Paradise on Earth

Walking on these alleys, these scenes of rise and fall
Haunted by the spirits of my past
And how could I not be mislead and reckon that this town used to be a paradise on earth

I hold my head up to the sky
I hide away just to get by, my love
And I know what lies ahead, my love
And I know that I will try to love you
Against the odds
Against the law
Oh and against the rocks
And someday I will make it up to you just by depriving you of all my love

I am lying in stupor
Stretched out on the floor
Staring at the ceiling
While the world is going up in smoke, my love, is dwindling all around me
And I’m thinking: »If I don’t come clean, I’ll die.«

So tell me everything that you have learned of love
And tell me everything that you have learned of hate
And tell me everything that you have learned about the skill to reconcile yourself to life