Paramore

Released: November 24, 2008

Songwriter: David Bendeth Hayley Williams Josh Farro

Producer: David Bendeth

[Verse 1]
I am outside and I've been waiting for the sun
And with my wide eyes, I've seen worlds that don't belong
My mouth is dry with words I cannot verbalize
Tell me why we live like this

[Pre-Chorus]
So keep me safe inside
Your arms like towers
Tower over me, yeah

[Chorus]
'Cause we are broken
What must we do to restore our innocence
And all the promise we adored?
Give us life again
'Cause we just wanna be whole

[Verse 2]
Lock the doors, 'cause I'd like to capture this voice
It came to me tonight
So everyone will have a choice
And under red lights, I'll show myself it wasn't forged
We're at war, we live like this

[Pre-Chorus]
So keep me safe inside
Your arms like towers
Tower over me

[Chorus]
'Cause we are broken
What must we do to restore our innocence
And all the promise we adored?
Well give us life again
'Cause we just wanna be whole

[Bridge]
Tower over me
With your arms like towers
Tower over me
With your arms like towers
Tower over me
With your arms like towers
Tower over me

[Chorus]
'Cause we are broken
What must we do to restore our innocence
And all the promise we adored?
Give us life again
'Cause we just wanna be whole

[Outro
We just wanna be whole
We just wanna be whole
We just wanna be whole
We just wanna be whole
We just wanna be whole
Just sing that with me
We just wanna be whole
With all your heart
We just wanna be whole
Again, again
We just wanna be whole
We just wanna be whole

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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