This Is Why
Paramore
2023 Released
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1
This Is Why
03 : 26
2
The News
03 : 07
3
Running Out of Time
03 : 12
4
C’est comme ça
02 : 29
5
Big Man, Little Dignity
04 : 20
6
You First
04 : 05
7
Figure 8
03 : 24
8
Liar
04 : 21
9
Crave
03 : 55
10
Thick Skull
03 : 52
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Track Lyrics
This Is Why Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If you have an opinion
Maybe you should shove it
Or maybe you could scream it
Might be best to keep it
[Pre-Chorus]
To yourself (To yourself)
To yourself (To yourself)
[Chorus]
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
[Verse 2]
Better have conviction
'Cause we want crimes of passion
Survival of the fittest
You're either with us or you can keep it
[Pre-Chorus]
To yourself (To yourself)
To yourself (To yourself)
To yourself, yourself, yourself
To yourself (To yourself)
[Chorus]
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
[Bridge]
One step beyond your door
It might as well have been a free fall
One step beyond your door
Falling down an endless hall
One step beyond your door
Might as well have been a free fall
One step beyond your door
And I'm floating like a cannonball
[Chorus]
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But, oh no, you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
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The News Lyrics
[Verse 1]
War, a war, a war on the far side
On the other side of the planet
And I've got war, a war, a war right behind my eyes
Right behind them just like a headache
[Pre-Chorus]
So I turn on the news
Turn off the news
[Chorus]
Every second, our collective heart breaks
All together, every single head shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news
Every second, our collective heart brеaks
All together, evеry single head shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news
[Verse 2]
Far, I'm far, so far from the front line
Quite the opposite, I'm safe inside
But I worry and I give money and I feel useless behind this computer
And that's just barely scratched the surface of my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
So I turn on the news
Turn off the news
Turn on the news
Turn off the news
[Chorus]
Every second, our collective heart breaks
All together, every single head shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news
Every second, our collective heart breaks
All together, every single head shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news
[Bridge]
Exploitative, performative
Informative and we don't know the half of it
Rhetorical, deplorable
Historical, and all along, we called it normal
Exploitative, performative (Turn on)
Informative and we don't know the half of it
Rhetorical, deplorable (Turn off)
Historical, and all along, we called it normal
All along, we called it normal
[Chorus]
Every second, our collective heart breaks
All together, every single head shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news
Every second, our collective heart breaks
All together, every single head shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news
Running Out of Time Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Said I was gonna take some flowers to my neighbor, but I
Ran out of time
Didn't wanna show up to the party empty-handed, but I
Ran out of time
Said I'd walk the dog a little further than the driveway tonight
The extra mile
Thought I'd send a card with my condolences, but, damn, I
Just ran out of time
[Pre-Chorus]
Intentions only get you so far
What if I'm just a selfish prick? No regard, ah
[Chorus]
I'm always running out of time
I'm always running out of time
[Verse 2]
Never mind, I hit the snooze on my alarm twenty times
But I was just so tired
There was traffic, spilled my coffee, crashed my car, otherwise
Woulda been here on time
Shoulda, coulda, wouldn't matter, ultimate alibi
You know it's a lie
There was a fire (Metaphorically)
Be there in five (Hyperbolically)
[Pre-Chorus]
Intentions only get you so far
(It was on my list, I swear I meant to get to it)
A harsh reality to discover, ah
[Chorus]
I'm always running out of time
(She's always running out of time)
I'm always running out of time
[Bridge]
Why we gotta be in a rush?
My watch is just for decoration, mm
Look, I showed up early for once
Now that's a new sensation, mm
[Chorus]
We're always running out of time
(She's always running out of time)
I'm always running out of time
I'm always running out of time
(She's always running out of time, out of time)
I'm always running out of time
C’est comme ça Lyrics
[Chorus]
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
[Verse 1]
In a single year, I've aged one hundred
My social life: a chiropractic appointment
Sit still long enough to listen to yourself
Or maybe just long enough for you to atrophy to hell
[Chorus]
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
[Verse 2]
I'm off caffeine on doctor's orders
Said it was gonna help to level out my hormones
Lucky for me, I run on spite and sweet revenge
It's my dependence on the friction that really hinders my progression
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that regression is rarely rewarded
I still need a certain degree of disorder
[Chorus]
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
[Bridge]
I know that regression is rarely rewarded
I still need a certain degree of disorder
I hate to admit gettin' better is boring
But the high cost of chaos, who can afford it?
[Chorus]
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
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Big Man, Little Dignity Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Don't mean to stare at you from across the room
It's like I'm glued to the sheer sight of you
And you're so smooth, it's pitiful
Know you could get away with anything, so that's exactly what you do
[Chorus]
Big man, ooh
Little dignity
Big man, ooh
Little dignity
No offense, but you
You got no integrity
Big man, ooh
Ooh-la-la-la, little dignity
[Verse 2]
Well, well, well, look at you, don't you clean up nice?
Bet it feels good to leave the past behind
Your subscription to redemption has been renewed
You keep your head high, smooth operator in a shit-stained suit
[Chorus]
Big man, ooh
Little dignity
Big man, ooh
Little dignity
No offense, but you
You got no integrity
Big man, ooh
Ooh-la-la-la, little dignity
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, I can't look away
[Bridge]
I memorized all your lines
I can't look away, you're like a movie that I love to hate
I fantasize your demise
I should look away because I know you're never gonna change
I keep thinkin' this time, the end'll be different
But it isn't
I keep thinkin' (Keep thinkin') the end is gonna be different
But you keep on winning
[Chorus]
Big man, ooh
Little dignity
Big man, ooh
Little dignity
No offense, but you
You got no integrity
Big man, ooh
Ooh-la-la-la, little dignity
[Outro]
(Ah)
(Ah)
(Ah)
(Ah)
You First Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Living well is not my kind of revenge
You should take it from me
Living well is just a privilege
Thought I'd simmer down as I got older
Can't shake the devil sitting on my shoulder
Who invited you?
[Pre-Chorus]
Just like a stray animal
I keep feeding scraps
I give it my energy
And it keeps on coming back
But just like a stray animal
I keep feeding scraps
I give it my energy
And it keeps on coming
[Chorus]
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way to, no way to know
Who's the worst
Karma's gonna come for all of us
And I hope, well, I hope, I just hope
She comes, comes for you first, oh
[Verse 2]
Which wolf wins?
I guess it really depends, just gotta wait and see
Which one's appеtite's the biggest
Turns out I'm livin' in a horror film
Whеre I'm both the killer and the final girl
So who, who are you?
[Pre-Chorus]
Just like a stray animal
I keep feeding scraps
I give it my energy
And it keeps on coming back
But just like a stray animal
I keep feeding scraps
I give it my energy
And it keeps on coming
[Chorus]
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way to, no way to know
Who's the worst
'Cause karma's gonna come for all of us
And I hope, well, I hope, I just hope
She comes, comes for you first, oh
[Bridge]
Never said I wasn't petty
Never said I wasn't petty
I never said I wasn't petty
You can bet I don't regret it for a second
It's a pleasure, it's a reckoning
Never said I wasn't petty
I'll do better when you're better
Let me revel in your defeat
[Chorus]
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way to, no way to know
Who's the worst
But karma's gonna come for all of us
And I hope, well, I hope, I just hope
She comes, comes for you first, oh
Figure 8 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Drained me dry, down to the last drop
Pearls before swine, all flowers die
Tapped the last good vein
Don't know how to shut it off
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, once you get me going
(I don't know how to stop, I don't know how to stop)
Once you get me going
(I don't know how to stop, I don't know how to)
[Chorus]
All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinnin' in an endless figure eight
[Verse 2]
I won't miss the feelin'
My flimsy spine, unsuspicious mind
I was only bein' kind
But you mistook me for weak
[Pre-Chorus]
And once I get going, mm
I don't know how to stop, I don't know how to stop
Going
I don't know how to stop, I don't know how to
[Chorus]
All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinnin' in an endless figure eight
[Bridge]
Candlelight, candlelight
Burnin' 'til broad daylight
Candlelight, candlelight
Burnin' at both ends tonight
How could I? How could I?
If I'm made of thin ice
How could I? How could I?
You'd be wise if you thought twice
[Chorus]
All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinnin' in an endless figure
What remains
And now I think I'm losing my shape
Not a trace
No end and no beginning, figure eight
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Liar Lyrics
[Verse 1]
What was the moment? It's hard to say
I’m sure I don't remember anyway
Before I only knew to hesitate
Pin back in the grenade
[Pre-Chorus]
And all the ways I'd keep you safe
I keep you safe from me
[Chorus]
And, oh, my love, I lied to you
But I never needed to
Oh, my love, I lied to you
But you always knew the truth
[Verse 2]
I got too good at fighting chemicals
And dodgin’ arrows I was asking for
Wading through the fog and then it disappeared
Naked when I'm here
[Pre-Chorus]
And why (And why) should I (Should I) deny what's all
At once so crystal clear?
[Chorus]
And, oh, my love, I lied to you
But I nevеr needed to
Oh, my love, I lied to you
But you always knеw the truth
[Bridge]
Love is not an easy thing to admit
But I'm not ashamed of it
Love is not a weakening if you feel it rushin' in
Don't be ashamed of it
Mm, love is not an easy thing to admit
But I'm not ashamed of it
Mm, love is not a weakening if you feel it rushin' in
Don’t be ashamed of it
[Chorus]
And, oh, my love, I lied to you
But I never needed to
Oh, my love, I lied to you
But you always knew the truth
And, oh, my love, I lied to you
But I never needed to
Oh, my love, I lied to you
But you always knew the truth
Crave Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I can't wait to memorize this day
Oh, a picture could not contain the way it feels
You say, "Live in the present"
I'm already dreamin' of how it begins
And tryin' to savor the moment
But I know the feelin' will come to an end
[Chorus]
So I crave, crave
To do it again, all again
Crave, crave
To do it again, I
Just for a second, it all felt simple
I'm already missin' it
So I crave, crave
To do it again, all again
[Verse 2]
I romanticize even the worst of times
When all it took to make me cry was bein' alive
Look up and see a reflection
Of someone who never gave way to the pain
What if I told 'em that now that I'm older
There isn't a moment that I'd wanna change?
[Chorus]
Now I crave, crave
To do it again, all again
Crave, crave
To do it again, I
Just for a second, it all felt simple
I'm already missin' it
So I crave, crave
To do it again, all again
[Bridge]
Any second, feel the present
Future and the past connectin'
Any second, feel the present
Future and the past connectin'
[Chorus]
Crave, crave
To do it again (To do it), all again
Crave, crave
To do it again, I
Just for a second, it all felt simple
I'm already missin' it
So I crave, crave
To do it again, all again
Thick Skull Lyrics
[Intro]
I am a magnet for broken pieces
I am attracted to broken people
I pick 'em up and now my fingers are bleedin'
And it looks like my fault
And it looks like I'm caught red-handed
[Chorus]
Hit over the head
Epiphany
Over my head
Repeatedly
Thick skull never did
Nothing for me
Same lesson again?
Come on, give it to me, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me
[Verse]
Only I know where all the bodies are buriеd
Thought by now, I'd find 'em just a little less scary
Might gеt easier, but you don't get used to it
Keep on autopilot, mm
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, hey
What's the body count up to now, captain?
[Chorus]
Hit over the head
Epiphany
Over my head
Repeatedly
Thick skull never did
Nothing for me
Same lesson again?
Come on, give it to me, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me
[Bridge]
Come on out with your hands up
Come on out with your hands up
I'm comin' out with my hands up, mm
Come on out with your hands up
[Chorus]
Hit over the head
(Epiphany)
Over my head
(Repeatedly)
Thick skull never did
(Nothing for me)
Same lesson again?
(Come on, give it to me, give it to me)
[Outro]
I pick 'em up and now my fingers are bleedin'
(Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me)
And it looks like I'm caught red-handed
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