The second single from Paramore’s Riot! talks about a couple who like one another (each person has a crush on the other) but due to personal insecurities or people around them, a relationship never blooms. The song has been stated as describing the dark side of having a crush on someone.
[Verse 1]
I got a lot to say to you
Yeah, I got a lot to say
I noticed your eyes are always glued to me
Keeping them here and it makes no sense at all
[Pre-Chorus 1]
They taped over your mouth
Scribbled out the truth with their lies
Your little spies
They taped over your mouth
Scribbled out the truth with their lies
Your little spies
[Pre-Chorus 2: Hayley Williams & Josh Farro]
Crush, crush, crush, crush, crush
(Two, three, four)
[Chorus]
Nothing compares to
A quiet evening alone
Just the one two of us who's counting on
That never happens
I guess I'm dreaming again
Let's be more than
This
[Verse 2]
If you wanna play it like a game
Well, come on, come on, let's play
'Cause I'd rather waste my life pretending
Than have to forget you for one whole minute
[Pre-Chorus 1]
They taped over your mouth
Scribbled out the truth with their lies
Your little spies
They taped over your mouth
Scribbled out the truth with their lies
Your little spies
[Pre-Chorus 2: Hayley Williams & Josh Farro]
Crush, crush, crush, crush, crush
(Two, three, four)
[Chorus]
Nothing compares to
A quiet evening alone
Just the one two of us who's counting on
That never happens
I guess I'm dreaming again
Let's be more than
This now
[Bridge: Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Zac Farro, Jeremy Davis & Bekah Sheets]
Rock and roll, baby
Don't you know that we're all alone now?
I need something to sing about
Rock and roll, hey (Hey)
Don't you know, baby, we're all alone now?
I need something to sing about
Rock and roll, hey (Hey)
Don't you know, baby, we're all alone now?
Give me something to sing about
[Chorus]
Nothing compares to
A quiet evening alone
Just the one two of us who's counting on
That never happens
I guess I'm dreaming again
Let's be more than, no-ooh-oh
Nothing compares to
A quiet evening alone
Just the one two of us who's counting on
That never happens
I guess I'm dreaming again
Let's be more than
[Outro]
More than this
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Ooh, ooh
crushcrushcrush was written by Josh Farro & Hayley Williams.
crushcrushcrush was produced by David Bendeth.
Paramore released crushcrushcrush on Mon Nov 26 2007.