xmurderxlovex Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 This just freaks me out too hayley...i never knew tht! [from the band's Livejournal] ---------------------------- re-demp-tion |riˈdemp sh ən| noun 1. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil : God's plans for the redemption of his world. there is something that has been on my mind for a while, now, pertaining the song, "Misery Business". i haven't really known what to say about it or how to say it... but honestly, after talking to the guys about it, we feel like what's important is that we try. (whether it sounds "cool" or not). it might get a little personal but here goes nothing. (in a week or so, i'm going to take this next paragraph down... so read up while you can, if you like details). "Misery Business", like we've explained before in interviews - and even in past LJ posts - is a true story. the song was written at a time in my life that i felt very bitter towards a girl, who i still haven't forgiven, for a lot of things that she did a few years ago. until this person came into mine and my friend's lives, i had no idea what power someone could have over another. i watched her use sex to manipulate one of my friends, in particular, to the point that none of us - in our little circle of friends - recognized him. he went from being someone so innocent and joyful to becoming someone who was shut off from everything. needless to say, it hurt. not only because he was a close friend but because i felt that i was in love with him. (i know, you can't be in love when you're this young.. right? whatever). either way... the pain that i felt, i decided to hold inside. i thought that if people knew how hurt, angry and bitter i'd become, they'd think i was a bad - or worse, a weak - person because of it. (now, to keep this from getting any longer or any more personal, i'll finish this part of the story by saying... he eventually decided that the relationship had nothing to do with love and after that discovered that our friendship was becoming something different. we sorta fought it for a while because we figured it wasn't smart to start dating so young, especially after what all had happened, but fighting it just made it harder and the next thing i knew, we were an item. (no one uses that term anymore, really...) i can remember exactly where i was and what everything looked like around me when i was writing the lyrics. i forced myself to relive some of the very vivid memories that i have of the times he dated her. i don't think anyone can understand how awkwardly dark those times were at such a young age. but i do. to finally explain my side of the story and feel freed of it all... well, i was so angry and so happy at the same time. every word i wrote was like a thousand weights lifted off my shoulders. no more burden. what i didn't realize, as i wrote some of those lines, was that while i was escaping one burden, i was also giving myself another. "but god does it feel so good... to steal it all away from you now. and if you could then you know you would. cause god it just feels so... it just feels so good." i'm ashamed to say that, although i'm a believer in Jesus Christ and i claim him as my God, when i wrote those lyrics i wasn't addressing him. i was using his name casually. in vain, to be blunt. if you know much about the Christian religion (which i'm not too fond of addressing my faith as), you'll probably know that one of the ten commandments is "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord your God in vain"... it goes on to say, "...for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain." As a believer in Christ, that last part scares the hell out of me. i don't want to be held accountable for being the cause of so many people using his name in vain. you don't have to believe in what i believe and no one in Paramore is ever going to go around forcing our faith into people's lives... but believer or not, i might have led some of ya'll to believe that i take my saviour lightly. and i don't. God brought me through everything that i say in "Misery Business". i believe that i am a stronger person because those things happened in my life. through that situation, i learned so much. when i sing that song now, i'm not the same person i was when i wrote it. when i sing those lines that i used to sing in vain, i mean them in a different way. i don't want to opportunity to be held responsible for causing a lot of people to use my God's name in vain. so, whether or you not you believe in Christ. whether or not you care if it means something when you say God. just know that as for me, when I am singing those lines, i'm telling God that it feels good to stand up for myself and be victorious after long months of confusion and pain. i don't hurt the same way anymore. sorry this was so long winded. i know we don't usually speak out about our faith. mostly, because our faith is personal to us. but i really felt like i needed to say something, before it was too late. thanks for reading. the guys aren't responsible for whatever mess this post could possibly get us into, hayley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XMusicDudetteX Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 She did the right thing by addressing her error. The Good LORD's name is not one to be tossed around in such ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmurderxlovex Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 very very true. but what does she mean by "the guys aren't responsible for whatever mess this post could possibly get us into, hayley"? i dont quite get tht...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJess Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 very very true. but what does she mean by "the guys aren't responsible for whatever mess this post could possibly get us into,hayley"? i dont quite get tht...? In case there was a backlash, she didn't want people to hold the whole band responsible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmurderxlovex Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 oooh i see it...so hayley's like the "mom" of the band in this case xP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monika Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 oooh i see it...so hayley's like the "mom" of the band in this case xP Not so much. I believe she means more that she was the one to write the entry, so she wouldn't want it to backfire on other members who didn't write it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest texasrocker Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 ^i agree plus she writes most of the lyrics, so i think she was adressing that as part of the responsibility thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganm15 Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 aw jeez, that was way deep. im glad she talked about it though, its nice how shes not ashamed to tell us all such things that are so...like personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest texasrocker Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 yeah they really value their fans. they talk to us like its nothing out of the ordinary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganm15 Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 exactly. i love it because not every band does that. it makes you feel so close to them..even if youve never even met them. they are very respectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascitiesburn07 Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I felt really good when I had read that live jounral....most people will not come on there doing that and it shows alot of maturity to do something like that...because most people just dont care to use gods name in vain like that but i susspose she didnt even mean for it to sound like she was but it came out that way. Im just glad she posted that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fia Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 That's a very deep post. It's so awesome of her to admit that all to herself and especially to us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER! Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Thank you so much for posting that. I was wondering the real story behind the lyrics, and it also was just good to read. I'm kinda speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I saw NME talking about that, thanks for posting (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmurderxlovex Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 ur welcome :] yeah i love how the band gives us facts straight out and personal =] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Wow , that was very personal and yeah ,thanks for posting this , I have also always wanting to know the story behind 'misery business' and I've heard so many things about it so it's finally good to hear it from Hayleys side of the story. And I love how the songs she writes it about something real , that's what makes it so goood. Anyway , thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER! Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 This story makes me respect her even more, which means i now want to meet her even more:mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrrrr x matey Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 i love how respectful the band is and how personal they get with their fans. its pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmurderxlovex Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 again ur welcome :] it was just really...i cnt explain it...it was ...whoah on how she was so in-depth with misery business nd stuff every song they make is the real-deal and that's what i love about paramore :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 ^Mee too ! And that they can share it with their fans it just .. Amazing .. =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganm15 Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 again ur welcome :] it was just really...i cnt explain it...it was ...whoah on how she was so in-depth with misery business nd stuff every song they make is the real-deal and that's what i love about paramore :] true that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-parawhore- Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 i read this somewhere before! i was like wow! thats thats i dont kno how to explain it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmurderxlovex Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 i know..hayley's magical xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-parawhore- Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 hahha thats a good way to explain it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmurderxlovex Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 hahha thats a good way to explain it i hav a way with words xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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