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diazkolla

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    කරුණා අනාථ නිවාස
    "Paradise"

    When she was just a girl
    She expected the world
    But it flew away from her reach
    So she ran away in her sleep
    Dreamed of para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    Every time she closed her eyes
    Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh

    When she was just a girl
    She expected the world
    But it flew away from her reach
    And the bullets catch in her teeth

    Life goes on
    It gets so heavy
    The wheel breaks the butterfly
    Every tear, a waterfall
    In the night, the stormy night
    She closed her eyes
    In the night, the stormy night
    Away she'd fly.

    And dreamed of para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh

    She dreamed of para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.

    La la la La
    La la la

    So lying underneath those stormy skies.
    She said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
    I know the sun must set to rise.

    This could be para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    This could be para- para- paradise
    Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.

    This could be para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    Could be para- para- paradise
    Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.

    This could be para- para- paradise
    Para- para- paradise
    Could be para- para- paradise
    Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.

    Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
    Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
    :love::love:
     

    gtkisaru

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    Los Ratmalanos.
    The story is of a girl who as a young woman had unrealistic expectations for her life that she held as standards. However, she would come to learn that the world can be cruel and unforgiving, and not everything you hoped for or planned, turn out as expected. So she for a time would retreat away into her dreams avoiding reality at times and building walls. Things happened to her that irrevocably changed her, sometimes feeling like they would almost kill her (like catching bullets in your teeth) or crush her spirit (like a wheel breaks a butterfly). So in her mind she would dream of living the life that she wanted and felt unattainable and continued her hope for it. Then in a moment of clarity during her personal turmoil she realized that life is cyclical, things can get bad and then get better and that the sun sets before it rises, so when the bad stuff happens it helps you appreciate the good once you have it. It's all a matter of how we choose to see the world and what we make of it...because indeed this could be paradise, and by appreciating what you have, you find happiness and your own paradise.
     

    diazkolla

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    කරුණා අනාථ නිවාස
    The story is of a girl who as a young woman had unrealistic expectations for her life that she held as standards. However, she would come to learn that the world can be cruel and unforgiving, and not everything you hoped for or planned, turn out as expected. So she for a time would retreat away into her dreams avoiding reality at times and building walls. Things happened to her that irrevocably changed her, sometimes feeling like they would almost kill her (like catching bullets in your teeth) or crush her spirit (like a wheel breaks a butterfly). So in her mind she would dream of living the life that she wanted and felt unattainable and continued her hope for it. Then in a moment of clarity during her personal turmoil she realized that life is cyclical, things can get bad and then get better and that the sun sets before it rises, so when the bad stuff happens it helps you appreciate the good once you have it. It's all a matter of how we choose to see the world and what we make of it...because indeed this could be paradise, and by appreciating what you have, you find happiness and your own paradise.
    :growl::no::no:
     

    gtkisaru

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    Los Ratmalanos.
    :growl:
    This song represents the attempts by a girl to maintain a child-like innocence in her life by dreaming.
    The first verse tells of a young girl who had high expectations (When she was a girl/She expected the world); these expectations could be the product of constant attention to fairy tales - expecting the world to be fair and just, where all girls can be princesses, marry their Prince Charming and live happily ever after - or simply being subject to an optimistic upbringing where the philosophy 'the world is your oyster' underpinned every lecture by parent and teacher alike. However, evidently the bar was raised too high and the expectations not reached (But it flew away from her reach) suggesting maybe a life not lived - plans not made, dreams not followed, opportunities missed, feelings not acted upon. At this the girl withdraws into her mind, acting out the life she would have led if Fate allowed her in her dreams (So she ran away in her sleep/And dreamed of para-para-paradise.../Every time she closed her eyes). The line 'The bullets catch in her teeth' indicates that in her dreamed-up paradise nothing can hurt her, nothing can go wrong.
    The second verse details how, as the girl grows up and matures, she faces difficulties and complications (Life goes on, gets so heavy) and some hardships she faces are enough to break her spirit (The wheel breaks the butterfly). In this line, it's assumed that the butterfly is symbolic of the girl - a beautiful and innocent creature - and the 'wheel' can be regarded as the 'Wheel of Fortune'. This was an Elizabethan Era worldview where each individual would pass around a circle from good fortune to bad fortune to good fortune and around again and so on - much like 'what goes around, comes around'. Therefore it's said that the 'wheel of fortune' has turned and the girl has met with misfortune and has had extreme physical or emotional difficulty in moving past it (Every tear a waterfall). But she perseveres and finds comfort and distraction in her dreams (In the night, the stormy night/She closed her eyes.../Away she'd fly/And dream of para-para-paradise).
    In the final verse, the girl is depicted 'lying under stormy skies' which could be a metaphor for her life's struggles or if taken literally, could act as a piece of pathetic fallacy. Her response to the storm - 'I know the sun is set to rise.' - reinforces her sense of optimism in life, allowing herself to believe that though her battle is great at the moment, the wheel will turn full circle, the sun will rise and she'll reach a level of peace in her life - her paradise.
    The last lines of the song - 'This could be para-para-paradise' - could reflect a changed mindset in the girl; for a while she had been languishing over her misfortune and finding solace in her dreams at night however, the words 'This could be' suggest uncertainty - that she's toying with the notion that changing a part of her life, altering some aspect of her existence will produce a positive outcome and maybe turn her unfortunate life into her paradise.
     

    diazkolla

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    කරුණා අනාථ නිවාස
    :growl:
    This song represents the attempts by a girl to maintain a child-like innocence in her life by dreaming.
    The first verse tells of a young girl who had high expectations (When she was a girl/She expected the world); these expectations could be the product of constant attention to fairy tales - expecting the world to be fair and just, where all girls can be princesses, marry their Prince Charming and live happily ever after - or simply being subject to an optimistic upbringing where the philosophy 'the world is your oyster' underpinned every lecture by parent and teacher alike. However, evidently the bar was raised too high and the expectations not reached (But it flew away from her reach) suggesting maybe a life not lived - plans not made, dreams not followed, opportunities missed, feelings not acted upon. At this the girl withdraws into her mind, acting out the life she would have led if Fate allowed her in her dreams (So she ran away in her sleep/And dreamed of para-para-paradise.../Every time she closed her eyes). The line 'The bullets catch in her teeth' indicates that in her dreamed-up paradise nothing can hurt her, nothing can go wrong.
    The second verse details how, as the girl grows up and matures, she faces difficulties and complications (Life goes on, gets so heavy) and some hardships she faces are enough to break her spirit (The wheel breaks the butterfly). In this line, it's assumed that the butterfly is symbolic of the girl - a beautiful and innocent creature - and the 'wheel' can be regarded as the 'Wheel of Fortune'. This was an Elizabethan Era worldview where each individual would pass around a circle from good fortune to bad fortune to good fortune and around again and so on - much like 'what goes around, comes around'. Therefore it's said that the 'wheel of fortune' has turned and the girl has met with misfortune and has had extreme physical or emotional difficulty in moving past it (Every tear a waterfall). But she perseveres and finds comfort and distraction in her dreams (In the night, the stormy night/She closed her eyes.../Away she'd fly/And dream of para-para-paradise).
    In the final verse, the girl is depicted 'lying under stormy skies' which could be a metaphor for her life's struggles or if taken literally, could act as a piece of pathetic fallacy. Her response to the storm - 'I know the sun is set to rise.' - reinforces her sense of optimism in life, allowing herself to believe that though her battle is great at the moment, the wheel will turn full circle, the sun will rise and she'll reach a level of peace in her life - her paradise.
    The last lines of the song - 'This could be para-para-paradise' - could reflect a changed mindset in the girl; for a while she had been languishing over her misfortune and finding solace in her dreams at night however, the words 'This could be' suggest uncertainty - that she's toying with the notion that changing a part of her life, altering some aspect of her existence will produce a positive outcome and maybe turn her unfortunate life into her paradise.

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