Reckless Paradise
Billy Talent * Track #2 On Crisis of Faith
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Reckless Paradise by Billy Talent
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Billy TalentProduced by
Ian D’SaWrited by
Benjamin Kowalewicz & Ian D’Sa & Jon Gallant & Jordan HastingsAbout
“Reckless Paradise” talks about the dangers of living in today’s society. As frontman Ben Kowalewicz detailed in a January 2020 interview on 89x:
It’s an important song. I think especially lyrically, you know, I worked really hard on it. It’s about how we’re kind of living in these dangerous times...
Reckless Paradise Lyrics
[Intro: Ben Kowalewicz]
C'mon!
[Verse 1: Ben Kowalewicz]
Stuck in a crisis
Without a conscience
Trapped in a place we don't belong
There's no more heroes
Left to believe in
They've pushed our backs against the wall
[Pre-Chorus: Ben Kowalewicz]
I know that something has to change
We got lost along the way
Your thoughts and prayers can't fix the pain
'Cause we're falling down again
[Verse 2: Ben Kowalewicz]
Crooks and deceivers
Misled believers
A world where decency is gone
Chaotic flashes
Of huddled masses
Stare down the barrel of the gun
[Pre-Chorus: Ben Kowalewicz]
I know that something has to change
We got lost along the way
Your thoughts and prayers can't fix the pain
'Cause we're falling down again
[Chorus: Ben Kowalewicz with Ian D'Sa]
Live in a reckless paradise
The house is burning, trapped inside
A reckless paradise
The wheels are turning truth to lies
In reckless paradise
Could cut the tension with a knife
In reckless paradise
It's up to us to read between the lines
[Post-Chorus: Ben Kowalewicz]
Your thoughts and prayers can't fix the pain
'Cause we're falling down again
[Chorus: Ben Kowalewicz with Ian D'Sa]
Reckless paradise
The house is burning, trapped inside
A reckless paradise
The wheels are turning truth to lies
In reckless paradise
Could cut the tension with a knife
In reckless paradise
It's up to us to read between the lines
[Post-Chorus: Ben Kowalewicz]
Your thoughts and prayers can't fix the pain
'Cause we're falling down again
[Outro: Ben Kowalewicz]
Hey!
Reckless Paradise Q&A
Who wrote Reckless Paradise's ?
Reckless Paradise was written by Benjamin Kowalewicz & Ian D’Sa & Jon Gallant & Jordan Hastings.
Who produced Reckless Paradise's ?
Reckless Paradise was produced by Ian D’Sa.
When did Billy Talent release Reckless Paradise?
Billy Talent released Reckless Paradise on Fri Jan 24 2020.
What did Billy Talent say about "Reckless Paradise"?
During an interview for 104.9 The Wolf, frontman Ben Kowalewicz was asked, “There’s a lot of political images and messages that come across, does it feel weird being a Canadian band looking in on topics like this?” to which he replied:
I think it’s way beyond politics at this point. I think this is...
What have the artists said about the song?
Ian D'Sa:
This was inspired a bit by the Sandy Hook shooting and just reading about this kind of thing happening over and over again and nothing being done about it. But it’s also about climate change, of course, and the Australian wildfire.
—via Apple Music
What have the artists said about the song?
Ben Kowalewicz:
Words are words, but at a certain point, we need to start taking action. And I think that this song is a realisation that we can sit there behind our computers and say, ‘Oh, that’s awful’, but you need to take the time out of your life to actually implement some change—whether it be...