The Herd - Darkened Paradise lyrics
[The Herd - Darkened Paradise lyrics]
I flew here for a bargain
Souvenir at the markets and
Baskets and artwork
Extra stamps in my passport
I've worked hard in my office
And read all the brochures
These beaches aren't like they
Are in the posters shower me in roses
Be on the walls of the resort
I hear gunshots, screams and calls
It ain't relaxing at all
I don't wanna see this, hear
This, smell this, street kids
Beggars diseases i wanna do as I please
Cocktails, desk chairs, tropical breeze
Exercise a high degree of
Caution in the streets watch your back
Don't get lost in a paradise
Best beware of where you place your feet
Please come back to our mirage of a paradise
We advise you stay indoors
'cos when night falls
In our darkened paradise
Every dream has a prize
You come and go like the tides
You'll never know my mind
Unless you spend the time to
Meet these friends of mine
In this new best place to spend your time
They're the ones who never smile
But when I told you all
The trials of being me
You just looked away and checked the scenery
And what was meant to be a problem
Is all too easily forgotten
And it's so hard to get to
The bottom of this conundrum
Please come on in
I left flowers on your pillow to
Make you feel young again
Please come on in, be my guest
In my uniform all starched, depressed
To impress our visitors, well
Everyone will give their all
Because there's a vast difference
Between sleeping on a bed and on the floor
And as long as you have a ball
And you tell your friends to stay with us
There's an extra dollar in it for me
If you make our paradise famous
Exercise a high degree of
Caution in the streets watch your back
Don't get lost in a paradise
Best beware of where you place your feet
Please come back to our mirage of a paradise
We advise you stay indoors
'cos when night falls
In our darkened paradise
Every dream has a prize
Souvenir at the markets and
Baskets and artwork
Extra stamps in my passport
I've worked hard in my office
And read all the brochures
These beaches aren't like they
Are in the posters shower me in roses
Be on the walls of the resort
I hear gunshots, screams and calls
It ain't relaxing at all
I don't wanna see this, hear
This, smell this, street kids
Beggars diseases i wanna do as I please
Cocktails, desk chairs, tropical breeze
Exercise a high degree of
Caution in the streets watch your back
Don't get lost in a paradise
Best beware of where you place your feet
Please come back to our mirage of a paradise
We advise you stay indoors
'cos when night falls
In our darkened paradise
Every dream has a prize
You come and go like the tides
You'll never know my mind
Unless you spend the time to
Meet these friends of mine
In this new best place to spend your time
They're the ones who never smile
But when I told you all
The trials of being me
You just looked away and checked the scenery
And what was meant to be a problem
Is all too easily forgotten
And it's so hard to get to
The bottom of this conundrum
Please come on in
I left flowers on your pillow to
Make you feel young again
Please come on in, be my guest
In my uniform all starched, depressed
To impress our visitors, well
Everyone will give their all
Because there's a vast difference
Between sleeping on a bed and on the floor
And as long as you have a ball
And you tell your friends to stay with us
There's an extra dollar in it for me
If you make our paradise famous
Exercise a high degree of
Caution in the streets watch your back
Don't get lost in a paradise
Best beware of where you place your feet
Please come back to our mirage of a paradise
We advise you stay indoors
'cos when night falls
In our darkened paradise
Every dream has a prize