The Only Exception - Paramore

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 momma 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 But darling, you are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception Maybe somewhere I know 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 But you are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception, oh 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 Woah You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception And I'm on my way to believing Yeah I'm on my way to believing

Where I grew up it was different There was no violence or like other towns But when I came home from school that night I saw the cops were on the run There were kids on the wall, reaching up to the sky Like a culture shock of joy It sent me into a strong fascination And what's been lost is back 'Cause we were the only ones Darling and me, this time it's going down You know where I belong And you know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and all was gone You know where I belong, my darling This time it's going down When December came, I was older And snow was finally on the ground Soldiers lining up, cameras feeding the world With pictures that would mark my mind I heard his woman scream as she was begging for trust Then turning ghost like behind the court A shotgun blast, as New Years passed Oppression was on the run 'Cause we were the only ones Darling and me, this time they're going down You know where I belong You know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and all was gone You know where I belong, my darling This time they're going down, they're going down You know where I belong You know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and now it's gone You know where I belong, my darling It's going down

Please speak softly for they will hear us And they'll find out why we don't trust them Speak up, dear, 'cause I cannot hear you I need to know why we don't trust them Explain to me this conspiracy against me Yeah-eh, yeah And tell me how I've lost my power Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah Where can I turn? 'Cause I need something more Surrounded by uncertainty, I'm so unsure Tell me why I feel so alone 'Cause I need to know to whom do I owe Explain to me this conspiracy against me Yeah-eh, yeah And tell me how I've lost my power Oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah I thought that we'd make it Because you said that we'd make it through And when all security fails Will you be there to help me through? Explain to me this conspiracy against me Yeah-eh, yeah And tell me how I've lost my power Oh-oh I've lost my power

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 Can't look back, can't look too far ahead I got the point, I got the message 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 Gotta keep going or they'll call me a quitter Yeah, I'm caught in the middle I was dreaming life away All the while just going blind Can't see forest for the trees Behind the lids of my own eyes Nostalgia's cool, but it won't help me now A dream is good, if you don't wear it out 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 Gotta keep going or they'll call me a quitter Yeah, I'm caught in the middle No, I don't need no help I can sabotage me by myself Don't need no one else I can sabotage me by myself I don't need no help I can sabotage me by myself Don't need no one else I can sabotage me by myself I don't need no help I can sabotage me by myself Don't need no one else I can sabotage me by myself I don't need no help I can sabotage me by myself Don't need no one else I can sabotage me by myself 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 Gotta keep going or they'll call me a quitter Yeah, I'm caught in the middle I'm caught in the middle

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? Just like a stray animal, I keep feeding scraps I give it my energy and it keeps on coming back Just like a stray animal, I keep feeding scraps I give it my energy and it keeps on coming Everyone is a bad guy And there's no way, 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 Which wolf wins? I guess it really depends, just gotta wait and see Which one's appetite's the biggest? Turns out I'm living in a horror film Where I'm both the killer and the final girl So who, who are you? Just like a stray animal, I keep feeding scraps I give it my energy and it keeps on coming back Just like a stray animal, I keep feeding scraps I give it my energy and it keeps on coming Everyone is a bad guy And there's no way, 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 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 Everyone is a bad guy And there's no way, 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