Paramore

Released: October 20, 2008

Songwriter: Ricky Wilson Andrew White Simon Rix Nick Baines Nick Hodgson

[Verse 1]
Well I won't be the one to disappoint you, anymore
And I know I said all this so that you heard it all before
The trick is getting you to think that all this is your idea
And that it is everything you've ever wanted out of here

[Interlude]
Love's not a competition, but I'm winning

I'm not sure what's truly altruistic anymore
Cause every good thing that I do is listed, and you're keeping score

[Verse 2]
Love's not a competition, but I'm winning
Well love's not a competition, but I'm winning
Or at least I thought I was
But there's no way of knowing
At least I thought I was
But there's no way of knowing

[Interlude]
You know what it's like when you're new to the game
But I'm not

[Outro]
Well, I won't be the one to disappoint you
Well, I won't be the one to disappoint you, anymore

[Hayley (lead vocals)]
Oh I won't be the one to disappoint you, anymore
Oh I won't be the one to disappoint you, anymore
Oh I won't be the one to disappoint you, anymore

[Josh (back up vocals)]
Love's not a competition, but I'm winning
Love's not a competition, but I'm winning

Around the year 2004, in the small town of Franklin, Tennessee, one of the most iconic and influential female-fronted rock bands formed. Paramore, a name that derives from the word paramour meaning secret lover, is a Grammy Award winning pop-punk/pop-rock band that currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. They came up in the pop-punk scene but have since developed a more radio-friendly pop rock sound.

As recognizable as the band’s singer (Hayley Williams) is, the group actually started without her. Josh Farro and Zac Farro initially jammed with Jeremy Davis after school, but after deciding they needed a vocalist, they called Williams and the band was formed. The group eventually added another member, Hayley’s neighbor Jason Bynum, as rhythm guitarist.

Their first album, All We Know Is Falling, was released in 2005 when frontwoman Hayley Williams was only 16 years old. It reached number 8 on the UK Rock Chart, but regardless of the record’s success, it showed problems between band members as Jeremy Davis left the band shortly before its release.

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