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Artist: Paramore
Canonical path: /paramore/careful
Related lyric paths: 6
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Careful
Read Careful lyrics by Paramore on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Careful
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I settled down, a twisted up frown
Disguised as a smile, well you would've never known
I had it all, but not what I wanted
'Cause hope, for me, was a place uncharted and overgrown
You'd make your way in
I'd resist you just like this: You can't tell me to feel
The truth never set me free
So I did it myself
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
Open your eyes like I opened mine
It's only the real world, a life you will never know
Shifting your weight to throw off the pain
Well, you can ignore it, but only for so long
You look like I did
You resist me just like this: You can't tell me to heal
And it hurts remembering
How it felt to shut down
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
The truth never set me free
The truth never set me free
The truth never set me free
So I'll do it myself
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
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
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Paramore performs "Careful", and this lyric page sits inside the Paramore catalog on LyroVerse.
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