Hard Times
Paramore * Track #1 On After Laughter
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Hard Times by Paramore
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Performed by
ParamoreProduced by
Justin Meldal-Johnsen & Taylor YorkWrited by
Taylor York & Hayley WilliamsAbout
“Hard Times” describes the depression that lead singer Hayley Williams had in 2016 due to personal issues in the band as well as confronting themes of growing up. She told The New York Times:
You can run on the fumes of being a teenager for as long as you want, but eventually life hits you real har...
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)
Hard Times Q&A
Who wrote Hard Times's ?
Hard Times was written by Taylor York & Hayley Williams.
Who produced Hard Times's ?
Hard Times was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen & Taylor York.
When did Paramore release Hard Times?
Paramore released Hard Times on Wed Apr 19 2017.
What did Paramore say about "Hard Times"?
I didn’t even know if we were going to make another record. There was a moment where I didn’t even want it to happen. Then it was like, I want it to happen, but I don’t know how we’re going to do it. – Hayley Williams
What's with those xylophone/calypso sounds?
Guitarist Taylor York explained:
[As musicians we] can do whatever we want and then when Hayley gets on it, that’s what makes it Paramore…We’ve gotten to a point with our new music where we don’t really want to headbang anymore.
The New York Times also noted his explanation that his recent guitar...
What else have the artists said about the song?
“Hard Times’ was all about acknowledging the bulls–t of your own life. Accepting, moving through, sometimes defying it.”
– Via Billboard (2019)