Paisley Park – English Lyrics

• By: Prince and the Revolution
• Album: Around the World in a Day

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

One, two

One, two, three

There is a park that is known

For the face it attracts

Colorful people whose hair

On one side is swept back

The smile on their faces

It speaks of profound inner peace

Ask where they're going

They'll tell you nowhere

They've taken a lifetime lease

On Paisley Park

The girl on the seesaw is laughing

For love is the color this place imparts

Paisley Park

Admission is easy, just say you believe

And come to this place in your heart

Paisley Park is in your heart

There is a woman who sits

All alone by the pier

Her husband was naughty

And caused his wife so many tears

He died without knowing forgiveness

And now she is sad, so sad

Maybe she'll come to the park

And forgive him

And life won't be so bad

In Paisley Park

The girl on the seesaw is laughing

For love is the color this place imparts

Paisley Park

Admission is easy, just say you believe

And come to this place in your heart

Paisley Park is in your heart

See the man cry as the city

Condemns where he lives

Memories die but taxes

He'll still have to give

Who, whoever said that elephants

Were stronger than mules?

Come to the park and play with us

There aren't any rules, in Paisley Park

The girl on the seesaw is laughing

For love is the color this place imparts

Paisley Park

Admission is easy, just say you believe

And come to this place in your heart

Paisley Park is in your heart

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
park /pɑːrk/ A1	noun - a public area of land with grass and trees, usually in a town, used for recreation
colorful /ˈkʌlərfl/ A2	adjective - bright and full of different colors
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing pleasure or amusement verb - to have a smile on one's face
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - a state of tranquility or quiet
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A1	verb - to show amusement with a smile and vocal sound
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept something as true
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body, often symbolic of emotion
forgive /fəˈɡɪv/ A2	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness
condemns /kənˈdɛm/ B1	verb - to express strong disapproval of something
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - something remembered from the past
rules /ruːls/ A1	noun - official instructions or regulations
imparts /ɪmˈpɑːrts/ B2	verb - to give or share information, knowledge, or a feeling
profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ B2	adjective - very great or intense
lease /liːs/ B1	noun - a contract giving the right to use property for a specific period

Key Grammar Structures

• There is a park that is known

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The phrase "that is known" is a relative clause that gives more information about the park. Relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns like "that", "which", "who", etc.

• He died without knowing forgiveness

  ➔ Past perfect / Gerund

  ➔ "Died" is in past simple tense for completed actions. "Knowing" is a gerund following the preposition "without". Gerunds function as nouns and are formed by adding "-ing" to verbs.

• Maybe she'll come to the park

  ➔ Future with 'will' / Modals of possibility

  ➔ "She'll" is a contraction of "she will", indicating future tense. "Will" is used to express future actions or predictions. "Maybe" indicates possibility or uncertainty about the future event.

• Come to the park and play with us

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "Come" and "play" are in the imperative mood, used for commands, requests, or invitations. The imperative uses the base form of the verb without a subject.

• elephants were stronger than mules

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ "Stronger than" is a comparative structure used to compare two things. The comparative form of adjectives is typically formed by adding "-er" to short adjectives or using "more" with longer adjectives.

• The girl on the seesaw is laughing

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ "Is laughing" is in the present continuous tense, formed with "is" + verb-ing. This tense is used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the present time.

• There aren't any rules

  ➔ Negative statement with 'there are'

  ➔ "There aren't" is the negative form of "there are", used to state the non-existence of plural things. "Any" is often used in negative sentences instead of "some".

• Admission is easy, just say you believe

  ➔ Imperative with 'just'

  ➔ "Say" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or instruction. "Just" is used here to emphasize the simplicity or ease of the action, meaning "only" or "simply".

• Paisley Park is in your heart

  ➔ Present simple with prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Is" is the present simple form of the verb "to be", used for general truths or permanent states. "In your heart" is a prepositional phrase indicating location or position.

• Her husband was naughty

  ➔ Past simple with adjective

  ➔ "Was" is the past simple form of "to be", used to describe a state or quality in the past. "Naughty" is an adjective describing the husband's behavior or character.