Paramore
Misery Business lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 3:32
Hit that, hit that snare
I'm in the business of misery, let's take it from the top
She's got a body like an hourglass, it's tickin' like a clock
It's a matter of time before we all run out
When I thought he was mine, she caught him by the mouth
I waited eight long months, she finally set him free
I told him I couldn't lie, he was the only one for me
Two weeks, and we'd caught on fire
She's got it out for me, but I wear the biggest smile
Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God, does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could, then you know you would
'Cause God, it just feels so
It just feels so good
Second chances, they don't ever matter, people never change
Once a whore, you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change
And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged
I'm sorry, honey, but I passed it up, now look this way
Well, there's a million other girls who do it just like you
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who
They want and what they like, it's easy if you do it right
Well, I refuse, I refuse, I refuse
Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God, does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him right now
And if you could, then you know you would
'Cause God, it just feels so
It just feels so good
I watched his wildest dreams come true
And not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving-
Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God, does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could, then you know you would
'Cause God, it just feels so
It just feels so good
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Key vocabulary
- hit
- a success; popular songA2
- snare
- trap that catches
- i'm
- I am
- misery
- great unhappinessC1
- top
- highest partA2
- like
- enjoy; similar to
- hourglass
- sand timer
- tickin
- be making short ticking sounds
- matter
- thing or subjectA2
- when
- at what timeB1
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About this song
Paramore is an American rock band from the Nashville suburbs, working across pop-punk, alternative rock, and pop, known for reinventing its sound from the 2007 breakthrough Riot! and “Misery Business” to later crossover hits like “The Only Exception,” “Ain’t It Fun,” and “Still Into You,” with Hayley Williams as a prominent feminist voice.