Wilderness Is Paradise Now was the debut and only album by Reading based English rock band Morning Runner. Preceded by the release of single "Burning Benches", the album was released on 6 March 2006, and, despite failing to make a significant impact commercially, it gained generally favourable reviews. Track listing All tracks written by Ali Clewer, Tom Derrett, Matthew Greener and Chris Wheatcroft. "It's Not Like Everyone's My Friend" – 4:09 "Have a Good Time" – 3:44 "Gone Up in Flames" – 2:53 "Burning Benches" – 4:07 "Hold Your Breath" – 4:01 "Oceans" – 3:42 "The Great Escape" – 3:51 "Be All You Want Me to Be" – 4:41 "Punching Walls" – 4:04 "Work" – 4:02 "Best For You" – 3:33 Bonus tracks (Japan) "Can't Get It Right" "Them Folk" (from the Burning Benches UK single) "Burning Benches" (video) (from the Burning Benches UK single) Conception "Gone up in Flames" contains three narratives: a racetrack loser, a devastated mourner, and a possessive consumer. "They are all pictures of desperation," explained lead singer Matthew Greener, "I got told this story about a woman so obsessed with this pearl that she sold all her possessions just to own it." "Burning Benches" was according to the band, not so much about love as it was about obsession. Greener said, "It sounded a bit too lovely, which is why we made it louder towards the end, we wanted to mess it up a bit." It was inspired by the surreal David Lynch horror film Eraserhead, in which the main character Henry Spencer watches and listens to the Lady in the Radiator sing about finding happiness in heaven. "Be All You Want Me to Be" was credited by Chris Martin as being inspiration for Coldplay's third album, X&Y. He said in NME, "I heard one of their songs called 'Be All You Want Me To Be' and I said, 'Fuck, that's better than most, no all, of our songs', and then it made us write a whole bunch of new tunes." Morning Runner supported Coldplay on some of their Twisted Logic Tour dates. The song was at one point considered not to be album material. "It's quite full-on and bold", stated pianist Chris "Fields" Wheatcroft, "We did struggle with where to put it on the album." However, it was decided that the song would be on the album "to bring it back up again", following