One of those emo songs Hayley writes about how amazing it is to be in a band. They still play it live, and even though I've seen Paramore 5 times, it's just as fun every single time. A great introduction to the masterpiece that is "RIOT!"Įveryone's jam in 2008. "For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic"Īhhh the opening track on Paramore's iconic 2007 sophomore album, "RIOT!". It basically talks about how when you leave home for the first time, coming back doesn't feel the same anymore. If I hear this live I might cry.Ī song about their hometown, Franklin, Tennessee. Paramore brought this song back into the setlist for a bit in 2013 and it was so cool to hear it be played again.ĮMO ALERT: This was the first song Paramore ever wrote as a band together. Literally just a song about the band playing shows and wanting the crowd to sing the words back. I mean look at these lyrics: "maybe if my heart stops beating, it won't hurt this much" and "one day you'll get sick of saying that everything's alright" I could argue that every song on AWKIF is emo, but this is the most emo. Would it really be early-Paramore without lots of angst? Super catchy and fun but also filled with angst. No offense but the outro that they play live for this song is better than the actual song. But no matter what, I will always be belting out "YOUUUUU SHINE BRIGHTER THAN ANYONEEEEE" It's so sad and the lyrics are so good but to this day I'm still not entirely sure what it's about. This song is about Hayley's parents getting divorced ("I've seen love die way too many times when it deserved to be alive") and honestly has such great lyrics from such a young band. What even is the music video? The fake blood and cuts on the band is so bad, it's so obvious that it's makeup. Classic music video where Paramore are in some warehouse and then all the sprinklers go off, idk man pop punk. Classic teen-angst song about stress and anxiety. I still can't believe Hayley is only 16 on this record.ĮVERYONE KNEW THIS SONG FROM THE SIMS 2 IN 2006. It's about Jeremy Davis temporarily leaving the band when the first album came out and it's just so emo. Ahhhh the first song you ever here on their first album "All We Know Is Falling".