Hello Cold World Lyrics
I feel happy, I feel sad, I feel like running through the walls
I'm overjoyed, I'm undecided and I don't know who I am
Well, maybe I'm not perfect, at least I'm working on it
22 is like the worst idea that I've ever had
It's too much pain, it's too much freedom, what should I do with this?
It's not the way you plan it, it's how you make it happen
Yeah, it's how you make it happen
[Chorus]
It's such a cold, cold world (Hello cold world)
And I can't get out
So I'll just make the best of everything I'll never have
Such a cold, cold world (Hello cold world)
And it's got me down
But I'll get right back up as long as its spins around
Hello cold world
Whoa-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
Girls and boys keep lining up to see if they can measure up
They look good and they feel wild but it will never be enough
You say you're really hurting, at least you're feeling something
We can hope and we can pray that everything will work out fine
But you can't just stay down on your knees, the revolution is outside
You wanna make a difference, get out and go begin it
Whoa, get out and go begin it
It's such a cold, cold world (Hello cold world)
And I can't get out
So I'll just make the best of everything I'll never have
Such a cold, cold world (Hello cold world)
And it's got me down
But I'll get right back up as long as its spins around
Hello cold world
[Bridge]
Oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Don't need my eyes open wide
Oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I just wanna feel something
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Such a cold, cold world (Hello cold world)
And I can't get out
So I'll just make the best of everything I'll never have
Such a cold, cold world (Hello cold world)
And it's got me down
But I'll get right back up as long as its spins around
Spins around
Whoa-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Hello cold world)
Whoa-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Hello cold world)
About
This is one of the four songs from Paramore’s Singles Club EP. It describes how we all live in a cold, harsh world and things don’t always work out fine; but the point is, that it’s okay because everyone goes through the same sorrows. We all have to make the best of it because there’s nothing else we can do to stop it.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
When asked to describe what the song meant in a Paramore fan club web chat, Hayley said
After we went through some crazy stuff last year and the beginning of this year, it was like… I just felt, and sometimes I still feel, like I just kinda don’t know… you know, when things are so familiar for so long and then all of a sudden it’s not that way anymore you kind of have to figure out ‘What is life?’ all over again, so that’s what it’s about. It’s also just about realizing that the world is sometimes crap. Not that that’s very helpful!
