst destruction.
I still see two people that want to learn to trust
Seeing a desire for mutual trust in both parties.
Every night I think of you, do you think of me too?
Wondering if the other person thinks about the narrator.
My beauty, I think the two of us are so alike
Reiterating the feeling of similarity with the other person.
I count the headlights heading home tonight
Similar to line 10, expressing willingness to be imperfect for someone.
If I could be your broken paradise
Openness to returning to a past relationship or situation.
I'll go back with you any time you'd like
Reflecting on a different potential life or outcome.
In a different life
Repeating the idea of seeing a similar reflection in someone.
I play the tape the whole way through
Listening to a situation or relationship unfold.
It ends the same for me and you
Realization that the situation doesn't change despite efforts.
Crying and fighting in the pouring rain
Describing various intense emotions experienced together.
Making love and doing it over again
Repeating the cycle of emotions and experiences.
It's a broken paradise
Describing the relationship as imperfect but still desirable.
I'll go back anytime you like
Willingness to return despite imperfections.
What's so wrong with the broken hearted?
Questioning the stigma around those with broken hearts.
Take me back to where we started
Yearning to return to the initial stage of the relationship.
To where we started
Reiterating the desire to return to the beginning.
Oh Sasha, I think the two of us are still the same
Reaffirming the feeling of similarity with someone named Sasha.
You can't shoot a man that's born to hang
Metaphorically stating that destiny can't be avoided.
If I can be your broken paradise
Expressing willingness to be an imperfect paradise for someone.
I'll go back with you any time you'd like
Repeating the willingness to return to the past despite imperfections.
In a different life
Reiterating the contemplation of a different life or reality.
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