Paramore

Released: November 24, 2008

Songwriter: Hayley Williams Josh Farro

Producer: David Bendeth

[Intro]
Let's do this one!

[Verse 1]
I think we have an emergency
I think we have an emergency
If you thought I'd leave you, then you were wrong
Cause I won't stop holding on
So, are you listening?
Now, are you watching me?
If you thought I'd breathe, then you were wrong
Because I won't stop holding on
We have an emergency, so are you listening?
And I can't pretend that I don't see this
It's really not your fault
And no one cares to talk about it, to talk about it

[Chorus]
'Cause I've seen love die way too many times
When it deserved to be alive
And I've seen you cry way too many times
When you deserved to be alive, alive

[Announcement]
Alright!

[Verse 2]
So, you give up every chance you get
Just to feel new again
I think we have an emergency
I think we have an emergency
And you do your best to show me love
But you don't know what love is
We have an emergency, so are you listening?
'Cause I can't pretend that I don't see this
It's really not your fault
And no one cares to talk about it
So, can we talk about it

[Chorus]
'Cause I've seen love die (way too many times)
When it deserved to be alive
And I've seen you cry way too many times
When you deserved to be alive, alive

[Bridge]
The scars, they will not fade away
No one cares to talk about it
So, can we talk about it

[Chorus]
'Cause I've seen love die (way too many times)
When it deserved to be alive
And I've seen you cry (way too many times)
When you deserved to be alive, alive

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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