Lyric discussion by chabocinnamon 

Cover art for Paris lyrics by Regina Spektor

Perhaps it's about a woman who wanted to travel the world and then settle in Paris, but because of her commitment to this man, she had to defer her fulfillment to her next life.

I think it's about a woman who is abused by her husband, but they still love each other, even though he can't control his anger. There are a couple books about this subject that can explain how that works better than I can. Because of the feminist writers she mentioned, she probably knows they wouldn't want her to go with her abusive husband to Paris, but they couldn't stop her. She also doesn't want to leave this man because "he is all I know". It would have felt strange and alien to leave him.