#7 English song

The Chainsmokers - Paris

We were staying in Paris

To get away from your parents

And I thought, “Wow

If I could take this in a shot right now

I don't think that we could work this out”

Out on the terrace

I don't know if it's fair but I thought “How

Could I let you fall by yourself

While I'm wasted with someone else”

If we go down then we go down together

They'll say you could do anything

They'll say that I was clever

If we go down then we go down together

We'll get away with everything

Let's show them we are better

Let's show them we are better

Let's show them we are better

We were staying in Paris

To get away from your parents

You look so proud

Standing there with a frown and a cigarette

Posting pictures of yourself on the internet

Out on the terrace

We breathe in the air of this small town

On our own cuttin' class for the thrill of it

Getting drunk on the past we were livin' in

If we go down then we go down together

They'll say you could do anything

They'll say that I was clever

If we go down then we go down together

We'll get away with everything

Let's show them we are better

Let's show them we are

Show them we are

Let's show them we are

Show them we are

Let's show them we are better

We were staying in Paris

Let's show them we are better

Let's show them we are

Show them we are

Let's show them we are

Show them we are

Let's show them we are better

If we go down then we go down together

They'll say you could do anything

They'll say that I was clever

If we go down then we go down together

We'll get away with everything

Let's show them we are better

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)

Let's show them we are better

We were staying in Paris

Let's show them we are better

Let's show them we are better

If we go down

Let's show them we are better

If we go down

Let's show them we are better

If we go down

Let's show them we are better

Let's show them we are better

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Introduce the song

Band : The Chainsmokers

Members : Alex Pall

                Andrew Taggart

Herkunft : New York, USA

Genre(s) : Electro-House, Progressive House, EDM, Trap, Future-Bass

The song was inspired by a friend of Andrew Taggart who in trying to escape from day to day life ended up struggling with a serious drug addiction. 

We were staying in Paris
To get away from your parents
And I thought, Wow
If I could take this in a shot right now

The Chainsmokers explained to AntiMusic that over the course of living in this fantasy world with his girlfriend, the two lovers were "thinking life was great and they were just down for each other thinking they were living in this wonderful day dream of a life. But in reality their lives were falling apart as well as the people around them."

The New York EDM duo added: "But the song in a more general sense is about those times when you are one place in one situation but imagine you are somewhere else. Like those times you were laying in bed staring at the ceiling dreaming up a different situation."

The titular "Paris" represents a state of mind rather than the actual French city. Chainsmokers tweeted this definition prior to release of the track: 
"Paris - 1: A sentimental yearning for a reality that isn't genuine. 

            2: An irrecoverable condition for fantasy that evokes nostalgia or day dreams."

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Three words

terrace (n.)

➔ a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit, eat and enjoy the sun

cigarette (n.)

➔ a thin tube of paper filled with tobacco, for smoking

wasted (adj.)

➔ (slang) strongly affected by alcohol or drugs

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Why I likes the song?

This song is my getting Started song for them. I like the voice of the singer very much. I also like the rhythm of this song. It makes me very relaxed and never tired of listening.The lyrics for this song are very simple to me and easy to understand, so I can sing it after listening to it more than once.

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Video : The Chainsmokers - Paris (Lyric)

Dictionaries : oxford

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