paradise (under my skin) is the sister song and follow up single to envy, ahead of aortarota's debut album ACCUMULATION, to be released via Negative Hope Records on April 30, 2026
paradise (under my skin) is for Aimée McCallum
paradise (under my skin) is for Aimée McCallum
paradise (under my skin) released February 27, 2026
written and performed by aortarota
Raquel Aragón (vocals, piano, synthetisers, drum machine), Graham Gillespie (drum machine)
recorded, mixed and produced by Luc Grindle at Chime Studios in Glasgow, Scotland.
mastered by Martino Ballesta at Last Punch Mastering in Glasgow, Scotland
written and performed by aortarota
Raquel Aragón (vocals, piano, synthetisers, drum machine), Graham Gillespie (drum machine)
recorded, mixed and produced by Luc Grindle at Chime Studios in Glasgow, Scotland.
mastered by Martino Ballesta at Last Punch Mastering in Glasgow, Scotland
cover photography by Raquel Aragón
lyrics
hey
i walk myself into the room with the mirror
somehow she can tell it will never be the same it will never be
what you imagined never became
not the pleasure and not the pain
i touch my wound in the mirror
your wound is my trigger
i touch my wound
and you in the mirror i don’t want nobody else
i say goodbye
i’m going to paradise
if only you knew where paradise is paradise is paradise is
under my skin
if only you knew
i’m going to paradise
hey
one day i will need nobody but myself for now
i still keep my mirror covered
with images of others
of strangers and lovers
one day i will ask for what i want and ask for it again
oh it’s taken me so long
but now i can think about it
and talk about it and look at myself in the mirror
i touch your wound in the mirror
your wound is my trigger
i touch your wound
and you in the mirror i don’t want nobody else
i say goodbye
i’m going to paradise
if only you knew where paradise is paradise is paradise is
under my skin
if only you knew where paradise is paradise is paradise is
under my skin
hey
i walk myself into the room with the mirror
somehow she can tell it will never be the same it will never be
what you imagined it will never be the same it will never be
what you imagined it will never be the same it will never be
i walk myself into the room with the mirror
somehow she can tell it will never be the same it will never be
what you imagined never became
not the pleasure and not the pain
i touch my wound in the mirror
your wound is my trigger
i touch my wound
and you in the mirror i don’t want nobody else
i say goodbye
i’m going to paradise
if only you knew where paradise is paradise is paradise is
under my skin
if only you knew
i’m going to paradise
hey
one day i will need nobody but myself for now
i still keep my mirror covered
with images of others
of strangers and lovers
one day i will ask for what i want and ask for it again
oh it’s taken me so long
but now i can think about it
and talk about it and look at myself in the mirror
i touch your wound in the mirror
your wound is my trigger
i touch your wound
and you in the mirror i don’t want nobody else
i say goodbye
i’m going to paradise
if only you knew where paradise is paradise is paradise is
under my skin
if only you knew where paradise is paradise is paradise is
under my skin
hey
i walk myself into the room with the mirror
somehow she can tell it will never be the same it will never be
what you imagined it will never be the same it will never be
what you imagined it will never be the same it will never be