[Verse 1: Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye]
Thought I had it all, I was playing with fire
Feeling like a superstar couldn't get any higher
Never thought I'd fall for my deepest desires
Pushed me up against the wall 'til I hit rock bottom
[Chorus: Elize Ryd & Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye]
Oh, every time I dream
You can't hold me down
'Cause none of it is real
I am drowning in paradise
You don't let me breathe
Ooh, don't want your crown
'Cause I don't wanna feel
Like I'm drowning in paradise
I am drowning in paradise
[Verse 2: Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye]
Through my inner dust, tryna find my way home
(When I got) nothing left to give, I was on my own
[Pre-Chorus: Elize Ryd & Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye]
What was I worth now, no nobody knows
They kept on using my heart and my soul
I keep on pushing emotions away
I don't wanna face all the pain
[Chorus: Elize Ryd & Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye]
Oh, every time I dream
You can't hold me down
'Cause none of it is real
I am drowning in paradise
You don't let me breathe
Ooh, don't want your crown (Don't want your crown)
'Cause I don't wanna feel
Like I'm drowning in paradise
I am drowning in paradise
[Bridge: Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Elize Ryd, Both]
Like I’m drowning in paradise
(ooh)
Every time I dream
No, you can't hold me down
'Cause none of it is real
I am drowning in paradise
Paradise
Paradise
[Chorus: Elize Ryd & Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye]
Every time I dream
You can't hold me down
'Cause none of it is real
I am drowning in paradise
You don't let me breathe
Ooh, don't want your crown
'Cause I don't wanna feel
Like I'm drowning in paradise
[Post-Chorus: Elize Ryd, Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Both]
Let me breathe (Let me breathe)
I am drowning in paradise
Paradise was written by Benjamin Jennebo & Per Bergquist & APOC (DJ) & Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye.
Paradise was produced by Per Bergquist.
Smash-into-pieces released Paradise on Fri Apr 25 2025.