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What are metaphors in the song Paradise by coldplay?

"Paradise is where you are" - Metaphorical representation of the person you love (or ideal place) being a source of utmost contentment, happiness, and fulfillment in one's life.

"All of the stars are closer" - Metaphor depicting a feeling of closeness and connection with something greater or more ideal.

"So come on come on come on/Let me know I'm not a dreamer/And take me out of this dark cold water/If I'm not dreaming" - Metaphor using "dark, cold water" to signify a state of despair or uncertainty and expressing the desire to be rescued from that state.

"But then I wake up to another day without you" - Metaphor of "waking up" representing a rude awakening or a sudden realization of the harsh reality that the ideal situation is not real or isn't present.

"Don't call it a dream, call it a scene" - Metaphor likening the desired, ideal state to a "scene" rather than a "dream" to emphasize its tangible and achievable nature.

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