nDrowning in blacknDrowning in whitenGray is the only thing in sightnMy lungs are filled with diseasenDark cloud hangs over menThink clumps of dust make it hard to breathenThere is a better placenI knownBecause I saw you gonAnd you came back shining so brightnNext to you I look so whitenBut still I'd rather not leavenI'd rather not gonBecause then I'd be drowning in younDrowning in lightnDrowning in ParadisennThere is no placenI'd rather not seenThan the place you came from for menMaybe it's beautifulnMaybe it's brightnAfter all it's ParadisenBut things will still burnnThings will still fallnBad things will still happen in a perfect little worldnnBut still I'd rather not leavenI'd rather not gonBecause then I'd be drowning in younDrowning in lightnDrowning in ParadisennDrowning in blacknDrowning in whitenGray is the only thing in sightnnBut still I'd rather not leavenI'd rather not gonBecause then I'd be drowning in younDrowning in lightnDrowning in a good placenThat's the worst way to die bynDrowning in ParadisenDrowning in ParadisenDrowning in ParadisenWho'd want to drown in Paradise?nn