Lyrics for Brighter as interpreted by BrandNew1208

Brighter Lyrics
So this is how it goes
Well, I, I would have never known
And if it ends today
Well, I'll still say
That you shine brighter than anyone

Now I think we're taking this too far
Don't you know that it's not this hard?
Well, it's not this hard
But you take what's yours and I take mine
Must we go there?
Please, not this time
No, not this time

Well, this is not your fault
But if I'm without you then I will feel so small
And if you have to go
We'll always know that you shine brighter
Than anyone does

Now I think we're taking this too far
Don't you know that it's not this hard?
Well, it's not this hard
But you take what's yours and I take mine
Must we go there?
Please, not this time
No, not this time

If you ran away now
Will you come back around?

And if you ran away
I'd still wave goodbye
Watching you shine bright

Now I think we're taking this too far
Don't you know that it's not this hard?
Well, it's not this hard
But you take what's yours and I take mine
Must we go there?
Please, not this time
No, not this time

And I'll wave goodbye
Watching you shine bright
And I'll wave goodbye tonight

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Fallen_IN_Fault
08-03-2005

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So this is how it goes?
Well I,
I would have never known.
And if it ends today,
Well I'll still say that you shine brighter,
Than anyone.

Now,
I think we're taking this too far.
Don't you know that,
It's not this hard?
Well, it's not this hard.
But if you take what's yours,
And I take mine.
Must we go there?
Please not this time
No, not this time.

Well this is not your fault,
But if I'm without you then I will feel so small.
And if you have to go,
We'll always know that you shine brighter,
Than anyone does.

Now,
I think we're taking this too far.
Don't you know that,
It's not this hard?
Well, it's not this hard.
But if you take what's yours,
And I take mine.
Must we go there?
Please not this time
No, not this time.

And if you ran away,
Well I'd still wave goodbye.
Watching you shine bright.

Now,
I think we're taking this too far.
Don't you know that,
It's not this hard?
Well, it's not this hard.
But if you take what's yours,
And I take mine.
Must we go there?
Please not this time
No, not this time.

And I'll wave goodbye watching you shine bright.
And I'll wave goodbye tonight.

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xoxfranksterxox
12-28-2005

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The first song i ever heard by paramore, and 6 months later, still my favorite.

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xx kell
01-17-2006

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i know it was my favorite song too. and i still love it.

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lalalalisa
03-22-2006

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definitely about a relationship. seems that they are on the verge of breakup. (i think we're taking this too far) and she is saying that she didn't knwo they would end up like this. i think the main message is that even though they are breaking up, she still thinks he is a good person.

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Loaded_Friend
04-28-2006

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^ agrees.
Favorite line of this song:
"And if it ends today,
Well I'll still say that you shine brighter,
Than anyone."

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Loaded_Friend
04-28-2006

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^ agrees.
Favorite line of this song:
"And if it ends today,
Well I'll still say that you shine brighter,
Than anyone."

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gracemaexo
05-18-2006

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"but if you take whats yours and i take mine, must we go there? please not this time, no not this time."
amazing line.
amazing song.
Hayley's voice is just beautiful..

to me this song is about the verge of a breakup, or the thought of a breakup after an arguement.
and how unexpected it can be, like one minutes fine and then the next it goes the complete opposite way.
"and it it ends today, well i'll still say that you shine brighter than anyone".
i think the message is that no matter what happens, she'll still love him.
and she'll still think the best and the most of him.
just how i interpreted the lyrics.
xo

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cosmic_kisses
08-05-2006

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to me, its about this girl who loves this guy, and they have so much potential being together, and shes saying its not that hard to take the step from bestfriends to lovers. but if he decides to turn her down and just walk away from a ruined friendship that was a former strong running relationship, she would still love him inrequittedly, like she's always been doing (but not telling him). like, whatever he decides to do with them, she'll always think of him as the one. he'll always have her heart, and he'll always stand out from the crowd. he doesnt look any different, hes typical looking, but she sees his AURA.

hey, im not saying this is how i see the song was written. cause its actually far from what i thinkits really about, which is gracemaexo and lalalalisa said. this is only how i can relate to the song. but the relationship of lovers is deffinately correct, its just that through my experience, another meaning is found

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eversoinviting
08-06-2006

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I think this song is about Hayley's friend that sadly died in a boating accident.

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TheUsedFallOutBoy
08-12-2006

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Hayley rocks forever! Not to mention she's really cute. wink, wink.
This song for me is like what I went through, even when I broke up with my girl friend, even in saying "goodbye" i still kinda loved her feeling as if I'd never find someone else who would quite love me like her, or replace her.
You shine brighter. LUV IT!

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IAmARevenant92
08-24-2006

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I have a very close friend. he's the only one that ever believed in me, and with this guy, I just feel so, right, in a world where I usually feel wrong. but he lives 3 hours away from me, so I can only see him every once in a while. But whenever I have to leave him and his family, I just get so sad, and I feel incomplete again.

To me, the verses of this song are me telling the guy what I think about him and how I feel about leaving him and how I was so surprised that I would be so attatched to him. And how I think he's better than anyone I know.

Then the chorus is his response to what I'm saying to and about him. How I shouldn't feel so bad evertime we must part ways.
And the bridge and outro is him telling me That I can shine too, and that I really do belong in this world, with or without him.

You guys probably don't understand. But whenever I hear this song, I think of that guy. I'm not gay or anything, he was just veryvery close to me, and it kills me that he lives 2,000 light years away.

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Fairy_Of_Ice
08-28-2006

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I def. think this is about a relationship that is possibly nearing the end, as i first heard it the day after my b/f and i broke up.. it was so fitting, therefore i agree its about a break up. x

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Fuzzypenguins
08-29-2006

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I always thought that this song was about the cliched two people that hated each other and then become friends in secret or something, but in the end, they have to leave it there, even though they love each other.

All "It's not this hard," is the denial, where they try to go back to hating each other by separating their things and pretending that there's nothing special in the friendship ("Taking this too far").

But, underneath the whole thing, as they're walking away from each other, they're both like..."Damn. He/she didn't do anything to show me that he/she loved me, but I still love him/her."

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matchbox_20
10-16-2006

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gosh, I love this song.
paramore = amazing.

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wearepilots
12-28-2006

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"And I'll wave goodbye watching you shine bright
And I'll wave goodbye tonight. "

i believe this song is about a friend that past away during the recording of this album hence the quote up there.

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wake_from_reality13
01-10-2007

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This is my favourite song off All We Know Is Falling =) I definitely think it's about a couple breaking up, but they still love each other [I agree with fuzzypenguins]- it does say "And if it ends today/I'd still say that you shine brighter than anyone" which I think is pretty direct.

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xrockinlelex
01-25-2007

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its about leaving some1 but sill thinkin there the best person in the world. hence you shine brighter! its a great song i love it. i can relate to it reli well.!

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xrockinlelex
01-25-2007

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its about leaving some1 but sill thinkin there the best person in the world. hence you shine brighter! its a great song i love it. i can relate to it reli well.!

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xrockinlelex
01-25-2007

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its about leaving some1 but sill thinkin there the best person in the world. hence you shine brighter! its a great song i love it. i can relate to it reli well.!

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xraindrops
02-12-2007

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this song kind of reminds me of like losing a best friend. I dont know, i usually cry when i hear it.

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peace_love_empathy
03-08-2007

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in the liner notes of the album, it says in memory of someone (i forget their name) and then it says under it "you shine brighter than anyone"

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elock
03-24-2007

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like Peace said on the liner notes of the album it says (In Memory of Lanie Kealhofer) "You shine brighter than anyone" 11.24.88 5.22.05" i think this song was about a friend that was realy close to Hayley and the band that passed away.

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Broken_Petals
04-07-2007

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It means having to say goodbye to someone though you really think he's the best. Maybe you fell out of love or maybe certain situations just prevent your love from progressing.

I love you Stefan, you shine brighter than anyone. I miss you..

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Rockbaby
04-14-2007

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It's about when Jeremy quit the band (thank god he came back) but they're really close, and that was the inspiration.

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chuckymigo23
04-21-2007

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its so inspiring ...
its like a girl who is in boiling water of breaking up
and if they do break up she'd still love him ....
"I'll still wave goodbye watching you shine bright"

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