After Laughter
Paramore
2017 Released
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1
Hard Times
03 : 02
2
Rose‐Colored Boy
03 : 32
3
Told You So
03 : 08
4
Forgiveness
03 : 39
5
Fake Happy
03 : 55
6
26
03 : 41
7
Pool
03 : 52
8
Grudges
03 : 07
9
Caught in the Middle
03 : 34
10
Idle Worship
03 : 18
11
No Friend
03 : 23
12
Tell Me How
04 : 20
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Track Lyrics
Hard Times Lyrics
[Intro]
One, two
[Verse 1]
All that I want
Is to wake up fine
Tell me that I'm alright
That I ain't gonna die
All that I want
Is a hole in the ground
You can tell me when it's alright
For me to come out
[Chorus]
Hard times
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
Hard times
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
These lives
And I still don't know how I even survive
Hard times, hard times
And I gotta get to rock bottom (Uh)
[Verse 2]
Walking around
With my little rain cloud
Hangin' over my head
And it ain't coming down
Where do I go?
Give me some sort of sign
You hit me with lightning
Maybe I'll come alive
[Chorus]
Hard times
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
Hard times
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
These lives
And I still don't know how I even survive
Hard times, hard times
And I gotta hit rock bottom (Uh)
[Bridge]
Tell my friends I'm coming down
We'll kick it when I hit the ground
Tell my friends I'm coming down
We'll kick it when I hit the ground
When I hit the ground
When I hit the ground
When I hit the ground
When I hit the ground
[Chorus]
Hard times
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
Hard times
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
These lives
And I still don't know how I even survive
Hard times (Hard times), hard times (Hard times)
Hard times
Gonna make you wonder why you even try
Hard times
Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry
These lives
And I still don't know how I even survive
Hard times (Hard times), hard times
[Outro]
Hard times
Makes you wonder why you even try
Makes you wonder why you even try
Makes you wonder why you even try
Makes you wonder
Hard times
Still don't know how I even survive
Still don't know how I even survive
Still don't know how I even survive
Still don't know how I survive
And I gotta get to rock bottom (Uh)
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Rose‐Colored Boy Lyrics
[Intro]
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
[Verse 1]
Rose-colored boy
I hear you makin' all that noise about the world you want to see
And, oh, I'm so annoyed
'Cause I just killed off what was left of the optimist in me
[Pre-Chorus]
And, ooh, hearts are breakin' and wars are ragin' on
And I have taken, uh, my glasses off
You got me nervous, I'm right at the end of my rope
A half-empty girl, don't make me laugh, I'll choke
[Chorus]
Just let me cry a little bit longer
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
Hey, man, we all can't be like you
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy
[Post-Chorus]
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
[Verse 2]
And I want you to stop insisting that I'm not
A lost cause 'cause I been through a lot
And, really, all I've got is just to stay pissed off
If it's alright by you
[Pre-Chorus]
But hearts are breakin' and wars are ragin' on
And I have taken, uh, my glasses off
You got me nervous when you're turnin' it into a joke
A half-empty girl, don't make me laugh, I'll—
[Chorus]
Just let me cry a little bit longer
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
Hey, man, we all can't be like you
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy
[Bridge]
Hmm, ooh
Leave me here a little bit longer
I think I wanna stay in the car
I don't want anybody seein' me cry now
You say we gotta look on the bright side
I say, "Well, maybe if you wanna go blind"
You say my eyes are gettin' too dark now
But, boy, you ain't ever seen my mind
[Chorus]
Just let me cry a little bit longer
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
Hey, man, we all can't be like you
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy
Just let me cry a little bit longer
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
I know we all can't be like you
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy
[Outro]
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
Told You So Lyrics
[Verse 1]
For all I know
The best is over and the worst is yet to come
Is it enough
To keep on hopin' when the rest have given up?
[Pre-Chorus]
And they go
[Chorus]
"I hate to say 'I told you so'"
But they love to say they told me so
"I hate to say 'I told you so'"
But they love to say they told me
[Post-Chorus]
Say, they say they told me
Say, they say they told me
Well, you say, you say you told me
[Verse 2]
I know you like
When I admit that I was wrong and you were right
At least I try
To keep my cool when I am thrown into a fire
[Pre-Chorus]
And they go
[Chorus]
"I hate to say 'I told you so'"
But they love to say they told me so
"I hate to say 'I told you so'"
But they love to say they told me
[Post-Chorus]
Say, they say they told me
Say, they say they told me
Well, you say, you say you told me
[Bridge]
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
Throw me into the fire
Throw me in, pull me out again
[Chorus]
"I hate to say 'I told you so'"
But they love to say they told me so
"I hate to say 'I told you so'"
But they love to say they told me
[Post-Chorus]
(Throw me into the fire, throw me in)
Say, they say they told me
(Throw me into the fire, throw me in)
Say, they say they told me
(Throw me into the fire, throw me in)
Well, you say, you say you told me
(Say they told me, say they told me)
[Outro]
"Told you so"
Forgiveness Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You hurt me bad this time, no coming back
And I cried 'til I couldn't cry, another heart attack
If I lay on the floor, maybe I'll wake up
And I don't pick up when you call 'cause your voice is a gun
Every word is a bullet hole, shot a hole in the sun
If I never look up, maybe I'll never notice
[Chorus]
And you, you want forgiveness
But I, I just can't do it yet
[Verse 2]
There's still a thread that runs from your body to mine
And you can't break what you don't see, an invisible line
If I follow it down, will we just be alright?
But it could take me all your life to learn to love
How I thought I could love someone, I haven't even begun
If it's all up to us, we might as well give up
[Chorus]
And you, you want forgiveness
(I can barely hang on to myself)
But I, I can't give you that
(I can't give you, I can't give you that)
And you, you want forgiveness
(I'm afraid that I'll have nothing left)
But I, I just can't do it yet
(I can't do, I just can't do it yet)
[Bridge]
Don't you go and get it twisted
Forgiving is not forgetting
Don't you go and get it twisted
Forgiving is not forgetting
No, it's not forgetting
No, I'll never forget it, no
[Chorus]
And you, you want forgiveness
(I can barely hang on to myself)
But I, I can't give you that
(I can't give you, I can't give you that)
And you, you want forgiveness
(I'm afraid that I'll have nothing left)
But I, I just can't do it yet
(I can't do, I just can't do it yet)
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Fake Happy Lyrics
[Intro]
I love making you believe what you get is what you see
But I'm so fake happy, I feel so fake happy
And I bet everybody here is just as insincere
We're all so fake happy and I know fake happy
[Verse 1]
See, I been doin' a good job of makin' 'em think
I'm quite alright, better hope I don't blink
You see, it's easy when I'm stompin' on a beat
But no one sees me when I crawl back underneath
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, if I smile with my teeth
I bet you believe me
If I smile with my teeth
I think I believe me
[Chorus]
Oh, please, don't ask me how I've been
Don't make me play pretend, oh, no
Oh, what's the use?
Oh, please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too
[Verse 2]
And if I go out tonight, dress up my fears
You think I look alright with these mascara tears?
See, I'm gonna draw my lipstick wider than my mouth
And if the lights are low, they'll never see me frown
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, if I smile with my teeth
I bet you believe me
If I smile with my teeth
I think I believe me
[Chorus]
Oh, please, don't ask me how I've been
Don't make me play pretend, oh, no
Oh, oh, what's the use?
Oh, please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too
[Bridge]
I know I said that I was doin' good
And that I'm happy now, ooh
I shoulda known when things were goin' good
That's when I'd get knocked down
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba
[Chorus]
Oh, please, just don't ask me how I've been
Don't make me play pretend, oh, no (Oh, no)
Oh, what's the use?
Oh, please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too
[Post-Chorus]
(Oh, please) Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba
(Oh, please) Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba
Oh, please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba
[Outro]
Carlos
26 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Man, you really know how to get someone down
Everything was fine until you came around
And I've been chasing after dreamers in the clouds
After all, wasn't I the one who said
To keep your feet on the ground?
Man, you really brought me back down
[Chorus]
Hold on to hope if you got it
Don't let it go for nobody
They say that dreaming is free
But I wouldn't care what it cost me
[Verse 2]
You got me tied up, but I stay close to the window
And I talk to myself about the places that I used to go
I'm hoping someday maybe I'll just float away
And I'll forget every cynical thing you say
When you gonna hear me out?
Man, you really bring me down
[Chorus]
Hold on to hope if you got it
Don't let it go for nobody
They say that dreaming is free
But I wouldn't care what it cost me
[Bridge]
Reality will break your heart
Survival will not be the hardest part
It's keeping all your hopes alive
When all the rest of you has died
So let it break your heart
[Chorus]
Hold on to hope if you got it
Don't let it go for nobody
Hold on to hope if you got it
Don't let it go for nobody
They say that dreaming is free
But I wouldn't care what it cost me
Pool Lyrics
[Verse 1]
As if the first cut wasn't deep enough
I dove in again 'cause I'm not into givin' up
Coulda got the same rush from any lover's touch
Why get used to something new? 'Cause no one breaks my heart like you
[Pre-Chorus]
When you kiss me, I wish we could see what happens next
For a moment, I could forget what happens in my head
If I doubt you, will you come through? A happy second chance
Or happy ending; this time, you don't leave me sinkin'
[Chorus]
I'm under water, no air in my lungs
My eyes are open and I'm givin' up
You are the wave I could never tame
If I survive, I'll dive back in
[Verse 2]
As if the first blood didn't thrill enough
I went further out to see what else was left of us
Never found the deep end of our little ocean
I drain the fantasy of you, headfirst into shallow pools
[Pre-Chorus]
And I wonder, is it better to get it over with?
The illusion can shatter before we begin
If you're really sorry, happy second chance
I think I could forgive; this time, you won't leave me sinkin'
[Chorus]
I'm under water, no air in my lungs
My eyes are open and I'm givin' up
You are the wave I could never tame
If I survive, I'll dive back in
[Bridge]
Dive back into (Right back into)
Dive right back into you and now I know you
Now I know you, now that I know you
Dive right back into you
Back into, right back into you
Dive right back into you and now I know you
Now I know you, now that I know you
Dive right back into you
[Chorus]
I'm under water, no air in my lungs
My eyes are open and I'm givin' up
You are the wave I could never tame
If I survive, I'll dive back in
I'm under water, no air in my lungs
My eyes are open and I'm givin' up
You are the wave I could never tame
If I survive, I'll dive back in
I'll dive back in, I'll dive back
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Grudges Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Strange how we found ourselves
Exactly where we left off
I know you're shaking my hand like it is the first time
Are we alright?
[Pre-Chorus]
Are you recounting all my faults?
And are you racking your brain just to find them all?
Could it be that I've changed?
Or did you? (Woo)
[Chorus]
Stop asking why
Why we had to waste so much time
Well, we just pick up, pick up and start again
'Cause we can't keep holding on to grudges
[Verse 2]
Time is a bastard
I won't break my neck to get around it
But aren't we so brave to give up a fight
And let the years go by without us?
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause now I feel you by my side
And I don't even care if it's been a while
I can feel that we've changed
And we're better this way (Woo)
[Chorus]
Stop asking why
Why we had to waste so much time
Well, we just pick up, pick up and start again
'Cause we can't keep holding on to grudges
If you wanna call me up or come over
Come on, we'll laugh 'til we cry
Like we did when we were kids
'Cause we can't keep holding on to grudges
[Bridge]
Why did it take so long?
Why did it take so long?
Why did it take us so long to just let it go?
Why did it take us so long? Stop holding on (Woo)
[Chorus]
Stop asking why
Why we had to waste so much time
Well, we just pick up, pick up and start again
'Cause we can't keep holding on to grudges
And if you wanna call me up or come over
Come on, we'll laugh 'til we cry
Like we did when we were kids
'Cause we can't keep holding on to grudges
No, we can't keep holding on to grudges
[Outro]
Could it be that I've changed?
Could it be that I've changed?
Could it be that I've changed?
Could it be that I've changed?
Or did you?
Caught in the Middle Lyrics
[Intro]
One, two
[Verse 1]
I can't think of getting old
It only makes me want to die
And I can't think of who I was
'Cause it just makes me want to cry, cry, cry (Cry)
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't look back
Can't look too far ahead
I got the point
I got the message
[Chorus]
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
I try to keep going, but it's not that simple
I think I'm a little bit caught in the middle
I gotta keep going or they'll call me a quitter
Yeah, I'm caught in the middle
[Verse 2]
I was dreaming life away
All the while just going blind
Can't see the forest for the trees
Behind the lids of my own eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
Nostalgia's cool
But it won't help you now
A dream is good (Don't wear it out)
If you don't wear it out
[Chorus]
And I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
I try to keep going, but it's not that simple
I think I'm a little bit caught in the middle
I gotta keep going or they'll call me a quitter
Yeah, I'm caught in the middle
[Bridge]
No, I don't need no help
I can sabotage me by myself
I don't need no one else
I can sabotage me by myself
I don't need no help
I can sabotage me by myself
I don't need no one else
I can sabotage me by myself (All the glory days are gone)
I don't need no help
I can sabotage me by myself (It's over now, I'm on my own)
I don't need no one else
I can sabotage me by myself (All the glory days are gone)
I don't need no help
I can sabotage me by myself (It's over now, I'm on my own)
I don't need no one else
I can sabotage me by myself
[Chorus]
And I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
I try to keep going, but it's not that simple
I think I'm a little bit caught in the middle
I gotta keep going or they'll call me a quitter
Yeah, I'm caught in the middle
[Outro]
I'm caught in the middle
Idle Worship Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Standing here like I'm supposed to say something
Don't hold your breath, I never said I'd save you, honey
And I don't want your money, if I was you, I'd run from me or
Rip me open, you'll see you're not the only one who's hopeless
Be sure to put your faith in something more
I'm just a girl and you're not as alone as you feel
We all got problems, don't we? We all need heroes, don't we?
But rest assured there's not a single person here who's worthy
[Pre-Chorus]
La, la-la-la-la, la-la
Don't let me let you down
[Chorus]
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
Hey, baby, I'm not your superhuman
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
And if that's what you want, I hate to let you down
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
I got your hopes up, now I got you hoping
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
But I'm gonna be the one to let you down
[Verse 2]
Oh, it's such a long and awful lonely fall
Down from this pedestal that you keep putting me on
What if I fall on my face? What if I make a mistake?
If it's okay, a little grace would be appreciated
Remember how we used to like ourselves?
What little light that's left, we need to keep it sacred
I know that you're afraid to let all the dark escape ya
But we could let the light illuminate these hopeless places
[Pre-Chorus]
La, la-la-la-la, la-la
Just let me let you down
[Chorus]
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
Hey, baby, I'm not your superhuman
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
And if that's what you want, I hate to let you down
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
I got your hopes up, now I got you hoping
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
But I'm gonna be the one to let you down
[Post-Chorus]
La-la-la-la, la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la
[Bridge]
Oh, no, I ain't your hero (Eh, eh, eh)
You're wasting all your faith on me
Oh, no, I know where this goes (Eh, eh, eh)
Think it's safe to say that your savior doesn't look a thing like me
[Pre-Chorus]
La, la-la-la-la, la-la (Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me)
Don't let me let you down
[Chorus]
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
Hey, baby, I'm not your superhuman
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
And if that's what you want, I hate to let you down
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
I got your hopes up, now I got you hoping
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
But I'm gonna be the one to let you down
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
Hey, baby, I'm not your superhuman
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
And if that's what you want, I hate to let you down
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
I got your hopes up, now I got you hoping
(Eh, eh, eh, eh)
But I'm gonna be the one to let you down
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No Friend Lyrics
[Spoken Intro: Aaron Weiss]
Found these old letters from years ago
Felt it was fitting to continue that correspondence
Can't help I'm sentimental
Thanks for talking with me today
I hope this is helpful for you
I also hope that Birdie is happy and healthy
And staying out of trouble to a reasonable extent
What I wrote was sort of my way of finally being able to address how it feels to have…
[Verse: Aaron Weiss]
Another brick-red room, another black-top town
Another misspelled band burning their own houses down
Another pine-box tune to fill the cemetery day
Another star, a touch of orange over purgatory gray
Another thorny field to scatter fruitless seed
Another song that runs too long, God knows no one needs
More misguided ghosts, more transparent hands
To drop a nickel in our basket and we'll do our RIOT! dance
Beneath another burning sky, behind our painted lips
In scores of catatonic smile-covered ankle-bitten ships
Throw your pedestal of stone in the forgetful sea
As protection from the paper-thin perfection you project on me
And when this repetition ends, behind the window shades
A semi-conscious sorrow sleeping in the bed I've made
That most unrestful bed, that most original of sins
And you'll say that's what I get when I let ambition win
Again, I'd hate to let you down, so I'll let the waters rise
And drown my dull reflection in the naïve expectation in your eyes
Back in a cast bit-part, back when I felt most free
I had a butcher's heart and no one thought they knew me
So before the regiment resumes, before the dreaded sun appears
My driver's waiting, so let's make one point crystal clear
You see a flood-lit form, I see a shirt design
I'm no savior of yours and you're no friend of mine
[Chorus: Aaron Weiss]
You're no friend of mine, you're no friend of mine
I'm no savior of yours and you're no friend of mine
You see a flood-lit form, I see a shirt design
I'm no savior of yours and you're no friend of mine
[Spoken Outro: Aaron Weiss]
…To see myself in the reflection of people's eyes
Realizing that what they see may not even be close to the image I see in myself
And I think I might actually be more afraid to let my own self down than anything else
I feel like the man in the story who saw a bear floating in the river and thought it was a fur coat
Twelve years ago, I stood on the shore and jumped in and grabbed the coat
The river was rushing toward a waterfall
And my friend stood on the shore and shouted to let go of the coat and swim back to land
I let go of the coat, but the coat won't let go of me
In any case, please let me know if there's more I can give you
If nothing comes of it, then just know we are grateful
Tell Me How Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I can't call you a stranger
But I can't call you
I know you think that I erased you
You may hate me, but I can't hate you
And I won't replace you
[Chorus]
Tell me how to feel about you now
Tell me how to feel about you now
Oh, let me know
Do I suffocate or let go?
[Verse 2]
Think I'm tired of getting over it
And just starting something new again
I'm getting sick of the beginnings
And always coming to your defenses
I guess it's good to get it off my chest
I guess I can't believe I haven't yet
You know I got my own convictions
And they're stronger than any addiction
But no one's winning
[Chorus]
Tell me how to feel about you now
Tell me how to feel about you now
Oh, let me know
Do I suffocate or let go?
Tell me how to feel about you now
Tell me how to feel about you now
Oh, let me know
Do I suffocate or let go?
[Bridge]
Keep me up with your silence (Silence)
Take me down with your quiet (Quiet)
Of all the weapons you fight with (Fight with)
Your silence is the most violent (Violent)
[Chorus]
Tell me how to feel about you now
Tell me how to feel about you now
Oh, let me know
Do I suffocate or let go?
Tell me how to feel about you now
Tell me how to feel about you now
Oh, let me know
Do I suffocate or let go?
[Outro]
You don't have to tell me if you ever think of me
I know you see me dancing wildly in the fog of your memory
You don't have to tell me, I can still believe