2009 ~ "Keep your feet on the ground when your head's in the clouds" 2017 ~ "After all wasn't I the one who said to keep your feet on the ground" IM NOT CRYING
She doesn't have hope anymore, but she would do anything to have it back and to dream again. That's the reason she tells us to hold onto it. You know, I'm losing mine as well, so I'm afraid I'll let it break my heart.
"So let it break your heart..." is the line that always makes me break out in tears. Sometimes we forget that we need to be sad at times in order to get better.
I just turned 26 , and this song is the exact depiction of my life right now. Dreaming will cost you something , but in return gives you growth. I will keep my hope alive. This is life. ❤
I've always understood this song. And I've waited for years to understand it even more. In less than an hour, I will turn 26. Alone, as always, but not the loneliest. Happy 26th birthday to me. And yes, I still have hope and I'm holding on to it. Cheers, Paramore.
- Lyrics: 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 Hold onto hope if you got it Don’t let it go for nobody And they say that dreaming is free But I wouldn’t care what it cost me 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 And hope that someday that I just float away And forget every cynical thing you said When you gonna hear me out Man, you really bring me down Hold onto hope if you got it Don’t let it go for nobody And they say that dreaming is free But I wouldn’t care what it cost me 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 So hold onto hope if you got it Don’t let it go for nobody And they say that dreaming is free But I wouldn’t care what it cost me Hold onto hope if you got it Don’t let it go for nobody And they say dreaming is free But I wouldn’t care what it cost me
I actually cried listening to this bit: 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
LYRICS Man, you really know how to get someone down Everything was fine until you came around 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 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 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 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 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 And 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 I wouldn't care what it cost me
i want to hug her so bad, i listen to old paramore and this, i can hear everything she went through in her voice, all the pain... id hug her for so long cause i feel so bad... she helpedme and i wantt o do nothing but return it
I get how someone listening to this for the first time would think that it's kinda sad/emotional/bitter-sweat; maybe? or some kind of not optimal emotional state. But I would say, isn't it actually comforting to feel that you're not the only one who has ever felt this way? What to about it is a whole 'nother question, but for right now; & going forward, this is where a lot of us are living/being. "Hold on to Hope if You Got It."
Paramore is the only band/artist that brings me to tears. Tears from when I was 15. They bring me back to my hard times and remind me that i have good times as well. The sadness i felt back then always comes back when i go listen to their music. But it reminds me that i am happy and i can do this. Thank you Paramore, i am so thankful for Hayley Taylor and Zac. Paramore for fucking ever!!
So sad yet so beautiful! If you pay attention to all the lyrics, is one of the saddest albums. But they disguise sadness with happy rythms. I can't relate more with all the songs, praise Paramore! Hallelujah!
I've listened to the majority of this album already. After the self-titled album, I thought that Paramore couldn't get any better. Tonight I was proven wrong.
I honestly felt like self titled was one of their weaker albums. Still enjoyable to no end for sure, but it gets blown out of the water by After Laughter and Riot.
When they came out with Hard times, I thought this new sound just wasn't Paramore. I absolutely hated it. but 3 weeks ago, I heard my sister singing these beautiful lyrics so I asked her for the artist and she looked at me like she was shocked and she goes "seriously? it's Paramore." that's when I knew I had to download the album and give it a try. Boy, I fell back in love with Paramore like it was my first time. I'm sorry for taking so long Paramore. I'm back now and I'll never leave you again.
The feels. I relate so hard to this album. And I didn't know I would. Paramore always has a way of singing exactly what I'm thinking/going through/dealing with. And from that, it helps me through it.
@ladymusicc we all grow up and go through many life changing events ...so why shouldn’t band grow up and change their style? That’s the way I see it. I love this album so much, I got “hold onto hope if you got it” tattooed on my arm and I’m going to get an upside down happy face with ”fake happy” tattooed soon!
This song just tears my heart to pieces. I can't listen to it without walking away a complete mess. It's so beautiful and heartbreaking; tender and solemn; comforting yet uncomfortable... my interpretation of the song isn't talking about a person, but instead personifies depression. "Man, you really know how to get someone down/Everything was fine until you came around" and even "Hope that someday I'll just float away/I'll forget every cynical thing you say." The latter being an internal monologue opposed to being a dialogue between two people. I love Hayley's songwriting style. It's so poetic, raw and real. The strings were the perfect accompaniment.
Guys, this isn’t a sad song. It’s a happy one. It’s about resilience and maintaining hope for the future after life doesn’t go the way you hoped it would. We all end up in strange and unexpected places in life. In this song, Hailey’s condemning how jaded she once was and how she let that loss of hope make her a worse person. It’s about persevering through that rough patch and how she found joy again after she weathered the storm of unexpected twists down the road. After the heartbreak, she’s at peace with herself and where she’s at in life. It’s NOT a sad song.
I feel that it’s more of a defeated song… like you’re fucking TIRED of being resilient and the heaviness that comes with it. “Hoping one day I’ll just float away” and also knowing that despite being tired you MUST be resilient despite its heaviness “they say that dreaming is free, I wouldn’t care what it cost me” “survival will not be the hardest part, its keeping all your hopes alive when all the rest of you has died”
It's 11:00 pm on the eve of my 26th birthday. I am not in a birthday mood at all. I have no idea where my life is headed. I am living with my family because I am having a really hard time finding work since December. I also have anxiety/depression issues I'm dealing with. I feel so broken because I feel like I'm messing up everything for not only me but for my family as well. In this moment I just feel so hopeless. This song came out at the perfect time. Thank you Paramore. I hope 26 is better then this past year.
I just understood the chorus on a new level. I always thought that "...i wouldnt care what it cost me" meant sacrificing anything for your dreams. Back when I was a dreamer. But now I get that it is about paying anything for the ability to dream. So thats 26. Im in my 8° month of it. So happy.
Wow 5 years ago...crazy how things change, how we change. Still come here sometimes to remember how I was 5 years ago and how this album hugged and saved me. There is something about Paramore that you cannot explain with words, but you can feel tremendously.
I think this is my fave from the album. Which is predictable since I love Misguided Ghosts, In the Mourning, The Only Exception, and I Hate to See Your Heart Break. I like their slow jams the best.
Did you all notice the 'Brick by Boring Brick' reference: "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."
This is the song that has kept me going the last year. I play this the mornings afternoons and nights I have lost all hope. As another female musician, Hayley Williams has paved the way for so many of us. She inspires me. I wouldn't be on this planet if It wasn't for Paramore's music.
“Reality will break your heart Survival will not be the hardest part It’s keeping all your hopes alive All the rest of you has died So let it break your heart And hold onto hope if you got it” That bridge breaks my heart every time.
Hard Times - 80s pop funk vibe/new wave-ish. cool. Rose-Colored Boy - 80s pop. Fun song. Told You So - 80s pop funk. cool Forgiveness - RnB-ish sounds like Pmore and Boyz2Men had a baby. amazing. Fake Happy - defo 2000s pop rock with a little indie. amazing 26 - In the Mourning + Disney = this song. emotional. Pool - a 90s Still Into You. I love it. Grudges - Owl City + Paramore. amazing Caught in the Middle - Red Hot Chili Pepper with a mixture of ska-rock. Love this track. Idle Worship - Late 2000s pop + Anklebiters No Friend - Sounds like Misfits, MCR, and Pmore had a baby. personal fave Tell Me How - Pop/RnB
I love how raw this recoding is. You can hear the sliding of fingers changing the chords. Absolutely lovely 💞💔 I’m 26 now and going through a horrible divorce and this song has so much meaning to me as well as you guys Paramore thank you for this!
this song both breaks my heart and heals it. I always listen to it when I’m sad or depressed. Love this whole album so much. Lets me cry it out and regain hope somehow
You all always seem to connect with the times I need you the most, the times we need you the most. Thank you for great timing, but more importantly thank you for being so honest with us. I needed this song and this album.
This song, for me, is about mental illnesses. Especially depression. And how it effects so many of us. But no matter how often it brings us down... we gotta hold on to hope ❤️
{bad english ahead, i am sorry}i was thinking "well i am 26 years old, i wont cry for a song like a teenager would" But i did. This song is just about the things that happened that made me think about not crying anymore, about the way i could survive when i really felt dead and lost. Girl, we really been into bad moments (and for me, i took a long time to stop to think that surviving would not be better than living with those memories). No need to explain more, the lyrics are there, the title is the age when i think i got healed from the ...lets not name it... just got healed. Thank you for making a song that helped a lot even now.
I always think of my father when listening to this song, I lost my father on April 26th, so when I miss him I always listen to this song. It makes me feel better. Thank you Paramore for creating this masterpiece, and for u dad : Man, you really brought me back down. 💔
I love that after 5 straight songs of dancing through the pain with chipper, upbeat tracks (even forgiveness), it decides to slow down for a song where the music matches the lyrics
Teared up when I first heard this.. This is so beautiful and meaningful. Definitely my favorite track from this new era. Please don't stop creating music. And from the bottom of all of our hearts: Thank you for not letting go and for coming back to us, Paramore!
"Reality will break your heart, Survival will not be the hardest part, Its keeping all your hopes alive, When all the rest of you has died." Im getting that tatooed someday.
I want either that or: "And the salt in my wounds isn't burning anymore than it used to It's not that I don't feel the pain it's just I'm not afraid of hurting anymore And the blood in these veins isn't pumping any less than it ever has And that's the hope I have the only thing I know that's keeping me alive"
i listened to this song when i was in that dark place and it was sort of an epiphany how this song's lyrics clicked into how i was feeling that time. there was even a time when i would just cry non stop just by listening to this. wishing one day, it would just be a painful memory and here i am two years later doing well and doing fine. it's true, hold on to hope, it's the only thing that can help us.
This album came out when I was in high school and that time was dark for me, but I'm back again, quarantine and being inside 4 walls for most of your time for a year really brought me back to my darkest.
Of all the songs in the album, this is what I love the most. I can truthfully feel PARAMORE in this song. This track is the best one. I was relieved to know that they still produced this kind of music. Really hoped for this.
By far my favorite from this album. I'm normally not a sentimental person, only cry twice a year roughly, but this song had me tearing up in the middle of class, especially the chorus.
This song already means a whole lot to me. I connected strongly to Brick by boring brick, having always been that kid with her head in the clouds (still kinda am). When the self-titled came out I was going thru a rough heartbreak and Last Hope was the song that definitely resonated with me the most; I tried my best to keep my hope alive even if I was crushed. Life has continued to throw twists and turns since then. Now this song, wow. I guess having strongly related to the songs referenced here it really does speak to me. It is definitely my favorite on the album, and it has such a beautiful message
Breaks my heart because it makes me think about my father who has never loved or cared about me. Even though I drive 4 hours 2 times a month to care for him. And he said things that just broke me into a thousand pieces ended up in hospital this week due to it. And sent my nerves off with all my serious conditions so it hurts almost ended up with a heart attack. I can't help to think how he treats me. And I still wonder if he is my biological father. Alot of stories coming out
Seeing them preform this live in Kansas city was An amazing experience. Hayley broke down half way through the song and everyone sang whole holding up pink hearts in front of our flashlights. It was one of my favorite moments that night.💖
Wow. I'll be 26 in a week. So I tried to find an image of #26 in Google for commemorative purposes but instead found about this song. And it really hit me hard to the feels. This a very depressing time for me. For us. The "you" here that lets me down is this covid pandemic and the people (around me) it turned into. Everyday is a struggle. I've already planned everything I want to do this year but nature has other plans set for me. We really never know what will happen to us every single day. But I know in time we'll get through this. Thanks Hayley for this song. Virtual hug, to all of us, 26y/o peeps.
I was feeling hurt yesterday, the way it snowballed within my chest...I tried to ignore it when I remembered "so let it break your heart." I have a difficult time letting things go, and yet I hold onto negativity in ignorance. So I let it go through me, it's okay to hurt. It's not an issue to have ever grieved. To let the music resonate in the crawlspace I called my comfort zone as it's been shrinking with time, is a start to the lengthy battle I'll have with healing. There have been so many intrusive thoughts I've had lately, and it's been a solace to have Paramore when I close my eyes and I can tune into the echoes of its message in my mind, with each beat of my heart.
They say that dreaming is free I wouldn't care what it cost me I just love this because everyone who claims to be sensible says that dreaming is wrong, or that it costs nothing because it has no worth in the real world. It's so hard to see the future sometime, that's why you need passion, and compassion, and creativity, and the beauty that dreaming brings. This is what we need to remember and this is what we need to teach our children. We need to teach them that their imagination is beautiful and can get them through the hardest parts of their lives.
I'm turning 26 this weekend and for some reason I'm dreading it. The line 'hold on to hope if you've got it' is stuck in my mind. My constant mood is "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."
I struggle with OCD & anxiety daily. I come to this song when I'm in the depths of the illness. What I like most about the lyrics is that they doesn't gloss over the pain. The song holds my hand while I struggle & gives me hope that one day I'll be able to overcome this.
Thank you Paramore for giving people something they need for depression this album has healing in it. Noone wants to talk about being sad but dont we all experience it?.. We should connect like we do with happy songs to this.
This is a song I come to again and again and again. Tomorrow, I am going to tell the guy I like that I like him and this is what kept me believing. And no matter what happens, I will come to this song because it will help. Wish me luck :) thank you so much for this absolute treasure, Paramore, it is simply beautiful.
I discovered Paramore through After Laughter back in 2017, and my 20-year-old self spent the whole summer of that year listening to their entire discography. But whenever I got to "26", I barely paid it any attention, because being that age seemed so far in the future at the time that I deemed the song probably unrelatable. I still can't believe how fast the years went by, and here I am, listening to it attentively for the first time, as I turn 26, while realizing just how relatable it have always been. How could it not be for the dreamer that I am? Who has had his head in the clouds since he can remember, and who has constantly struggled to keep his feet on the ground, and because of it, reality has certainly had no mercy on him. But in spite of all the hopelessness I have accumulated over the years, I think I still got some hope burried somewhere deep down I'm trying to hold onto, if not for me, for that happy enthusiastic kid I was ❤
Hi paramore. You might not read this. But this song means a lot to me.. it's midnight here and i feel so down. I feel like hope has been taken out from me. My dream, my life, my emotions. I went through a very hard time. And every time i swore that i got used to it. Thank you for creating such masterpiece.
I play this album over and over and over. Hayley knows what I am thinking and feeling. I've never related to an album as much as I have to After Laughter. Respect.
So glad to see the periphery logo my man. This albums tight as hell but I genuienly thought I would be the only Kid into who's into heavy program shit so like you're cool my man
"They say dreaming is free, but I wouldn't care what it cost me." I feel like she means she enjoys just laying in bed and sleeping and having dreams and dreaming because of depression/anxiety, like she would pay money just to keep sleeping and dreaming, no nmatter what the cost. Money wouldn't be an issue because she's rich and famous. Which she also shows isn't the key to happiness like everyone thinks so.
Paramore is my hero, my idol, my encouragement to keep going. In a time that I've felt lost and alone in crowds of people, their music brings me back to myself. It's refreshing. And out of the thousands of times that I've listened to this song, its the times of despair that make it sound new again, like it means more than just a song to listen to. It feels like a hug and I want to keep going.
I'm so sorry for everyone who has to go through heartbreak like this. It isn't a silly breakup it's a husband whom she clearly loves dearly as can be seen by "only exception" breaking trust and her heart. She even said she realised she couldn't save her marriage while writting this album and noone deserves to feel like that
2009 ~ "Keep your feet on the ground when your head's in the clouds"
2017 ~ "After all wasn't I the one who said to keep your feet on the ground"
IM NOT CRYING
amy perdoni what was the 2009 song pls??
brick by boring brick
ryan O'Day brick by boring brick
= (
Oh my god 😭😭😭
She doesn't have hope anymore, but she would do anything to have it back and to dream again. That's the reason she tells us to hold onto it. You know, I'm losing mine as well, so I'm afraid I'll let it break my heart.
@John Britton lol wtf, relatable but also wtf
You must fart like a cow.
well said..
Help me go back to me
@@linnycrocus6023 LMAO WHAT
"So let it break your heart..." is the line that always makes me break out in tears. Sometimes we forget that we need to be sad at times in order to get better.
we don't know what happiness is without experiencing sadness.
@@Lozmaster37.
Can’t love the sun if you’ve never been through the rain.
8,0 @@djbuddy7836
I just turned 26 , and this song is the exact depiction of my life right now. Dreaming will cost you something , but in return gives you growth. I will keep my hope alive. This is life. ❤
I am gonna turn 26 soon I need this!!
F it go for it, even if you fail you'll learn a bunch about yourself!
I've always understood this song. And I've waited for years to understand it even more.
In less than an hour, I will turn 26. Alone, as always, but not the loneliest.
Happy 26th birthday to me. And yes, I still have hope and I'm holding on to it.
Cheers, Paramore.
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday!!✨
happy late birthday man, i love youu and i hope 26 treats you gently
Wait till 30 buddy.
i love you
- Lyrics:
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
Hold onto hope if you got it
Don’t let it go for nobody
And they say that dreaming is free
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me
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
And hope that someday that I just float away
And forget every cynical thing you said
When you gonna hear me out
Man, you really bring me down
Hold onto hope if you got it
Don’t let it go for nobody
And they say that dreaming is free
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me
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
So hold onto hope if you got it
Don’t let it go for nobody
And they say that dreaming is free
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me
Hold onto hope if you got it
Don’t let it go for nobody
And they say dreaming is free
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me
Facundo Lara thank you again fam
I actually cried listening to this bit:
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
JavichanAMV i cried the entire song
:C
I want to cry. I heard that Hayley's favorite song was on this album, 26 is probably the one
Pizza Cake maybe because she really likes this song's vibe and it's the best song on the album
Pizza Cake I could agree. This song is amazing, or even Tell Me How. My opinion these 2 are the best but overall the album is great. 😁
Fake Happy is super good
She said she wrote this on on a staircase and wasn't going to get up til she finished it.
Ángel Rojas completely legit.
''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''
oh boy.
#relatable
Hayley said once that happiness shouldn't be the goal of life. She said maybe hope should be, but she wasn't sure
wow
:(
Yes so good so sad. "So let it break your heart"
"They say that dreaming is free
But I wouldn’t care what it cost me"
DAMN
LYRICS
Man, you really know how to get someone down
Everything was fine until you came around
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
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
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
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
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
And 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
I wouldn't care what it cost me
You know they put the lyrics in the description of all there videos. you probably just copy pasted this.
Why i always feel that hayley sing these to zac farro.
Taziah Slentiller you mean Josh Farro
Ş
Thank you
"It's keeping all your hopes alive when all the rest of you has died" THIS LINE. DAMN.
sounds like the year and a half I kept hoping my gf would get better from her illness but knowing she would be gone sooner not later...
هلا
My god...this yells Misguided Ghosts, I love this!
Dot yassss
Dot I'm getting more In the Mourning vibes
Dot that and a little bit of the only exception
I was thinking that!!
Dot ikr
SHE DOESNT DESERVE ALL THIS PAIN
i want to hug her so bad, i listen to old paramore and this, i can hear everything she went through in her voice, all the pain... id hug her for so long cause i feel so bad... she helpedme and i wantt o do nothing but return it
same! :( i really hope shes okay now.
Once I read that you have to choose: if you're an artist you won't be happy.
Yeah she does, we all do, it's what we get for being human lmao, it's hard out here
:(
There hasn't been a day since After Laughter came out that I haven't listened to this song. Thank you Paramore.
What about now!?
I LOVE YOUR PIANO COVERS! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I get how someone listening to this for the first time would think that it's kinda sad/emotional/bitter-sweat; maybe? or some kind of not optimal emotional state. But I would say, isn't it actually comforting to feel that you're not the only one who has ever felt this way? What to about it is a whole 'nother question, but for right now; & going forward, this is where a lot of us are living/being. "Hold on to Hope if You Got It."
Paramore is the only band/artist that brings me to tears. Tears from when I was 15. They bring me back to my hard times and remind me that i have good times as well. The sadness i felt back then always comes back when i go listen to their music. But it reminds me that i am happy and i can do this. Thank you Paramore, i am so thankful for Hayley Taylor and Zac. Paramore for fucking ever!!
raul g Listen to radiohead lol
Same ❤
So sad yet so beautiful! If you pay attention to all the lyrics, is one of the saddest albums. But they disguise sadness with happy rythms. I can't relate more with all the songs, praise Paramore! Hallelujah!
I've listened to the majority of this album already. After the self-titled album, I thought that Paramore couldn't get any better.
Tonight I was proven wrong.
I honestly felt like self titled was one of their weaker albums. Still enjoyable to no end for sure, but it gets blown out of the water by After Laughter and Riot.
this album is the happiest depression I've ever had.
wait, happiest depression? that's illegal man
pambudirizky eka wait that’s illegal
In agreement
Camilo Sapag Depression but in a major key
did u know that your comment was mentioned by hayley in one of her interview?
When they came out with Hard times, I thought this new sound just wasn't Paramore. I absolutely hated it. but 3 weeks ago, I heard my sister singing these beautiful lyrics so I asked her for the artist and she looked at me like she was shocked and she goes "seriously? it's Paramore." that's when I knew I had to download the album and give it a try. Boy, I fell back in love with Paramore like it was my first time.
I'm sorry for taking so long Paramore. I'm back now and I'll never leave you again.
Damn. Hard times is a bop tho
Exact same. I wrote off the whole freaking album. Then I happened upon this song this morning. I've heard it 8 times since.
heyyitsme yessssss! Same thing happened to me. It just took me around a couple years to figure out that this is honestly their best album! 😭🥰
heyyitsme it should have gotten more recognition... 😔
I had the same situation, only I landed on one of those songs in a youtube mix and ran to see who it was and well, you know the rest
The feels. I relate so hard to this album. And I didn't know I would. Paramore always has a way of singing exactly what I'm thinking/going through/dealing with. And from that, it helps me through it.
Ladymusicc I feel you.
Same!! This is my favorite album so far! #FanSince2005
I feel the exact same way. It's uncanny.
@@lovelylaly i love how youre not one of those older fans that got a little disappointed of paramore when they changed the way they sing.
@ladymusicc we all grow up and go through many life changing events ...so why shouldn’t band grow up and change their style? That’s the way I see it. I love this album so much, I got “hold onto hope if you got it” tattooed on my arm and I’m going to get an upside down happy face with ”fake happy” tattooed soon!
This song just tears my heart to pieces. I can't listen to it without walking away a complete mess. It's so beautiful and heartbreaking; tender and solemn; comforting yet uncomfortable... my interpretation of the song isn't talking about a person, but instead personifies depression. "Man, you really know how to get someone down/Everything was fine until you came around" and even "Hope that someday I'll just float away/I'll forget every cynical thing you say." The latter being an internal monologue opposed to being a dialogue between two people. I love Hayley's songwriting style. It's so poetic, raw and real. The strings were the perfect accompaniment.
in some cases it could be both :)
can I just
"reality will break your heart."
YES.
floral junkie xn
Guys, this isn’t a sad song. It’s a happy one. It’s about resilience and maintaining hope for the future after life doesn’t go the way you hoped it would. We all end up in strange and unexpected places in life. In this song, Hailey’s condemning how jaded she once was and how she let that loss of hope make her a worse person. It’s about persevering through that rough patch and how she found joy again after she weathered the storm of unexpected twists down the road. After the heartbreak, she’s at peace with herself and where she’s at in life.
It’s NOT a sad song.
No
Agree
It's up to people to interprete but whatever
I feel that it’s more of a defeated song… like you’re fucking TIRED of being resilient and the heaviness that comes with it. “Hoping one day I’ll just float away” and also knowing that despite being tired you MUST be resilient despite its heaviness “they say that dreaming is free, I wouldn’t care what it cost me” “survival will not be the hardest part, its keeping all your hopes alive when all the rest of you has died”
Maybe happy/sad? But idk though. Hailey actually cries when performing it live.
Paramore? More like I'M-GONNA-CRY-MORE
crysomemore
More&More lmao
It's 11:00 pm on the eve of my 26th birthday. I am not in a birthday mood at all. I have no idea where my life is headed. I am living with my family because I am having a really hard time finding work since December. I also have anxiety/depression issues I'm dealing with. I feel so broken because I feel like I'm messing up everything for not only me but for my family as well. In this moment I just feel so hopeless. This song came out at the perfect time. Thank you Paramore. I hope 26 is better then this past year.
settledownc much love.
settledownc i hope its been better this year 26 is a good number. youre strong
Good luck. Things will work out for you
Hey hey hey, I don’t know you but I love you. I love you so much friend, hang in there, maybe we’ll both get our hope back 💛
Life can get better. I used to have suicidal depression but God healed me of it. Don't give up. Don't ever give up.
incredible
jessiepaege hey Jessie! And I agree 😂
jessiepaege JESSIE
hey jesssiiieee
incredible?
jessiepaege IY LIKE IK YOU MENTIONED THIS ALBUM IN YOUR VIDEOS
after laughter saved my 2017
Alexander Agree lmao xdd
Alexander same😭👌
Alexander samee
SAMEE
too much happiness
I just understood the chorus on a new level.
I always thought that "...i wouldnt care what it cost me" meant sacrificing anything for your dreams.
Back when I was a dreamer.
But now I get that it is about paying anything for the ability to dream.
So thats 26.
Im in my 8° month of it.
So happy.
Wow 5 years ago...crazy how things change, how we change. Still come here sometimes to remember how I was 5 years ago and how this album hugged and saved me. There is something about Paramore that you cannot explain with words, but you can feel tremendously.
I think this is my fave from the album. Which is predictable since I love Misguided Ghosts, In the Mourning, The Only Exception, and I Hate to See Your Heart Break. I like their slow jams the best.
Did you all notice the 'Brick by Boring Brick' reference:
"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."
sahil dhawan I did, yeah
"Keep your feet on the ground
When your head's in the clouds"
I knew I wasn't the only one who noticed that!
I'm not crying.. YOU'RE CRYING
yes I am 😭 because of the reference to brick by boring brick
where?
i think it's the lyrics 'keep your feet on the ground, man you really brought me back down' similar to the lyrics from brick by boring brick
TheLastofUsDoge umm I'm pretty sure you're crying. It's okay, it gives everyone the feels.
Yeah you're right I am crying
This is the song that has kept me going the last year. I play this the mornings afternoons and nights I have lost all hope. As another female musician, Hayley Williams has paved the way for so many of us. She inspires me. I wouldn't be on this planet if It wasn't for Paramore's music.
It's like Last Hope's little sister
Agree
“Reality will break your heart
Survival will not be the hardest part
It’s keeping all your hopes alive
All the rest of you has died
So let it break your heart
And hold onto hope if you got it”
That bridge breaks my heart every time.
I AM CRYING AND DYING AND LIVING!!!! I ALREADY LOVE THIS ALBUM!
Reymond Lord SAMEEEEE IM SO EMOTIONAL RN I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF
Reymond Lord yes! I think all paramore fanatics can say the same! Love the album!
Reymond Lord I've seen your comments a lot on Dylans channel and I must say that I quite like your taste in music
Hard Times - 80s pop funk vibe/new wave-ish. cool.
Rose-Colored Boy - 80s pop. Fun song.
Told You So - 80s pop funk. cool
Forgiveness - RnB-ish sounds like Pmore and Boyz2Men had a baby. amazing.
Fake Happy - defo 2000s pop rock with a little indie. amazing
26 - In the Mourning + Disney = this song. emotional.
Pool - a 90s Still Into You. I love it.
Grudges - Owl City + Paramore. amazing
Caught in the Middle - Red Hot Chili Pepper with a mixture of ska-rock. Love this track.
Idle Worship - Late 2000s pop + Anklebiters
No Friend - Sounds like Misfits, MCR, and Pmore had a baby. personal fave
Tell Me How - Pop/RnB
💖
idle Worship sounds kinda TøP
so no rock than hm...im 6th song in the album and yet only one banging was Hard Times
x340x caught in the middle was more rockish in the demo they toned it down. maybe they'll release it
Kyle Herrera wtf this is amazing
I love how raw this recoding is. You can hear the sliding of fingers changing the chords. Absolutely lovely 💞💔 I’m 26 now and going through a horrible divorce and this song has so much meaning to me as well as you guys Paramore thank you for this!
this song both breaks my heart and heals it. I always listen to it when I’m sad or depressed. Love this whole album so much. Lets me cry it out and regain hope somehow
You all always seem to connect with the times I need you the most, the times we need you the most. Thank you for great timing, but more importantly thank you for being so honest with us. I needed this song and this album.
same tbh
why is the outro to this song the prettiest n most emotional thing I've heard in my entire life I'm questioning my existence
This song, for me, is about mental illnesses. Especially depression. And how it effects so many of us. But no matter how often it brings us down... we gotta hold on to hope ❤️
{bad english ahead, i am sorry}i was thinking "well i am 26 years old, i wont cry for a song like a teenager would" But i did. This song is just about the things that happened that made me think about not crying anymore, about the way i could survive when i really felt dead and lost. Girl, we really been into bad moments (and for me, i took a long time to stop to think that surviving would not be better than living with those memories).
No need to explain more, the lyrics are there, the title is the age when i think i got healed from the ...lets not name it... just got healed. Thank you for making a song that helped a lot even now.
I always think of my father when listening to this song, I lost my father on April 26th, so when I miss him I always listen to this song. It makes me feel better. Thank you Paramore for creating this masterpiece, and for u dad : Man, you really brought me back down. 💔
I'm feeling references from Brick by Boring Brick, Daydreaming, Misguided Ghosts, and Last Hope. I really enjoy this song!
THE STRINGS OMGG😭😭😭 and everything I'm crying
Paramore till I fucking die 😭😭😭
During the "Hard Times" we have right now around the world, it makes so much sense to "hold on to hope if you got it".
I love that after 5 straight songs of dancing through the pain with chipper, upbeat tracks (even forgiveness), it decides to slow down for a song where the music matches the lyrics
Love the reference to Brick by Boring Brick
Shawdra0919 me too 😍😪
when?
Justin McDaniel 0:41 Keep your feet on the ground, I think this is the reference to Brick by Boring Brick
Wow!
yesss :'D ❤
i think you guys saved me from doing something really stupid, just now. love you guys, thanks for the new music
If you are ever having trouble, you always have friends here
Lena's World I hope you're well now! ✊
I hope you're okay *Virtual hug*
Don't hold your breath, I never said I'd save you, honey...Think it's safe to say your savior doesn't look a thing like me.
Lena's World just know you are beautiful Girl!
Teared up when I first heard this.. This is so beautiful and meaningful. Definitely my favorite track from this new era. Please don't stop creating music.
And from the bottom of all of our hearts: Thank you for not letting go and for coming back to us, Paramore!
26 has been one of the hardest for me thus far. thanks for this song really. thank you.
I’m 26. And every lyric Is really hitting hard.
if u listen closely u can hear me crying
if you just listen you can hear me sobbing
im not a quiet person
just a sad one
@K C always
dianne you know I thought I heard crying but I just wasn’t sure if it . Thanks 🙏
I could but it was blocked by my own tears
@noelle scott o
I'll be 26 in 6 days, this is my jam. ps. just realized I bought my 1st Paramore cd when I was 16! 💜
Kali M i was 11 when they started
I was 7 years, now i'm 17 and they're still killing it!
that moment when I check my notification for a comment and see 26 likes! haha!
Kali M I was 11, now I'm almost 19, 💞
I started listening to them when i was 10 now i'm almost 18, they made my life magical in a way.
MY LONGEST YEAH BOY EVER
I SPAT MY WATER BUT SAME
dead asdsddjj
Sebastian Holl same
huhuh420 Mann that's legitness
oula
"Reality will break your heart,
Survival will not be the hardest part,
Its keeping all your hopes alive,
When all the rest of you has died."
Im getting that tatooed someday.
sal vulcano
I want either that or:
"And the salt in my wounds isn't burning anymore than it used to
It's not that I don't feel the pain it's just I'm not afraid of hurting anymore
And the blood in these veins isn't pumping any less than it ever has
And that's the hope I have the only thing I know that's keeping me alive"
same!!
i listened to this song when i was in that dark place and it was sort of an epiphany how this song's lyrics clicked into how i was feeling that time.
there was even a time when i would just cry non stop just by listening to this. wishing one day, it would just be a painful memory and here i am two years later doing well and doing fine.
it's true, hold on to hope, it's the only thing that can help us.
Ah yes. 26. I like to come to this song when I want to enhance my depression. So here I am. Enhancing away.
Amanda Ziegler-Iannotti dont be down yall
Go see a counselor or a psychologist.
Same
RUclips on
Same
im not crying im just in that emotional state where tears happen, two totally different things
im not crying uh my eyes are sweating
I've never sobbed so intensely on the first play of a song ever.
I really needed this tonight. You might have just saved my life. Thank you
This album came out when I was in high school and that time was dark for me, but I'm back again, quarantine and being inside 4 walls for most of your time for a year really brought me back to my darkest.
Of all the songs in the album, this is what I love the most. I can truthfully feel PARAMORE in this song. This track is the best one. I was relieved to know that they still produced this kind of music. Really hoped for this.
By far my favorite from this album. I'm normally not a sentimental person, only cry twice a year roughly, but this song had me tearing up in the middle of class, especially the chorus.
one of the best of the album - this really captures Misguided Ghosts/In The Mourning moods, love it
This song already means a whole lot to me.
I connected strongly to Brick by boring brick, having always been that kid with her head in the clouds (still kinda am). When the self-titled came out I was going thru a rough heartbreak and Last Hope was the song that definitely resonated with me the most; I tried my best to keep my hope alive even if I was crushed.
Life has continued to throw twists and turns since then.
Now this song, wow. I guess having strongly related to the songs referenced here it really does speak to me. It is definitely my favorite on the album, and it has such a beautiful message
Just turned 26 today. Thank you Paramore, been riding with you guys since I was 13, so here's to the next 10.
my hEART IS CRYING
I still cry and it's been almost a year. I don't think I'll ever be able to listen to this song without getting emotional.
This album is the greatest thing that ever happened to my depression
Yessss!! Same here!! 😭🥲😭
Breaks my heart because it makes me think about my father who has never loved or cared about me. Even though I drive 4 hours 2 times a month to care for him. And he said things that just broke me into a thousand pieces ended up in hospital this week due to it. And sent my nerves off with all my serious conditions so it hurts almost ended up with a heart attack. I can't help to think how he treats me. And I still wonder if he is my biological father. Alot of stories coming out
This music is absolutely incredible. Real. Pure. Congrats, Hayley Williams.
Seeing them preform this live in Kansas city was An amazing experience. Hayley broke down half way through the song and everyone sang whole holding up pink hearts in front of our flashlights. It was one of my favorite moments that night.💖
Wow. I'll be 26 in a week. So I tried to find an image of #26 in Google for commemorative purposes but instead found about this song. And it really hit me hard to the feels. This a very depressing time for me. For us. The "you" here that lets me down is this covid pandemic and the people (around me) it turned into. Everyday is a struggle. I've already planned everything I want to do this year but nature has other plans set for me. We really never know what will happen to us every single day. But I know in time we'll get through this. Thanks Hayley for this song. Virtual hug, to all of us, 26y/o peeps.
I had a feeling this was going to be my favorite
I was feeling hurt yesterday, the way it snowballed within my chest...I tried to ignore it when I remembered "so let it break your heart." I have a difficult time letting things go, and yet I hold onto negativity in ignorance. So I let it go through me, it's okay to hurt. It's not an issue to have ever grieved. To let the music resonate in the crawlspace I called my comfort zone as it's been shrinking with time, is a start to the lengthy battle I'll have with healing. There have been so many intrusive thoughts I've had lately, and it's been a solace to have Paramore when I close my eyes and I can tune into the echoes of its message in my mind, with each beat of my heart.
They say that dreaming is free
I wouldn't care what it cost me
I just love this because everyone who claims to be sensible says that dreaming is wrong, or that it costs nothing because it has no worth in the real world. It's so hard to see the future sometime, that's why you need passion, and compassion, and creativity, and the beauty that dreaming brings. This is what we need to remember and this is what we need to teach our children. We need to teach them that their imagination is beautiful and can get them through the hardest parts of their lives.
28 now and that bridge hits hard different
I'm turning 26 this weekend and for some reason I'm dreading it. The line 'hold on to hope if you've got it' is stuck in my mind.
My constant mood is "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."
This make my emo. I love Paramore so much
I struggle with OCD & anxiety daily. I come to this song when I'm in the depths of the illness. What I like most about the lyrics is that they doesn't gloss over the pain. The song holds my hand while I struggle & gives me hope that one day I'll be able to overcome this.
Thank you Paramore for giving people something they need for depression this album has healing in it. Noone wants to talk about being sad but dont we all experience it?.. We should connect like we do with happy songs to this.
This is a song I come to again and again and again. Tomorrow, I am going to tell the guy I like that I like him and this is what kept me believing. And no matter what happens, I will come to this song because it will help. Wish me luck :) thank you so much for this absolute treasure, Paramore, it is simply beautiful.
I did it. He doesn't like me. We can still be friends though imma cry to this song haha
@@polly6709 yoo we've all been there, it sucks lol. But life goes on and you'll feel better and find better :)
I love you, Anne
You've been gone over 5 years now, but I'm still listening to our song.
I discovered Paramore through After Laughter back in 2017, and my 20-year-old self spent the whole summer of that year listening to their entire discography. But whenever I got to "26", I barely paid it any attention, because being that age seemed so far in the future at the time that I deemed the song probably unrelatable.
I still can't believe how fast the years went by, and here I am, listening to it attentively for the first time, as I turn 26, while realizing just how relatable it have always been. How could it not be for the dreamer that I am? Who has had his head in the clouds since he can remember, and who has constantly struggled to keep his feet on the ground, and because of it, reality has certainly had no mercy on him. But in spite of all the hopelessness I have accumulated over the years, I think I still got some hope burried somewhere deep down I'm trying to hold onto, if not for me, for that happy enthusiastic kid I was ❤
Again... one of your songs saved me and gave me hope. Thank you for always being an inspiration. God bless you Paramore
Hi paramore. You might not read this. But this song means a lot to me.. it's midnight here and i feel so down. I feel like hope has been taken out from me. My dream, my life, my emotions. I went through a very hard time. And every time i swore that i got used to it. Thank you for creating such masterpiece.
I play this album over and over and over. Hayley knows what I am thinking and feeling. I've never related to an album as much as I have to After Laughter. Respect.
I didn't sign up for this feels trip
So glad to see the periphery logo my man. This albums tight as hell but I genuienly thought I would be the only
Kid into who's into heavy program shit so like you're cool my man
every metalhead has a guilty pleasure :) youre pretty cool yourself
this song is so melancholic i cant explain the amount of sadness it gives me but it’s so beautiful i cant take it
i never believed that music can somehow help someone mentally (long term), thank you hayley for proving me wrong
"They say dreaming is free, but I wouldn't care what it cost me." I feel like she means she enjoys just laying in bed and sleeping and having dreams and dreaming because of depression/anxiety, like she would pay money just to keep sleeping and dreaming, no nmatter what the cost. Money wouldn't be an issue because she's rich and famous. Which she also shows isn't the key to happiness like everyone thinks so.
The arrangement on this album is phenominal.
Paramore is my hero, my idol, my encouragement to keep going. In a time that I've felt lost and alone in crowds of people, their music brings me back to myself. It's refreshing. And out of the thousands of times that I've listened to this song, its the times of despair that make it sound new again, like it means more than just a song to listen to. It feels like a hug and I want to keep going.
I'm so sorry for everyone who has to go through heartbreak like this. It isn't a silly breakup it's a husband whom she clearly loves dearly as can be seen by "only exception" breaking trust and her heart. She even said she realised she couldn't save her marriage while writting this album and noone deserves to feel like that
This song hits harder then it should. One reason why Paramore is the best. The lyrics to almost every song hits a part in my heart. I love you guys