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Figure 8 by Paramore

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Paramore

Figure 8

Release date: 10th February 2023

From This Is Why
Track 7
3:25
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'Figure 8' finds Hayley Williams caught in the geometry of a toxic relationship, bending herself into shapes she despises for someone who mistakes her kindness for weakness. The song moves through the wreckage of that capitulation with surgical precision: "All for your sake / Became the very thing that I hate / I lost my way / Spinning in an endless figure eight." It's a portrait of circular, inescapable harm, the kind that leaves you unrecognisable to yourself. Musically, the track channels the sleek paranoia of mid-00s indie rock, all taut guitars and propulsive tension. There's a tightness to the production that mirrors the lyrical suffocation, every element locked into place. Williams' vocal delivery swells and breaks within single verses, moving from confession to accusation, whilst the rhythm section pins everything down with the kind of empathetic precision that understands exactly when to push and when to let the words breathe. A Dork five-star record, 'This Is Why' proves Paramore remain restless innovators, and 'Figure 8' stands as one of its sharpest cuts: a song about losing yourself that never loses its grip.

"Figure 8" is a track by Paramore, from the album This Is Why, released 10th February 2023. The track is 3:25 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Paramore.

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Lyrics

Figure 8

Drained me dry down to the last drop
Pearls before swine, all flowers die
Tapped the last good vein
Don't know how to shut it off

Yeah, once you get me going
I don't know how to stop, I don't know how to stop
Once you get me going
I don't know how to stop, I don't know how to

All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinning in an endless figure eight

I won't miss the feeling
My flimsy spine, unsuspicious mind
I was only being kind
But you mistook me for weak

And once I get going, hmmm
I don't know how to stop, I don't know how to stop
Going
I don't know how to stop, I don't know how to

All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinning in an endless figure eight

Candlelight, candlelight
Burning 'til broad daylight
Candlelight, candlelight
Burning at both ends tonight

How could I? How could I?
If I'm made of thin ice
How could I? How could I?
You'd be wise if you thought twice

All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinning in an endless figure

What remains?
And now I think I'm losing my shape
Not a trace
No end and no beginning, figure eight

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Track details

From This Is Why

3:252023
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Paramore
10th February 2023
Track number
7
Release year
2023
  1. 1This Is Why
    3:28
  2. 2The News
    3:08
  3. 3Running Out Of Time
    3:12
  4. 4C’est Comme Ça
    2:29
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Hayley Williams, Taylor York, Zac Farro
    Producer
    Carlos de la Garza
    Engineer
    Harriet Tam
    Keyboards
    Danyew, Taylor York, Zac Farro
    Alto Flute
    Henry Solomon
    Assistant Engineer
    Kyle McAulay, Patrick Kehrier, Scott Moore
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Anthony Vilchis, Trey Station, Zach Pereyra
    Bass Clarinet
    Henry Solomon
    Clarinet
    Henry Solomon
    Drum Technician
    Joey Mullen
    Flute
    Henry Solomon
    Glockenspiel
    Taylor York, Zac Farro
    Guitar Technician
    Erik Bailey, Joanne Almeida
    Mastering Engineer
    Emerson Mancini
    Mixing Engineer
    Manny Marroquin
    Percussion
    Hayley Williams, Zac Farro
    Piano
    Hayley Williams
    Programmer
    Danyew, Taylor York, Zac Farro
    Recording Engineer
    Hayley Williams, Taylor York, Zac Farro
    Vibraphone
    Taylor York, Zac Farro
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