Brand New Eyes

Paramore

2009 Released

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Careful

03 : 50

Ignorance

03 : 38

Playing God

03 : 02

Brick by Boring Brick

04 : 13

Turn It Off

04 : 19

The Only Exception

04 : 27

Feeling Sorry

03 : 05

Looking Up

03 : 29

Where the Lines Overlap

03 : 18

Misguided Ghosts

03 : 01

All I Wanted

03 : 45

Decode

04 : 21

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Track Lyrics

Careful Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I settled down a twisted-up frown

Disguised as a smile, well

You would've never known

I had it all, but not what I wanted

'Cause hope, for me, was a place uncharted

And overgrown

[Pre-Chorus]

You'd make your way in

I'd resist you just like this

"You can't tell me to feel"

The truth never set me free so I did it myself

[Chorus]

You can't be too careful anymore

When all that is waiting for you

Won't come any closer

You've got to reach out

A little more, more

More, more, more

[Verse 2]

Open your eyes like I opened mine

It's only the real world

A life you will never know

Shifting your weight to throw off the pain

Well, you can ignore it

But only for so long

[Pre-Chorus]

You look like I did

You resist me just like this

"You can't tell me to heal"

And it hurts remembering how it felt to shut down

[Chorus]

Can't be too careful anymore

When all that is waiting for you

Won't come any closer

You've got to reach out

A little more, more

More, more, more

[Bridge]

The truth never set me free

The truth never set me free so I'll do it myself

[Chorus]

You can't be too careful anymore

When all that is waiting for you

Won't come any closer

You've got to reach out

Can't be too careful anymore

When all that is waiting for you

Won't come any closer

You've got to reach out

More, more

More, more, more

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Ignorance Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If I'm a bad person, you don't like me

Well, I guess I'll make my own way

It's a circle, a mean cycle

I can't excite you anymore

Where's your gavel? Your jury?

What's my offense this time?

You're not a judge, but if you're gonna judge me

Oh, sentence me to another life

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't wanna hear your sad songs, I don't wanna feel your pain

When you swear it's all my fault 'cause you know we're not the same (No)

We're not the same (Oh)

Oh, we're not the same

Yeah, the friends who stuck together, we wrote our names in blood

But I guess you can't accept that the change is good (Hey)

It's good (Hey)

It's good

[Chorus]

Well, you treat me just like another stranger

Well, it's nice to meet you, sir, I guess I'll go

I best be on my way out

You treat me just like another stranger

Well, it's nice to meet you, sir, I guess I'll go

I best be on my way out

[Post-Chorus]

Ignorance is your new best friend

[Verse 2]

This is the best thing that could've happened

Any longer and I wouldn't have made it

It's not a war, no, it's not a rapture

I'm just a person, but you can't take it

The same tricks that, that once fooled me

They won't get you anywhere

I'm not the same kid from your memory

Well, now I can fend for myself

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't wanna hear your sad songs, I don't wanna feel your pain

When you swear it's all my fault 'cause you know we're not the same (No)

We're not the same (Oh)

Oh, we're not the same

Yeah, we used to stick together, we wrote our names in blood

But I guess you can't accept that the change is good (Hey)

It's good (Hey)

It's good

[Chorus]

Well, you treat me just like another stranger

Well, it's nice to meet you, sir, I guess I'll go

I best be on my way out

You treat me just like another stranger

Well, it's nice to meet you, sir, I guess I'll go

I best be on my way out

[Post-Chorus]

Ignorance is your new best friend

[Chorus]

Well, you treat me just like another stranger

Well, it's nice to meet you, sir, I guess I'll go

I best be on my way out

You treat me just like another stranger

Well, it's nice to meet you, sir, I guess I'll go

I best be on my way out

Playing God Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I can't make my own decisions

Or make any with precision

Well, maybe you should tie me up

So I don't go where you don't want me

You say that I've been changing

That I'm not just simply aging

Yeah, how could that be logical?

Just keep on cramming ideas down my throat

[Pre-Chorus]

Woah

[Chorus]

You don't have to believe me

But the way I, way I see it

Next time you point a finger

I might have to bend it back or break it, break it off

Next time you point a finger

I'll point you to the mirror

[Verse 2]

If God's the game that you're playing

Well, we must get more acquainted

Because it has to be so lonely

To be the only one who's holy

It's just my humble opinion

But it's one that I believe in

You don't deserve a point of view

If the only thing you see is you

[Pre-Chorus]

Woah

[Chorus]

You don't have to believe me

But the way I, way I see it

Next time you point a finger

I might have to bend it back or break it, break it off

Next time you point a finger

I'll point you to the mirror

[Bridge]

This is the last second chance

(I'll point you to the mirror)

I'm half as good as it gets

(I'll point you to the mirror)

I'm on both sides of the fence

(I'll point you to the mirror)

Without a hint of regret

I'll hold you to it

[Chorus]

I know you don't believe me

But the way I, way I see it

Next time you point a finger

I might have to bend it back or break it, break it off

Next time you point a finger

I'll point you to the mirror

I know you won't believe me

But the way I, way I see it

Next time you point a finger

I might have to bend it back or break it, break it off

Next time you point a finger

I'll point you to the mirror

Brick by Boring Brick Lyrics

[Verse 1]

She lives in a fairy tale

Somewhere too far for us to find

Forgotten the taste and smell

Of a world that she's left behind

"It's all about the exposure

The lens," I told her

The angles were all wrong, now

She's ripping wings off of butterflies

[Pre-Chorus]

Keep your feet on the ground

When your head's in the clouds

[Chorus]

Well, go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle

Bury the castle

Go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle

Bury the castle

[Post-Chorus]

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

[Verse 2]

So one day, he found her crying

Coiled up on the dirty ground

Her prince finally came to save her

And the rest, you can figure out

But it was a trick

And the clock struck twelve, well, make sure

To build your home brick by boring brick

Or the wolf's gonna blow it down

[Pre-Chorus]

Keep your feet on the ground

When your head's in the clouds

[Chorus]

Well, go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle

Bury the castle

Go get your shovel

And we'll dig a deep hole

And we'll bury the castle

Bury the castle

[Post-Chorus]

Woah

Woah, woah

[Bridge]

Well, you built up a world of magic

Because your real life is tragic

Yeah, you built up a world of magic

Well, if it's not real, you can't hold it in your hands

You can't feel it with your heart

And I won't believe it

But if it's true, you can see it with your eyes

Oh, even in the dark

And that's where I want to be, yeah

[Chorus]

Go get your shovel (You'll be better off without me now)

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle (Ooh)

Bury the castle

Go get your shovel (You'll be better off without me now)

And we'll dig a deep hole

To bury the castle (Ooh)

Bury the castle

[Outro]

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-ba

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-ba

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-ba

Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-da

Ba-da-ba-ba-ba, b-ba-ba-ba

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Turn It Off Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I scraped my knees while I was praying

And found a demon in my safest haven

Seems like it's getting harder to believe in anything

Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts

I wanna know what it'd be like

To find perfection in my pride, to see nothing in the light

Or turn it off in all my spite

In all my spite, I'll turn it off

[Chorus]

And the worst part is before it gets any better

We're headed for a cliff

And in the freefall, I will realize I'm better off

When I hit the bottom

[Verse 2]

The tragedy, it seems unending

I'm watching everyone I looked up to breaking, bending

Or taking shortcuts and false solutions

Just to come out the hero

Well, I can see behind the curtain (I can see now)

The wheels are cranking, turning, it's all wrong the way we're working

Towards a goal that's nonexistent

It's nonexistent, but we just keep believing

[Chorus]

And the worst part is before it gets any better

We're headed for a cliff

And in the freefall, I will realize I'm better off

When I hit the bottom

[Bridge]

I wanna know what it'd be like

To find perfection in my pride, to see nothing in the light

And turn it off in all my spite

In all my spite, I'll turn it off, just turn it off

Again

Again, again

[Chorus]

And the worst part is before it gets any better

We're headed for a cliff

And in the freefall, I will realize I'm better off

When I hit the bottom

And the worst part is before it gets any better

We're headed for a cliff

And in the freefall, I will realize I'm better off

When I hit the bottom

The Only Exception Lyrics

[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

[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 or 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

[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, oh

[Chorus]

You are the only exception

[Outro]

And I'm on my way to believing

Oh, and I'm on my way to believing

Feeling Sorry Lyrics

[Verse 1]

We still live in the same town, well, don't we?

But I don't see you around anymore

I go to all the same places, not even a trace of you

Your days are numbered at twenty-four

[Pre-Chorus]

And I'm getting bored waiting 'round for you

We're not getting any younger and I

Won't look back 'cause there's no use

It's time to move forward

[Chorus]

I feel no sympathy

You live inside a cave

You barely get by, the rest of us are trying

There's no need to apologize

I've got no time for feeling sorry

[Verse 2]

I try not to think of what might happen

When your reality, it finally cuts through

Well, as for me, I got out and I'm on the road

The worst part is that this, this could be you

[Pre-Chorus]

You know it too, you can't run from your shame

You're not getting any younger and time

Keeps passing by, but you wave it away

It's time to roll over

[Chorus]

I feel no sympathy

You live inside a cave

You barely get by, the rest of us are trying

There's no need to apologize

I've got no time for feeling sorry

[Bridge]

And all the best lies

They are told with fingers tied, so cross them tight

Won't you promise me tonight

If it's the last thing you do, you'll get out

[Chorus]

I feel no sympathy

You live inside a cave

You barely get by, the rest of us are trying

There's no need to apologize

I've got no time, got no time

I feel no sympathy

You live inside a cave

You barely get by, the rest of us are trying

There's no need to apologize

I've got no time

[Outro]

I've got no time for feeling sorry

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Looking Up Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Things are looking up, oh, finally

I thought I'd never see the day when you'd smile at me

We always pull through, oh, when we try

I'm always wrong, but you're never right

Oh, you're never right

[Chorus]

Honestly, can you believe

We cross the world while it's asleep?

I'd never trade it in

'Cause I've always wanted this and

It's not a dream anymore

It's worth fighting for

[Verse 2]

Could've given up so easily

I was a few cheap shots away from the end of me

Taking for granted 'most everything

That I would've died for just yesterday

Just yesterday

[Chorus]

Honestly, can you believe

We cross the world while it's asleep?

I'd never trade it in

'Cause I've always wanted this and

It's not a dream anymore

It's worth fighting for

[Bridge]

God knows the world doesn't need another band

Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh

But what a waste it would've been

Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh

I can't believe we almost hung it up

Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh

We're just getting started

Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]

Honestly, can you believe

We cross the world while it's asleep?

I'd never trade it in

'Cause I've always wanted this and

It's not a dream anymore

It's not a dream anymore (It's not a dream anymore)

It's not a dream anymore (No, it's not a dream anymore)

It's worth fighting for

[Outro]

I can't believe we almost hung it up

Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh

We're just getting started

Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh

I can't believe we almost hung it up

Woah, oh, oh, woah, oh, oh

We're just getting started

Yeah, we're just getting started

Where the Lines Overlap Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Give me attention, I need it now

Too much distance to measure it out, out loud

Tracing patterns across a personal map

And making pictures where the lines overlap

Where the lines overlap

[Chorus]

No one is as lucky as us

We're not at the end, but, oh, we already won

No, no, no one

Is as lucky as us, is as lucky as us

[Verse 2]

Call me over and tell me how

Oh, you got so far never making a single sound

I'm not used to it, but I can learn

There's nothing to it, I've never been happier

Never been happier

[Chorus]

No one is as lucky as us

We're not at the end, but, oh, we already won

Oh, no, no one

Is as lucky as us, is as lucky as us

[Bridge]

Now I've got a feeling if I sang this loud enough

You would sing it back to me

I've got a feeling if I sang this loud enough

You would sing it back to me

I've got a feeling, I've got a feeling

That you would sing it back to me

[Chorus]

No one is as lucky as us

We're not at the end, but, oh, we already won

Oh, no, no one (No one)

Is as lucky as us, is as lucky as us

Is as lucky as us

Misguided Ghosts Lyrics

[Intro]

One, two, three, four

[Verse 1]

I am going away for a while

But I'll be back, don't try and follow me

'Cause I'll return as soon as possible

See, I'm trying to find my place

But it might not be here where I feel safe

We all learn to make mistakes

[Pre-Chorus]

And run from them, from them

With no direction

We'll run from them, from them

With no conviction

[Chorus]

'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts

Traveling endlessly

Don't need no roads

In fact, they follow me

And we just go in circles

[Verse 2]

Now I'm told that this is life

And pain is just a simple compromise

So we can get what we want out of it

Would someone care to classify

Our broken hearts and twisted minds?

So I can find someone to rely on

[Pre-Chorus]

And run to them, to them

Full speed ahead

Oh, you are not useless

We are just

[Chorus]

Misguided ghosts

Traveling endlessly

The ones we trusted the most

Pushed us far away

And there's no one road

We should not be the same

But I'm just a ghost

And still they echo me

They echo me in circles

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All I Wanted Lyrics

[they] wanted.” Their own desires and goals paled in… Read More [Verse 1]

Think of me when you're out, when you're out there

I'll beg you nice from my knees

And when the world treats you way too fairly

Well, it's a shame I'm a dream

[Chorus]

All I wanted was you

[Verse 2]

I think I'll pace my apartment a few times

And fall asleep on the couch

And wake up early to black-and-white reruns

That escape from my mouth (Oh, oh)

[Chorus]

All I wanted was you

[Verse 3]

I could follow you to the beginning

Just to relive the start

And maybe then, we'd remember to slow down

At all of our favorite parts

[Chorus]

All I wanted was you

Decode Lyrics

[Verse 1]

How can I decide what's right

When you're clouding up my mind?

I can't win your losing fight

All the time

Nor can I ever own what's mine

When you're always taking sides

But you won't take away my pride

[Pre-Chorus]

No, not this time

Not this time

[Chorus]

How did we get here

When I used to know you so well?

But how did we get here?

Well, I think I know

[Verse 2]

The truth is hiding in your eyes

And it's hanging on your tongue

Just boiling in my blood

But you think that I can't see

What kind of man that you are

If you're a man at all

Well, I will figure this one out

[Pre-Chorus]

On my own (I'm screaming, "I love you so")

On my own (But my thoughts, you can't decode)

[Chorus]

But how did we get here

When I used to know you so well? Yeah

How did we get here?

Well, I think I know

[Bridge]

Do you see what we've done?

We've gone and made such fools of ourselves

Do you see what we've done?

We've gone and made such fools of ourselves

[Breakdown]

Yeah, yeah

Hey

[Chorus]

How did we get here

When I used to know you so well? Yeah, yeah, yeah

Well, how did we get here

When I used to know you so well?

[Post-Chorus]

I think I know

[Outro]

Ooh, there is something

I see in you

It might kill me

I want it to be true