Vanessa Carlton - Paradise lyrics

Once upon a year gone by She saw herself give in Every time she closed her eyes She saw what could have been Well, nothing hurts and nothing bleeds When cover's tucked in tight Funny when the bottom drops How she forgets to fight To fight And it's one more day in paradise One more day in paradise As darkness quickly steals the light That shined within her eyes She slowly swallows all her fear And soothes her mind with lies Well, all she wants and all she needs Are reasons to survive A day in which the sun will take her artificial light Her light And it's one more day in paradise One more day in paradise It's one more day in paradise One last chance to feel alright Alright Don't pretend to hold it in, just let it out Don't pretend to hold it in, just push it out Don't you try to hold it in, just let it out Don't you try to hold it in, hold it in One more day in paradise One more day in paradise It's one more day in paradise One last chance to feel alright Once upon a year gone by She saw herself give in Every time she closed her eyes She saw what could have been