Not to be confused with other songs titled or called Paradise.
Paradise Eyes (also known as So You Wanna Hit or Rapid Synthpop) is a formerly unidentified synthpop song by New Jersey based band Chemistry Set, While the exact version appears to be lost a rehearsal version was found in early 2025 and released in July proving it was the correct song.
Search History[]
On June 10th, 2023, user Kenny Cathead posted a one hour and 25 minute video titled “Unknown” to YouTube. It featured many snippets recorded off of the radio in the 1980s. The song played 20 minutes and 49 seconds into the video.
Kenny reposted the song onto his WatZatSong account NY80sTapes on June 19th, 2023. He said the song was recorded off of a radio station in New York or New Jersey around 1983. He gave it the placeholder name “Rapid Synthpop”.
On October 9th, 2023, the band Chemistry Set claimed that the song was by them and it was titled Paradise Eyes. The song was performed live in 1982, and they said they didn’t have a copy of it anymore.
On November 24th, 2023, on the FMM Discord thread for the songs he posted, Kenny said that he wasn’t the person who recorded the tapes, but instead a friend who was trying to make a sound collage, but he recorded a few things.[1]
On June 8th, 2025, Chemistry Set announced the release of "Paradise Eyes" after finding the original tape and remastering it. It was set to be released on July 25 that year.
On July 19th, 2025, the song was uploaded early to Chemistry Sets youtube channel, fully identifying it was Paradise Eyes by Chemistry Set
Lyrics[]
Saw you on the hit parade, guess you thought you had it made,
when I saw the gleam in your Paradise Eyes.
You live in a fantasy. Think the world is at your feet.
Can’t you see the fool with the Paradise Eyes?
You keep saying that you’re just playing the games that all people play.
But when they take you and you can’t fake it …Don’t come crying to me!
You’re the one who loves the girls, chasing them around the world.
Everything is cool in your Paradise Eyes.
Hold them in your arms awhile, flash that golden smile.
Spells are cast with those Paradise Eyes.
You’ve got something that keeps them jumping. Everybody agrees.
But when it’s over and you need a lover …Don’t come crying to me!
(sawtooth synth solo)
Bond and Casanova, too, haven’t got a thing on you
‘cause you’ve got that look in your Paradise Eyes.
Waiting for your rendezvous, break a heart in two.
Never see a tear in your Paradise Eyes.
You’re no stranger when there is danger, it’s the game that you play.
But when they take you and you can’t make it… Don’t come crying to me!
Unsuspecting women stare, hoping you will somehow care.
Tell me what they see in your Paradise Eyes.
Something told me not to chance your inviting glance.
Resist the charm of your Paradise Eyes.
You keep saying that you’re just playing the games that all people play.
But when they fake you and you can’t take it …Don’t come crying to me!
In your Paradise Eyes, your Paradise Eyes, your Paradise Eyes! Don’t come crying to me!
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