The Other Side Of Paradise – English Lyrics

• By: Glass Animals
• Album: How to Be a Human Being

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the narrative depth of Glass Animals' 'The Other Side Of Paradise,' a song rich with symbolism and storytelling that captures the bittersweet cost of ambition. Its unique blend of hypnotic beats and haunting lyrics makes it a perfect piece to engage with English vocabulary centered around complex emotions like disillusionment and longing.

[English]

WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND STUPID

MY LOVE LEFT TO BE

A ROCK AND ROLL STAR

HE TOLD ME

"PLEASE, DON'T WORRY"

WISE LITTLE SMILE

THAT SPOKE SO SAFELY

HE BOOKED

A ONE-WAY TICKET

OUT WEST

THAT'S WHERE THEY MAKE IT

SIX KIDS

STUCK IN A BEDSIT

TO SUNSWEPT POOLSIDE RICHES

HE MET A GIRL

WHO WORE VERSACE

PINK FEATHER COATS

AND JUMBO JEWELRY

GONNA BE

A HOOP PHENOMENON

HE'S GONNA BE

HAKEEM OLAJUWON

HE'S GOT

A GOLD CAMARO

HE SAID

OVER THE PAYPHONE

I TRY TO

KEEP MY COOL BUT

MY LIFE TURNS

IN SLOW MOTION

BYE-BYE, BABY BLUE

I WISH YOU COULD SEE

THE WICKED TRUTH

CAUGHT UP IN A RUSH

IT'S KILLING YOU

SCREAMING AT THE SUN

YOU BLOW INTO

CURLED UP IN A GRIP

WHEN WE WERE US

FINGERS IN A FIST

LIKE YOU MIGHT RUN

I SETTLE FOR A GHOST

I NEVER KNEW

SUPER PARADISE

I HELD ON TO

BUT I SETTLE FOR A GHOST

WHERE I WAS FROM IN NOLA

NO ONE LEFT TO BE

A ROCK AND ROLL STAR

HE'D STAY AND TREAT HIS LADY

GIVE EVERYTHING

TO HIS NEW BABY

I MISS HIM

DON'T YOU BLAME ME

THAT BOY WENT STONE COLD CRAZY

CAUGHT UP

IN CAMERA LUST

HE'S CHASING THAT

PAPPY PIPE DREAM

I KNOW YOU DON'T

BUT I

I KNOW YOU DON'T

BUT I STILL TRY

MY THUNDER SHOOK HIM DOWN

MY THUNDER CAME

AND SHOOK HIM DOWN

THAT GIRL IS GONE BUT I

THAT GIRL IS GONE

BUT I STILL TRY

I THINK IT'S OVER NOW

THE BULLET HIT BUT MAYBE NOT

I FEEL SO F**KING NUMB

IT HITS MY HEAD

AND I FEEL NUMB

MY BODY'S LOOKING WRONG

MY BODY'S LOOKING WRONG

MY BODY'S LOOKING WRONG

BYE-BYE, BABY BLUE

I WISH YOU COULD SEE

THE WICKED TRUTH

CAUGHT UP IN A RUSH

IT'S KILLING YOU

SCREAMING AT THE SUN

YOU BLOW INTO

CURLED UP IN A GRIP

WHEN WE WERE US

FINGERS IN A FIST

LIKE YOU MIGHT RUN

I SETTLE FOR A GHOST

I NEVER KNEW

SUPER PARADISE

I HELD ON TO

BUT I SETTLE FOR A GHOST

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a strong feeling of affection
young /jʌŋ/ A2	adjective - having lived only a short time
stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence
left /left/ A1	verb - past tense of leave
star /stɑːr/ B1	noun - a famous performer
wise /waɪz/ B1	adjective - having or showing experience
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - an expression of pleasure verb - to form a facial expression with the lips
worry /ˈwʌri/ A2	verb - to feel anxious
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - moderately cold adjective - calm and composed
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective - unable to feel anything
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct
wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ B2	adjective - evil or morally bad
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	noun - a sudden powerful forward movement verb - to move quickly
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud high-pitched cry
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B1	noun - a place of great happiness
settle /ˈsetl/ B1	verb - to accept less than is wanted
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something

Key Grammar Structures

• WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND STUPID

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past: "WHEN I "WAS" YOUNG AND STUPID" refers to a state of being at a specific time in the past.

• HE BOOKED A ONE-WAY TICKET

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ This uses the past simple tense to narrate a single completed action: "HE "BOOKED" A ONE-WAY TICKET" indicates what happened at a specific moment in the past.

• that's WHERE THEY MAKE IT

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ Present simple is used for general truths or habits: "that's WHERE THEY "MAKE" IT" describes a timeless fact about where success is achieved.

• HE'S GONNA BE A HOOP PHENOMENON

  ➔ Future tense (gonna)

  ➔ This expresses future plans using the informal 'gonna' contraction: "HE'S "GONNA" BE A HOOP PHENOMENON" predicts what he will become in the future.

• I TRY TO KEEP MY COOL

  ➔ Verb + infinitive (try to + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure 'try to' + infinitive expresses an attempt: "I "TRY TO" "KEEP" MY COOL" shows effort made to maintain composure.

• I WISH YOU COULD SEE

  ➔ Wish + could (hypothetical)

  ➔ This uses 'wish' with 'could' to express a regret or hypothetical desire: "I "WISH" YOU "COULD" SEE" indicates what the speaker wishes were possible.

• CAUGHT UP IN A RUSH

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ This is the passive voice, showing what is happening to the subject: " "CAUGHT" UP IN A RUSH" describes being imprisoned or overwhelmed by something without specifying the agent.

• THAT BOY WENT STONE COLD CRAZY

  ➔ Past simple tense (idiomatic expression)

  ➔ Past simple narrates the change: "THAT BOY "WENT" STONE COLD CRAZY" uses an idiom to describe a sudden, complete loss of reason in the past.

• IT HITS MY HEAD

  ➔ Present simple tense (figurative)

  ➔ Present simple for habitual or figurative actions: "IT "HITS" MY HEAD" uses metaphor to describe a persistent emotional impact.

• CURLED UP IN A GRIP

  ➔ Past participle as adjective

  ➔ Past participle functions as an adjective describing state: " "CURLED" UP IN A GRIP" depicts being tightly held in a position.