"Paradise" interpretations

[Julie]

Paradise

once upon a year gone by
she saw herself give in
every time she closed her eyes
she saw what could have been
well nothing hurts and nothing bleeds
when covers tucked in tight
funny when the bottom drops
how she forgets to fight...to fight

and it's one more day in paradise
one more day in paradise

as darkness quickly steals the light
that shined within her eyes
she slowly swallows all her fear
and soothes her mind with lies
well all she wants and all she needs
are reasons to survive
a day in which the sun will take
her artificial light...her light

don't pretend to hold it in just let it out
don't pretend to hold it in just push it out
don't you try to hold it in just let it out and
don't you try to hold it in you hold it in

once upon a year gone by
she saw herselg give in
every time she closed her eyes
she saw what could have been

I think this song is about a woman who felt very submissive, subordinant, and spineless in the relationship she was in and when she finally breaks apart from this person her feelings are getting lower and lower than it was before because she hasn't truly found herself yet.  In a way, the "paradise" is just bliss within ignorance as some would say.

[phu]

knocked down by depression
she just wants to feel alright
but she doesn't feel anything anymore - she's artificial, a ghost
when it hurts too much, and there are no reasons to survive
she escapes in dreams of her paradise...

[clamicas]

I remember at the dvd taping she mentioned something about this being about a friend of hers who was making lies to herself instead of facing her problems and her view over her friends point of view, something like that I don't really remember.

but as for me, I think its about depression and feeling awful and not wanting to get out of bed to actually live your life, I think thats what it is about.

[hayleyf605]

i love that song so much i agree with your interpretation thats what i thought

[liquidblue244]

I always interpreted it as a suicide attempt, or someone who cut themselves, I always link this to suicide, because it sounds like someone who tried to kill themselves and wasn't able to so they are looking back a year ago and seeing the hurt, and when she gets to a bridge it's like whoever is trying to push out the pain, possible through self-mutilation.

[Julie]

Twilight

I was stained, with a role,
in a day not my own
but as you walked into my life
you showed what needed to be shown
and I always knew, what was right
I just didn't know that I might
peel away and choose to see
with such a different sight

and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I've seen,
cause I've seen, twilight

never cared never wanted
never sought to see what flaunted
so on purpose so in my face
couldn't see beyond my own place
it was so easy not to behold what I could hold
but you taught me I could change
whatever came within these shallow days

as the sun shines through it pushes away
and pushes ahead
it fills the warmth of blue
and leaves a chill instead and
I didn't know that I could be
so blind to all that is so real
but as illusion dies
I see there is so much to be revealed

I was stained, by a role,
in a day not my own
but as you walked into my life
you showed what needed to be shown
I always knew what was right
I just didn't know that I might
peel away and choose to see
with such a different sight

I think this song is about how perfect a relationship she had with someone was and now that it's over she has set her expectations too high to where no one can ever compare and because of this, she is alone.  Stained because it will never leave her mind that someone will never measure up.

[PianoLover24]

um....couldn;t you just make one song interprataions thread? or search to make sure there isn't another? just a thought

[Julie]

What's wrong with separate ones?  Alright, I'll combine them...

http://forums.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?p=159014#159014

[Julie]

Paradise

once upon a year gone by
she saw herself give in
every time she closed her eyes
she saw what could have been
well nothing hurts and nothing bleeds
when covers tucked in tight
funny when the bottom drops
how she forgets to fight...to fight

and it's one more day in paradise
one more day in paradise

as darkness quickly steals the light
that shined within her eyes
she slowly swallows all her fear
and soothes her mind with lies
well all she wants and all she needs
are reasons to survive
a day in which the sun will take
her artificial light...her light

don't pretend to hold it in just let it out
don't pretend to hold it in just push it out
don't you try to hold it in just let it out and
don't you try to hold it in you hold it in

once upon a year gone by
she saw herselg give in
every time she closed her eyes
she saw what could have been

I think this song is about a woman who felt very submissive, subordinant, and spineless in the relationship she was in and when she finally breaks apart from this person her feelings are getting lower and lower than it was before because she hasn't truly found herself yet. In a way, the "paradise" is just bliss within ignorance as some would say.

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phu said:

knocked down by depression
she just wants to feel alright
but she doesn't feel anything anymore - she's artificial, a ghost
when it hurts too much, and there are no reasons to survive
she escapes in dreams of her paradise...

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clamicas said:

I remember at the dvd taping she mentioned something about this being about a friend of hers who was making lies to herself instead of facing her problems and her view over her friends point of view, something like that I don't really remember.


but as for me, I think its about depression and feeling awful and not wanting to get out of bed to actually live your life, I think thats what it is about.

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hayleyf605 said:

i love that song so much i agree with your interpretation thats what i thought

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liquidblue244 said:

I always interpreted it as a suicide attempt, or someone who cut themselves, I always link this to suicide, because it sounds like someone who tried to kill themselves and wasn't able to so they are looking back a year ago and seeing the hurt, and when she gets to a bridge it's like whoever is trying to push out the pain, possible through self-mutilation.

[Julie]

thread moved:

http://forums.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?p=159012#159012

[Julie]

Twilight

I was stained, with a role,
in a day not my own
but as you walked into my life
you showed what needed to be shown
and I always knew, what was right
I just didn't know that I might
peel away and choose to see
with such a different sight

and I will never see the sky the same way,
and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday
and I will never cease to fly if held down,
and I will always reach too high cause I've seen,
cause I've seen, twilight

never cared never wanted
never sought to see what flaunted
so on purpose so in my face
couldn't see beyond my own place
it was so easy not to behold what I could hold
but you taught me I could change
whatever came within these shallow days

as the sun shines through it pushes away
and pushes ahead
it fills the warmth of blue
and leaves a chill instead and
I didn't know that I could be
so blind to all that is so real
but as illusion dies
I see there is so much to be revealed

I was stained, by a role,
in a day not my own
but as you walked into my life
you showed what needed to be shown
I always knew what was right
I just didn't know that I might
peel away and choose to see
with such a different sight

I think this song is about how perfect a relationship she had with someone was and now that it's over she has set her expectations too high to where no one can ever compare and because of this, she is alone. Stained because it will never leave her mind that someone will never measure up.

[Zloska_of_yy]

My interpretation of paradise:

I think it's about a woman who is forced in a role in which she is secretely unhappy wanting more than she has, but she is keeping up an appearance of happiness for the outside world. She knows she is unhappy and frustrated with this prison she is in, but the only thing she can do is say to herself that everything will be alright and thus she is deceiving herself with lies. As time goes by frustration grows, but still to keep up the charade she holds it in making herself more miserable.

[amberbeads]

Paradise has always been pretty straightforward to me. She's just really, really depressed. When I was really depressed (before I got help), I basically felt exactly how Nessa describes the girl in the song.
She's just drowning inside, but smiling and pretending, and telling herself everything is okay, but it's really not.

[Julie]

San Francisco

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID, LIKE A BOY OF SUMMER GIVES HIS FIRST KISS
LOVE IS DANCING ON MY FINGER,
HE GOT TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER AND LINGERED
NOW I'M WALKING WITH THE LIVING
I ALWAYS LIKED STEINBACK AND THOSE OLD MEN WHISTLING

WE'RE BACK, WE'RE BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO
WE'RE BACK AND YOU TELL ME I'M HOME

TALKING IN THE MISSION OVER COFFEE
THIS IS MY EUTOPIA, MAN, I'LL BE YOUR LADY
AS THE OCEAN RISES AND THE SUN IS FADING

WE'RE BACK, WE'RE BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO,
WE'RE BACK, WE'RE BACK IN SAN FRAN

AND NOW I FEEL THE EVER AFTER
OVER RED WINE ON THE EVE OF SUMMER
THE BUZZ, THE BUZZ OF THE CITY AS WE SETTLE IN IT'S MAJESTY

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LIKE A BOY OF SUMMER GIVES HIS FIRST KISS
YOU TELL ME I'M HOME...YOU TELL ME I'M HOME
BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO

This is a hard one for me, what do you guys think?

[TSE]

http://forums.nessaholics.com/viewtopic.php?t=3918 ?

Same thing, no?