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Fake Happy Lyrics

[Intro]
I love making you believe
What you get is what you see
But I'm so fake happy
I feel so fake happy
And I bet everybody here
Is just as insincere
We're all so fake happy
And I know fake happy

[Verse 1]
I been doing a good job of makin' 'em think
I'm quite alright
Better hope I don't blink
You see, it's easy when I'm stomping on a beat
But no one sees me when I crawl back underneath

[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, if I smile with my teeth
Bet you believe me
If I smile with my teeth
I think I believe me

[Chorus]
Oh please, don't ask me how I've been
Don't make me play pretend
Oh no, oh what's the use?
Oh please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too

[Verse 2]
And if I go out tonight, dress up my fears
You think I look alright with these mascara tears?
See, I'm gonna draw up my lipstick wider than my mouth
And if the lights are low they'll never see me frown

[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, if I smile with my teeth
Bet you believe me
If I smile with my teeth
I think I believe me

[Chorus]
Oh please, don't ask me how I've been
Don't make me play pretend
Oh no, oh oh, what's the use?
Oh please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too

[Bridge]
I know I said that I was doing good and that I'm happy now
Ooh ooh
I shoulda known that when things were going good that's when I'd get knocked down

[Chorus]
Oh please, just don't ask me how I've been
Don't make me play pretend
Oh no, oh no
Oh, what's the use?
Oh please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too
Oh please, I bet everybody here is fake happy too
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Cover art for Fake Happy lyrics by Paramore

This is my favourite Paramore song. I like it the most because I relate to it the most. "fake happy' is exactly what it says. you have to fake being someone you are not. I particularly relate to this. having to put on an act every day to seem like you are okay is difficult. That's exactly how Hayley is feeling here. like she has to act a certain way to be accepted by society. The songs says all the words I find hard to say. That's why this song is so special.

The line "I should've known that when things are going good that's when I get knocked down" is a reality. It always seems as if when you take 2 steps forward you always then take 1 step back.

This song is an anthem for all the people who feel as if they cant be themselves. people that are constantly filled with self-doubt and worry. I love this song because it explains all the feelings I feel. Hayley Williams couldn't have said it better.