“This Is Why" is Paramore’s first release in over five years. Taken from their sixth studio album of the same name, it is the first-ever title track for the Nashville trio.
The song explores some of the challenges singer Hayley Williams has faced as the frontwoman of a world-famous band, including...
[Verse 1]
If you have an opinion
Maybe you should shove it
Or maybe you could scream it
Might be best to keep it
[Pre-Chorus]
To yourself (To yourself)
To yourself (To yourself)
[Chorus]
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
[Verse 2]
Better have conviction
'Cause we want crimes of passion
Survival of the fittest
You're either with us or you can keep it
[Pre-Chorus]
To yourself (To yourself)
To yourself (To yourself)
To yourself, yourself, yourself
To yourself (To yourself)
[Chorus]
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
[Bridge]
One step beyond your door
It might as well have been a free fall
One step beyond your door
Falling down an endless hall
One step beyond your door
Might as well have been a free fall
One step beyond your door
And I'm floating like a cannonball
[Chorus]
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But, oh no, you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
This Is Why was written by Hayley Williams & Taylor York & Zac Farro.
This Is Why was produced by Carlos de la Garza.
Paramore released This Is Why on Wed Sep 28 2022.
Hayley Williams:
“This Is Why” was the very last song we wrote for the album. To be honest, I was so tired of writing lyrics but Taylor convinced Zac and I both that we should work on this last idea. What came out of it was the title track for the whole album.
It summarizes the plethora of ridicul...
Hayley Williams:
It was so rad working with Brendan. I’ve known the Turnstile guys for a little while and was so psyched to have our worlds collide in this way. There’s a cool kinship between the way our bands do things… Hopefully we will get to play shows with them at some point.
—via NME