“Panic Attacks in Paradise” is a pop track about Ashnikko’s mental struggles after newfound fame. In an interview with NME, Ash elaborates on the song’s contrast between the “paradise” of success with deprecating mental health.
My career is going great, but I just have really fucked up brain chemis...
[Verse 1]
Typical of me to go and ruin the party
Everybody says they love me, but I'm still broken-hearted
They call me Polly Pessimism, I'm a macabre Barbie
(I love you)
[Pre-Chorus]
My boyfriend wants to love me, but I won't let him
I've been predisposed to trauma since I was eleven
So I wrote a couple albums to let out some aggression
I hate that I'm so
Self-deprecating
More comfortable in bad situations
Sucker for a little devastation
And this always happens
[Chorus]
Panic attacks in paradise
Piña coladas, I'm terrified
I swear I'm not crying, the sun's just bright
I'm having the best time of my life
Panic attacks in paradise
Hyperventilating under candy skies
Telling myself that this is fine
I'm having the best time of my life
[Verse 2]
It's a big joke
Ha-ha, I love laughin'
It's a big hoax
You're self-help happy
'Cause I'm okay
I'm pure propane
On an open flame
Watch me blow up
[Pre-Chorus]
My boyfriend wants to love me, but I won't let him
I've been predisposed to trauma since I was eleven
So I wrote a couple albums to let out some aggression
I hate that I'm so
Self-deprecating
More comfortable in bad situations
Sucker for a little devastation
And this always happens
[Chorus]
Panic attacks in paradise
Piña coladas, I'm terrified
I swear I'm not crying, the sun's just bright
I'm having the best time of my life
Panic attacks in paradise
Hyperventilating under candy skies
Telling myself that this is fine
I'm having the best time of my life
Panic Attacks in Paradise was written by Kelly Kiara & Slinger & Ashnikko.
Panic Attacks in Paradise was produced by Slinger.
Ashnikko released Panic Attacks in Paradise on Wed Sep 29 2021.
Ashnikko told NME, “I wrote this song [‘Panic Attacks in Paradise’] pre-pandemic when I was on vacation, I had been working really hard, just going going going,”
“When I actually stopped to be with myself and be still, I didn’t know what to do. I was having really horrible mental health problems and...