Genius Meanings
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Hayley Williams – Crystal Clear
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The closer to Petals for Armor, “Crystal Clear,” is a soft track detailing Hayley’s willingness to move on with her life and how she will no longer live in fear or slow down with
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Hayley Williams – Simmer
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“Simmer” marks Hayley Williams‘ debut as a solo artist. The track, with a groovy and dark instrumental, deals with bottling anger and controlling it. It follows Hayley as she goes
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Hayley Williams – Asystole
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Usually referred to as “cardiac flatline,” an “asystole is the state of total cessation of electrical activity from the heart, which means no tissue contraction from the heart
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Zedd (Ft. Hayley Williams) – Stay the Night
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“Stay the Night” is an EDM collaboration with Paramore’s Hayley Williams. Zedd told MTV in an interview, that this song is “about a breakup and about a couple spending their last
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Hayley Williams – Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris
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“Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris” is a song about feminism that uses a garden and its flowers as a metaphor for growing and finding one’s self. This is the first song released after the EP
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Hayley Williams – Dead Horse
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In “Dead Horse”, Hayley sings about betrayal and everything that led to her divorce, including the affair she saw herself in. She talks about the shame she has been carrying for
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Paramore – 26
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“26” is about not losing hope and staying a dreamer. It is a loose conceptual opposite to Paramore’s hit single “Brick by Boring Brick” from brand new eyes (2009), where Hayley
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Hayley Williams – Trigger
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[Verse 1] / All I ever had to say about love is a sad song / I get off on telling everybody what went wrong / It makes me feel like the pain had a purpose / Keeps me believing that
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Hayley Williams – My Friend
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The third single off Petals for Armor II, “My Friend”, sees Hayley talking about a close friend of hers, Brian O'Connor, and how this person has seen her through the ups and downs
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Hayley Williams – Sudden Desire
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“Sudden Desire”, the closing track to Hayley’s first EP, sees her with the urge to connect with someone in a romantic fashion.
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Hayley Williams – Cinnamon
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“Cinnamon” is, according to Hayley, an ode to her home. Throughout this minimalistic track, she sings about the walls around her, her dog Alf, and her everyday routines.
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Hayley Williams) – Castles Crumbling (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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Swift wrote “Castles Crumbling” around 2010 for her third studio album, Speak Now. Since then, fans gained knowledge of the song, but no part of it was actually ever heard until it
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Hayley Williams – Over Those Hills
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[Verse 1] / Over those hills, I bet you're somewhere dreaming / I take my pills every night and in the morning / When you wake up, ever wish I was beside you? / We could look out
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Paramore – Liar
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This song is about Hayley’s denial for falling in love with band member and partner Taylor York, and fighting her feelings because she thought she was wrong to feel them.
During
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B.o.B (Ft. Hayley Williams) – Airplanes
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“Airplanes” sees B.o.B. reminiscing about the simple, everyday life he led prior to catching the glitz and glamour of being a new-famed rapper on this catchy single from his debut
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Hayley Williams – Why We Ever
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“Why We Ever” is a ballad about disconnecting from something in your past. Hayley sings about forgetting about the person who hurt her so badly. She also mentions her emotional
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Hayley Williams – Taken
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In “Taken,” Hayley sends a message to everyone who’s looking to date her saying she’s unavailable as she’s dating someone else.
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American Football (Ft. Hayley Williams) – Uncomfortably Numb
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“Uncomfortably Numb” is a melancholic track that features the legendary Paramore singer Hayley Williams. In this song, lead singer Mike Kinsella harmonizes with Williams and talk
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Paramore – Misery Business
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The lead single from Paramore’s second album Riot!. It’s been featured in numerous video games and also nominated for the Best Video award from 2007’s Kerrang! Awards.
Hayley went
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Hayley Williams – HYD
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[Intro] / When the air is quiet and the sky is blue / I can't help be reminded of yo— / Are you fucking kidding me? / [Verse 1] / When the air is quiet and the sky is blue / I can'
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Paramore – Pool
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“Pool” is Hayley’s dark take on a love song. The song’s melody was one of the first written for this album, started by Taylor York and finished by both him and Zac Farro.
In the
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