Rose-Colored Boy
Paramore * Track #2 On After Laughter
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Rose-Colored Boy by Paramore
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ParamoreProduced by
Taylor YorkWrited by
Hayley Williams & Taylor York & Zac FarroAbout
This song is very likely about how Hayley Williams, (also Taylor York) but especially Hayley isn’t a “rose-coloured”, nor an optimistic person. At least not most days, according to herself. The title likely comes from the phrase “looking through rose-colored glasses', which is an expression that m...
Rose-Colored Boy Lyrics
[Intro]
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
[Verse 1]
Rose-colored boy
I hear you makin' all that noise about the world you want to see
And, oh, I'm so annoyed
'Cause I just killed off what was left of the optimist in me
[Pre-Chorus]
And, ooh, hearts are breakin' and wars are ragin' on
And I have taken, uh, my glasses off
You got me nervous, I'm right at the end of my rope
A half-empty girl, don't make me laugh, I'll choke
[Chorus]
Just let me cry a little bit longer
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
Hey, man, we all can't be like you
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy
[Post-Chorus]
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
[Verse 2]
And I want you to stop insisting that I'm not
A lost cause 'cause I been through a lot
And, really, all I've got is just to stay pissed off
If it's alright by you
[Pre-Chorus]
But hearts are breakin' and wars are ragin' on
And I have taken, uh, my glasses off
You got me nervous when you're turnin' it into a joke
A half-empty girl, don't make me laugh, I'll—
[Chorus]
Just let me cry a little bit longer
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
Hey, man, we all can't be like you
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy
[Bridge]
Hmm, ooh
Leave me here a little bit longer
I think I wanna stay in the car
I don't want anybody seein' me cry now
You say we gotta look on the bright side
I say, "Well, maybe if you wanna go blind"
You say my eyes are gettin' too dark now
But, boy, you ain't ever seen my mind
[Chorus]
Just let me cry a little bit longer
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
Hey, man, we all can't be like you
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy
Just let me cry a little bit longer
I ain't gon' smile if I don't want to
I know we all can't be like you
I wish we were all rose-colored too
My rose-colored boy
[Outro]
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
Low-key, no pressure
Just hang with me and my weather
Rose-Colored Boy Q&A
Who wrote Rose-Colored Boy's ?
Rose-Colored Boy was written by Hayley Williams & Taylor York & Zac Farro.
Who produced Rose-Colored Boy's ?
Rose-Colored Boy was produced by Taylor York.
When did Paramore release Rose-Colored Boy?
Paramore released Rose-Colored Boy on Fri May 12 2017.
What did Paramore say about "Rose-Colored Boy"?
Hayley: We have that moment on my iPhone, where we listened to it for the first time through the monitors after Taylor and I did the chant and we couldn’t believe it.
Taylor: I think that was to me one of the coolest moments of writing a record. We had Zac back in the band after a month of recordin...
What's the meaning behind the lyrics?
Paramore said via Twitter
What have the artists said about the music video?
Hayley said in an interview with Urban Ourfiters: