Lyrics for For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic as interpreted by thoseguiltyeyes

For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic Lyrics
Just talk yourself up
And tear yourself down
You've hit your one wall
Now find a way around
Well, what's the problem?
You've got a lot of nerve

So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
You wouldn't

I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
I put my faith in you
So much faith
And then you just threw it away
You threw it away

I'm not so naïve
My sorry eyes can see
The way you fight shy
Of almost everything
Well, if you give up
You'll get what you deserve

So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away
No, you can't run away
You wouldn't

I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
I put my faith in you
So much faith
And then you just threw it away
You threw it away

You were finished long before
We had even seen the start
Why don't you stand up
Be a man about it?
Fight with your bare hands about it now

I never wanted to say this
(Say this)
You never wanted to stay
Well, did you?
I put my faith in you
So much faith
And then you just threw it away

I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
And I put my faith in you
So much faith
And then you just threw it away

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mslaquazia
05-03-2007

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Yeah i heard Paramore sing this song at their concert! the vocals and music is pretty damn HOTT!!! can't wait till RIOT!!!

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kookycookie
05-05-2007

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RIOT! is going to be amazing!

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speakupxdear
05-06-2007

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i love this song.
i was one of like three people who knew the lyrics when I saw them last week and hayley pointed and smiled at me. :)

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itcouldbeworse883
05-08-2007

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i can't wait untill RIOT! i just got back from their concert like 30 minutes ago

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itcouldbeworse883
05-08-2007

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i can't wait untill RIOT! i just got back from their concert like 30 minutes ago

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yosareann
05-10-2007

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dudeeee
where did you guys get this song?
i keep trying to find it
and i cant find it :/

email me: rawremodino@aim.com

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thoseguiltyeyes
05-11-2007

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^ If I'm assuming correctly about what you're probably thinking, no one has the studio/RIOT! version of it yet, only the live version. Just search for a video of it on YouTube. There are lots of them that have pretty good audio.

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yosareann
05-11-2007

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haha no i know no one has the actual version, or id go out and buy it or something.
i was hoping limewire had it, but it corrupted.
thanks anyway.

mm i think its about someone who trusted the other person, but the other person didnt give a shit and left them there. someone who is hella cocky and doesnt think they need anyone else yet someone actually trusted them.
i like this song

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thoseguiltyeyes
05-12-2007

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^ haha sorry, I just was thinking that maybe you meant that. I got mine from the paramoremusic community on LiveJournal (http://livejournal.com/~paramoremusic) and I'm sure you'll be able to find an mp3 of it by searching through the older posts.

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afitch1206
05-14-2007

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studio/album version is here, download it.

http://www.mediafire.com/?0zfxwb2dmdf

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katielicious-x0
05-19-2007

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this song is exactly what happened to me
my ex boyfriend was with me for 5 months...i was sure i loved him and i had every faith in him and then one day he decided he didn't love me anymore.
he gave up someone and something "so special to him" an he got what was coming.
i love this song...this got me over him and i love the lyrics
i can't wait to see them on the 28th in glasgow!
XD RIOT! XD

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katielicious-x0
05-19-2007

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this song is exactly what happened to me
my ex boyfriend was with me for 5 months...i was sure i loved him and i had every faith in him and then one day he decided he didn't love me anymore.
he gave up someone and something "so special to him" an he got what was coming.
i love this song...this got me over him and i love the lyrics
i can't wait to see them on the 28th in glasgow!
XD RIOT! XD

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WishingForYou
05-20-2007

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Yeah, found this song on one of those fan-made MySpace pages when they forget to turn off the 'Download' button. No, it's not there anymore.
But, anyway - it's a great song. Simply brilliant. They've definetly grown as a band in terms of their sound & lyrics.
Can't wait for RIOT!

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drtomoe123
05-21-2007

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OH MY GOD, I have fallen in love with this song...and the guitar in the "You were finished before we even saw the start" part...ohhh my.

I really cannot wait for RIOT, but yeah, I have to agree with everyone else. It's about someone really letting you down.

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mandy9876
05-24-2007

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STUDIO VERSION.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAtmE54l9m0

But it'll probably be deleted soon so watch it while you can...

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vickytu93
05-27-2007

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Paramore is just amazing. I saw them only once, at Bamboozle. They played this song, and I haven't heard it yet. I felt so lame because I couldn't sing along, ahaha.

speakupxdear, are you serious? ahhh, i wish that happened to me. i love paramore.

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BlackandWhiteDreams
06-05-2007

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best song off this album

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xoxfranksterxox
06-07-2007

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they are so amazingggggggg

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banashoe
06-09-2007

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i think this song is about how hunter left them during the making of RIOT!
i guess they wrote this song to express their anger over it and the anger they had when jeremy left them for a while as well.

:( i miss hunter. but taylor is awesome xD

3 more days...

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AubergineDrea7s
06-14-2007

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i personally want crushcrushcrush to be their next single, but i think they want this one. =]]
i miss hunter toooo...=]

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AubergineDrea7s
06-14-2007

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=[*

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RaZR1313
06-16-2007

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haha speakupxdear, i saw a video, and in the middle, you see her point and smile at somebody.
if thats you, that is soo sweet! haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xE11cXn3D0

at 1:30 you see her point.

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TheCHELSinattor
06-16-2007

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i think this song is an amazing opener for the album. its incredible.

i agree with everyone, its definitely about someone who let someone else down. and it could quite possibly be about hunter leaving.

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wherelovegoes
07-16-2007

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who sings the male vocals on the album? i saw them live and none of the guys sang solo on this one, just haley?

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D3anna
07-19-2007

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I LOVE THIS SONG AND RIOT. its def. about like breaking up or not a good friends ship. i love this song

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