Careful

Here is what it says for "Careful" in Hayley Williams Lyric Journal

For pety reasons, I lived under a rock in a corner for over half of my teenage life. I closed myself off in order to sustain relationships with a limited amount of people. I thought I could keep on their good side if I just did this or that. I have since liberated myself to the freedom of following my heart instead of chasing others. When I see people I'm close to living the same prison-style life that I was forced into it hurts my heart. It makes me wonder why sometimes its so hard to clear the glass and look outside your little bubble. Go out and find adventure. Live like it's your last day. I have a favorite song for this idea "One Life, One Chance" by H2O, but now I can sing my own version.

definitely my favourite off brand new eyes :)

Am I the only one who thought this was about an eating disorder?

I settled down A twisted up frown Disguised as a smile, well You would have never known

This person is hiding their depression behind a smile, and nobody ever figured it out.

I had it all But not what I wanted Cause hope for me Was a place uncharted And overgrown

This person supposedly had it all, (good family, good home, money) but also demons living in their head {but not what I wanted} They think there is no hope.

You'd make your way in I'd resist you just like this

The demons made their way into this person's brain, and they would resist but they are starting to agree

You can't tell me to feel The truth never set me free So, I did it myself

Maybe someone else knows about this, and they're trying to help this person, but they're resisting it. The "truth", (just eat healthy and exercise and you'll lose weight) wasn't working, so they found their own method (eating disorder)

You can't be too careful anymore When all that is waiting for you Won't come any closer You've got to reach out a little more More More More, more

This person isn't being careful, because they want to lose weight. And you've got to try harder (reach farther) or it won't work.

Open your eyes like I opened mine It's only the real world, A life you will never know

This person sees the world as it is, in it's full ugliness. But other people have a hard time seeing it for some reason, and some will never figure it out.

Shifting your weight To throw off the pain Well You can ignore it But, only for so long

This one just SCREAMS eating disorder to me. "Shifting your weight to throw off the pain" Losing weight so they demons in your head won't attack you so much. You try to ignore them and live a happy life, but they get to you, and break you down.

You look like I did You resist me just like this

Maybe someone else who went through the same thing knows, and they're remembering how they once were, and how they refused help.

You can't tell me to heal And, it hurts remembering How it felt to shut down

Again, here, this person is refusing help, and maybe they were lower, and they're remembering how it was when they were completely cut off to the world, and just totally depressed.

This is just how I saw it.

this is an amazing song!!!!!!!!!! its like she is saying that you have to reach for what you want it wont just come to you and if you want to be free you can't rely on anything you need to do it you self but in all you need to be careful. it is basically a song about life.

"The truth never set me free, so I did it myself". I think this is a song about someone who was in a lot pain due to past experiences, and was "shut down", and was waiting for it to go away, but decided that she couldn't wait around anymore, she had to fix things herself.

Now she is preaching to everyone else, or maybe just a friend, and trying to get them to do the same. That's why she says "You look like I did, you resist me just like this: you can't tell to heal". This person is now in the same position she was.

Okay, so, THIS is the song off BNE. I found a song by Paramore, same name, and it is them, but it's a completely different song and I've tried looking for it everywhere to see what its really called, etc., and it's like it doesn't exist. It's tripping me out! I wanna know wtf I found, lol. Did this happen to anyone else?

wow their sound has matured. but very good. excellent... i think it's about how you learn from the scars you receive.

Paramore just Rocks plain and simple. Haley williams is a great artist she could put out I song that said almost anything and i'd listen 2 it haha but I'm sure glad she does sing songs with such conviction and great lyrics always. YOU GO GIRL| LOL

sooo amazing.

Amazing song. Love the guitars in this song! the only thing is i don;t really get when she says "The truth never set me free So I'll do it myself"