“Shangri-La” is a term to refer to a mystical utopian like paradise, coming from the 1933 fictional book “Lost Horizon” by James Hilton.
Shangri-La is used primarily as a metaphor in this song: “for how well off we are endlessly told we are, despite how isolated and dysfunctional our society is bec...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Life's a dream
Oh, life's a dream
Faces on the wall offering
Messages that know everything
Say, I have time to spend (woah)
I made a brand new friend
Pictures on the wall coming through
Know me like a lover would do
[Bridge]
Oh, endlessly
They keep telling me
Everybody lives in Shangri-La
Shangri-La (everything you've ever wanted)
Shangri-La (everything you've ever wanted)
Shangri-La (evеrything you've ever wantеd)
Shangri-La (everything you've ever wanted)
Shangri-La (everything you've ever wanted)
[Chorus]
Shangri-La, you will never be free
Shangri-La, you will never be home
Shangri-La, you will never be free
Shangri-La, you will never be home
Shangri-La, you will never be free
Shangri-La, you will never be home
Shangri-La, you will never be free
Shangri-La, you will never be home
[Break]
Here comes the world again
Like a brick through my window pane
Promising everything
With a voice like a hurricane
(Promising everything...)
[Verse 2]
Lost in dreams
We're lost in dreams
We have all the time in the world
Everything whenever we please
[Bridge]
Oh, recently
What's become of me?
Nothing ever seems enough for me
They keep on telling me it's
Shangri-La (Everything you've ever wanted)
Shangri-La (Everything you've ever wanted)
Shangri-La (Everything you've ever wanted)
Shangri-La (Everything you've ever wanted)
It's everything (Shangri-La, everything you've ever wanted)
It's everything (Shangri-La, everything you've ever wanted)
It's everything (Shangri-La, everything you've ever wanted)
It's everything (Shangri-La, everything you've ever wanted)
It's Shangri-La (Everything you've ever wanted)
It's Shangri-La (Everything you've ever wanted)
It's Shangri-La (Everything you've ever wanted)
It's Shangri-La (Everything you've ever wanted)
[Chorus]
Shangri-La, you will never be free
Shangri-La, you will never be home
Shangri-La, you will never be free
Shangri-La, you will never be home
Shangri-La, you will never be free
Shangri-La, you will never be home
Shangri-La, you will never be free
Shangri-La, you will never be home
Shangri-La was written by Nathan Joseph White.
Shangri-La was produced by Nathan Joseph White.
Whitey released Shangri-La on Tue Mar 09 2021.