Liz Callaway - Paradise city lyrics

When I was young I wasn’t
Your average kind of kid
Apparently I asked too many questions
All I wanted was to fit in
Mama told me I should try
To make some friends
But I just couldn’t play with the lambs
Or follow the sheep
All running to get to the top of the heap

’Cause I could see the demons
I used to hear ’em screamin’
Once they’ve got you there is no going back
Rejoice and relax you can never go back

All my heroes went insane
Looks like I’ll end up the same
There’s no hope for the free in paradise city
But It sure looks pretty to me

Every day there’s something new
That makes me sick
Apparently I’m just too realistic and my
Lack of devotion’s a sin
Every day the sky’s a different shade of grey
Waking up in a world
That’s only concerned with
"How will you pay?" Not "Are you okay?"

I’m still seein’ demons
I can feel ‘em breathin’
Once they get you there is no going back
You can never go back you can never go back

All my heroes went insane
Looks like I’ll end up the same
There’s no hope for the free in paradise city
But It sure looks pretty to me

In this world there is room
For everyone and the good earth is rich and
Can provide for everyone (Oh what a world
Hallelujah) The way of life can
Be free and beautiful (Oh what a world
Hallelujah) But we have lost the way
(Oh what a world, hallelujah) Greed
Has poisoned men's souls, has
Barricaded the world with hate
(Oh what a world
Hallelujah) has goose-stepped us into
Misery and bloodshed
(Oh what a world, hallelujah)
We have developed speed, but
We have shut ourselves in (Oh what a world
Hallelujah) machinery that gives
Abundance has left us in want
(Oh what a world, hallelujah) Our
Knowledge has made us cynical
Our cleverness hard and unkind
(Oh what a world
Hallelujah) We think too much
And feel too little

All my heroes went insane
Looks like I’ll end up the same
There’s no hope for the free in paradise city
But It sure looks pretty to me

All my heroes went insane
Looks like I’ll end up the same
There’s no hope for the free in paradise city
But It sure looks pretty to me

All my heroes went insane
(Oh what a world, hallelujah)
I’ll end up the same
(Oh what a world, hallelujah)
Oh what a world, hallelujah