New Original: "Paradise Christmas"

 Another new original tune of mine was uploaded to youtube and shared this month. It's another Christmas song, with a little bit of a sad feel to it. It's called Paradise Christmas. 

Below are the lyrics and chords associated with this new song. 

Paradise Christmas – Karissa Diane

      Bb             Dm              Eb7             Bb         Dm           Eb7

I don’t have a tree by the window or presents bearing my name

         Bb           Dm            Eb7                  Bb               Dm         Eb7

This year I’m alone for Christmas, so I imagine my paradise getaway

            Bb  Dm  Eb                           B              Dm            Eb

I see a cabin      up on a hill and snowflakes on every windowsill

       Bb    Dm          Eb                          Bb  Dm                              Eb

A light dusting of snow coats the trees,            there’s a covered porch to read

    Bb    Dm            Eb                    Bb                Dm             Eb

I piano sits in the corner, glossy white with a backdrop of trees

                Bb          Dm                    Eb             Bb      Dm              Eb

There’s music that fills this small cabin with ivory, pedals, and strings

     Eb    Bb                       F

A waterfall lulls me to sleep

        Eb            Bb                                F

The sun sets behind snow-capped mountain peaks

              Eb             Bb              Dm             F

The multicoloured sky glows orange and pink

                Ab      Gm    F

In this mountain paradise

                 Bb         Dm                     Eb7              Bb       Dm               Eb7

There’s laughter coming from the kitchen, and family huddled by the fire

    Bb        Dm             Eb7        Bb    Dm                            Eb7

I see the faces of my loved ones              and their happy smiles

     Eb    Bb                     F

A waterfall lulls me to sleep

        Eb            Bb                                F

The sun sets behind snow-capped mountain peaks

         Eb             Bb             Dm              Eb

The days disappear and the sky grows dark

      Ab             Gm              F

Revealing the light of the stars

Interlude  Bb Dm Eb7, Bb Dm Eb7

           Bb                  Dm            Eb7                  Bb      Dm          Eb7

Yeah, this year I’m alone for Christmas, and nothing feels quite right

         Bb            Dm            Eb7               Bb            Dm                Eb7

But there’s an escape I can run to: the Paradise Christmas in my mind

                Bb    Dm    Eb7                   Bb    Dm    Eb7

In my mind,                            in my mind

                     Bb    Dm    Eb7                   Bb7

Paradise Christmas,                      in my mind

Quite expectedly, inspiration for this song came in two forms: 

1. Imagining what it might be like for people having to celebrate Christmas all alone during the Covid pandemic and how lonesome that must feel. Especially when people HAVE family to spend Christmas with but cannot see them. 

2. My own personal meditations. 

Part of coping with being ill and being in pain is having a solid and consistent visualization that the mind can 'escape to'. I used parts of my own personal escape in this song - somewhere that feels like a dream vacation, and one that I visualize whenever I am undergoing a painful procedure or just need to meditate. 

I hope that this song can resonate with people. Please write comments or send me an email with what you like or dislike with this song. 

Thanks so much for reading and listening.