Proof Lyrics
It's really hard, I can't cry in your arms 'cause you're not here
It's not your fault and if it was, I wouldn't care
My heart is bigger than the distance in between us
I know it 'cause I feel it beating
[Interlude]
So strong it'll knock you down
So strong, so strong
[Verse 2]
Over here, I can't count the miles away from where I wanna be
I bet your skin is warm and that you're smiling
Yeah, that's what I always loved the most about you
You're so strong, come and knock me down, hey
[Chorus]
Baby, if I'm half the man I say I am (Woah)
If I'm a woman with no fear just like I claim I am (Woah)
Then I'll believe in what you say, there's nothing left for you to do
The only proof that I need is you
[Verse 3]
I'll get in my car, drive it faster than I ever did before
Head out west until I finally reach the shore
And then I'll swim out to wherever you are
And we'll ride the undercurrent down
To the floor, making friends with all the unfamiliar creatures
And pushing back on the unnecessary pressure
Come up for air just so you know we won't drown
You're so strong, the world can't keep us down, hey
Baby, if I'm half the man I say I am (Woah)
If I'm a woman with no fear just like I claim I am (Woah)
Then I'll believe in what you say, there's nothing left for you to do
The only proof that I need is you
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah
Ooh, yeah
Yeah
Ooh, yeah
[Bridge]
So do you love me? (Yeah)
All you gotta do is say yes
Now do you love me? (Yeah)
And I won't ever second-guess
Now do you love me? (Yeah)
All you gotta do is say yes
Now do you love me? (Yeah)
Then you already proved it
Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Baby, if I'm half the man I say I am (Woah)
If I'm a woman with no fear just like I claim I am (Woah)
Then I'll believe in what you say, there's nothing left for you to do
The only proof that I need is
Baby, if I'm half the man I say I am (Woah)
If I'm a woman with no fear just like I claim I am (Woah)
Then I'll believe in what you say, there's nothing left for you to do
The only proof that I need is you
About
“Proof” was the first song Paramore recorded for the album, and it intentionally had nothing to do with the band’s breakup. It sees Hayley commenting on how, regardless of how hard it is for her to believe in love, she has hope that it will eventually flourish. In an interview with The New York Times she said
I was trying to be intentional about not being bitter and not being angry, but using the hope that I felt that we did have a future, as a fuel, and to light me up from the inside
She aslo told Paramore Spain that “Proof” came together differently than the typical Paramore song.
Fun Fact, the song Proof got started in Madrid the night before the show (in 2011). It was one of the only songs where the lyrics and the melody came first. That doesn’t happen all the time with our music, but the night before that show I was on my iPhone in the little notes thing and wrote the first verse and the chorus."
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 2.Now
- 3.Grow Up
- 4.Daydreaming
- 6.Ain’t It Fun
- 7.Part II
- 8.Last Hope
- 10.Anklebiters
- 12.Proof
- 16.Be Alone
- 17.Future