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Album RIOT!
For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic by Paramore
Release Date
Performed by
ParamoreProduced by
David BendethWrited by
Hayley Williams & Josh FarroAbout
Riot!’s opening track lays an energetic song about putting one’s faith in someone else and seeing them ‘blow it’. It shows Hayley addressing this person directly and telling they how much they trusted them and how hurt and disappointed she feels that they betrayed her.
Josh Farro composed the song...
For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Just talk yourself up and tear yourself down
You've hit your one wall, now find a way around
Well, what's the problem? You got a lot of nerve
[Pre-Chorus]
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
You wouldn't
[Chorus]
I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
You threw it away
[Verse 2]
I'm not so naive, my sorry eyes can see
The way you fight shy of almost everything
Well, if you give up, you'll get what you deserve
[Pre-Chorus]
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
You wouldn't
[Chorus]
I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
You threw it away
[Bridge]
You were finished long before
We had even seen the start
Why don't you stand up? Be a man about it
Fight with your bare hands about it now
[Chorus]
I never wanted to say this (Say this)
You never wanted to stay, well, did you?
I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
And I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic Q&A
Who wrote For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic's ?
For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic was written by Hayley Williams & Josh Farro.
Who produced For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic's ?
For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic was produced by David Bendeth.
When did Paramore release For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic?
Paramore released For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic on Tue Jun 12 2007.
How many times was the song reworked?
The first song on the record [“For a Pessimist I’m Pretty Optimistic”], I think we reworked that song four or five times before we even recorded it. It was just one of those songs where it didn’t know what it wanted to be, but it became the first song on the record.
– David Bendeth in a 2017 interv...
What did Paramore say about "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic"?
Josh Farro stated
[The song is about] putting your faith in someone and they blow it.
I wrote the music specifically to be awesome live and to be extremely energetic. It all came out at once. I showed it to Hayley and she just nailed it lyrically. She completely got the feeling I wanted the song t...
What have the artists said about the title of the song?
Hayley said in the band’s live journal:
i was pissed that day in the studio but really stoked and confident about the record. we had no time left to name songs. hence this title and let the flames begin. we always wait too long.