“The Holy Shangri-La” is the 8th track on Paradise State of Mind.
The song has an overarching theme of hope. It depicts its protagonist going through turmoil while comforting their partner, knowing all will be okay in life or in death.
[Verse 1]
All of my life, all of my life, all of my life
I've lived in some kind of dream
And when I open my eyes, open my eyes, open my eyes
I see interdimensional beings
And it's alright, it's alright, the tension with the good times
It's alright
Yeah, and when it's midnight, we're alright, the fever breaks with sunlight
And washes all our shadows away, hey, hey, hey
[Pre-Chorus]
Close your eyes
Like nobody sees us, nobody sees us
Oh, my love
We'll be together
[Chorus]
Through hard times
It's okay to rely on something you're needin' to believe in
To get through to the other side
'Cause in the good times, we forget
We gotta hold on to the hope that we first believed in
Yeah, so we never get swept away
[Verse 2]
I'm takin' a ride to the holy Shangri-La
It's hard to know what is real
But all of my life, all of my life, all of my life
I've tried my best not to feel
Ooh, the only way to get out is if we go through it all
Yeah, we go through it all
Uh-uh, ooh, so take my hand into the light
I know it's easier to close your eyes, hey, hey, hey
[Bridge]
The time is come to say a prayer
An astral song, a prophet's glare
The white horse breathes, but don't despair
When the death knell rings, the time is near
[Pre-Chorus]
So come in close to my heart like there's nobody else
We'll step in time and look into eternity
[Chorus]
And through hard times
It's okay to rely on something you're needin' to believe in
To get through to the other side
'Cause in the good times, we forget
We gotta hold on to the hope that we first believed in
Yeah, so we never get swept away
The Holy Shangri-La was written by Mark Foster & Asa Taccone & Paul Epworth & Riley MacIntyre.
The Holy Shangri-La was produced by Paul Epworth.
Foster-the-people released The Holy Shangri-La on Fri Aug 16 2024.
That song was started with Paul Epworth in London. we wanted to make something in the psychedelic soul space so he jumped on a Korg PS-3300 which is an incredible old analog synth. I picked up the bass and added that layer, and we just started bouncing ideas back and forth until the song revealed it...