As It Is

Songwriter: Hayley Williams Paramore

[Verse 1]
When I was younger
I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind
He broke his own heart and I watched
As he tried to reassemble it
And my mama swore that she would
Never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love if it does not exist

[Chorus]
But, darling
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception

[Verse 2]
Maybe I know, somewhere
Deep in my soul, that love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone, but keep a straight face
And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable distance
And up until now, I had sworn to myself
That I'm content with loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk

[Chorus]
Well, you are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception

[Bridge]
I've got a tight grip on reality
But I can't, let go of what's in front of me here
I know you're leaving in the morning, when you wake up
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream

[Chorus]
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception

[Outro]
And I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing

As It Is are a British-American pop-punk band that formed in 2012 when American frontman Patty Walters wanted to start a group. Rhythm guitarist and secondary vocalist Ben Biss was a friend of Walter’s from university, and joined the band alongside drummer Patrick Foley, guitarist Andy Westhead, and bassist James Fox.

Two Track, the bands first release, was uploaded to As It Is' Bandcamp page in 2012. It was then followed by their debut EP Blenheim Place, named after the street in Brighton that Patty grew up on, in April 2013. They released an acoustic rendition of the EP on October 21st 2013 titled Blenheim Place Acoustic, which included the previously unreleased track “Map & Compass”. Founding bassist James Fox also left during 2013, who was then replaced with Alastair Testo in 2014.

This Mind Of Mine was released on March 9th 2014, which sparked the band to go on its first headline tour after the release of the music video for the single “Can’t Save Myself”, which was later included on their debut album. The EP caught the attention of US label Fearless Records, and they ended up becoming the first UK band signed to the label.

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