What does this song mean?

1 | Left by Alex | Oct. 11, 2009 at 6:37pm

it is, at it's very route, a prayer or plea to God... Hayley Williams (lead singer and songwriter for Paramore) pretty much surveys the human struggle brilliantly and the lines "keep me safe inside Your arms like towers" are asking God to keep her safe inside His mighty arms.

2 | Left by Matthew | Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:28pm

this song is so amazing
the words are simplistic but they cut with sharp edges straight to the point: that even though we are broken, we have a safe place in the arms of our God.

3 | Left by kayla | Oct. 16, 2009 at 7:18am

These lyrics really mean a lot to me. They seem to have a meaning that no one knows except yourself.
They explain the hurt. They explain the past. They explain the want, or the feeling, to be held safely. I love these lyrics, and they explain me in so many ways.

4 | Left by chrissy | Oct. 19, 2009 at 11:40am

I cannot believe I've been so dense to this song. I myself am a huge Paramore fan, and I have all of their songs, including their unreleased ones. I listen to them religiously. The meaning to this song escaped me though, up until just now. But WOW.

I just want to say that this song is amazing. I'm sixteen and I'm living day to day realizing it's getting harder and harder to find reasons to keep living. But if I can say anything about my life, I want to say that the two things keeping me alive are my dreams of writing, and MUSIC. Songs like these. Happy songs. Sad songs. Beautiful songs. Stupid songs. Music is the reason I'm here, the reason I'm able to be writing this right now.

I also really want to thank To Write Love On Her Arms for EVERYTHING. I obsess over the organization. It's appreciated more than you guys will ever know. Thank you thank you thank you for helping us.

-Haven.

5 | Left by Haven | Oct. 21, 2009 at 1:35pm

wow this in an amazing song very powerful. brilliantly written!

6 | Left by Anon | Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:27pm

I love paramore so much. Hayley Williams and Paramore have helped me so much. Being a cutter, clinically depressed, sudical and on the verge of being anerexic they help me see life in a different light. The lyrics speak to me, they help me realise life is worth living, and there is goin to be ups and downs.

Are we broken is such a beautiful song, it means a lot to me. Its one of me and my best friends favourite songs.

I'm so glad they didnt split up. it would of finished me if they had, they honestly keep me going

Alice x

7 | Left by Alice | Oct. 28, 2009 at 10:30am

I love paramore so much. Hayley Williams and Paramore have helped me so much. Being a cutter, clinically depressed, sudical and on the verge of being anerexic they help me see life in a different light. The lyrics speak to me, they help me realise life is worth living, and there is goin to be ups and downs.

We are broken is such a beautiful song, it means a lot to me. Its one of me and my best friends favourite songs.

I'm so glad they didnt split up. it would of finished me if they had, they honestly keep me going

Alice x

8 | Left by Alice | Oct. 28, 2009 at 10:37am

sorry about the typo in my first comment, i realised as soon as i clicked submit lol.

We are broken even lol xD

9 | Left by Alice | Oct. 28, 2009 at 10:38am

I love Paramore and this is one of my favorite songs by them. I didn't notice until today what the words really mean. This song is so beautifully written.

10 | Left by Randi | Nov. 3, 2009 at 3:00pm

Was listening to it today for the first time. A friend who introduced it to me was previously involved in self harm intensely. Then saw TWLOHA on facebook 2 hours later. Keep up the love. Will write words of life on November 13. I pray for readers.

11 | Left by Malcolm T | Nov. 5, 2009 at 5:38am

i love this song, and paramore is amazing, everybody should check out their new album, Brand New Eyes, it's amazing :-)

12 | Left by Nicole | Nov. 5, 2009 at 11:02am

i love the song..my boyfriends neice got me on paramore..they cool..

13 | Left by tonic | Nov. 16, 2009 at 7:14pm

This song has always been one of my favorites by Paramore. RIOT! is such an amazing album by such an amazing band. It was an encouragement to see Hayley and Josh write the killer upbeat songs that everyone can jam to, and then have poignant moments like "We Are Broken" where you really see the whole band's empathy and message of hope to their listeners.

While I have never had to deal with issues like the ones some of you guys on here have shared, I understand how important it is to have the honest conversations that TWLOHA strives to inspire people to have.

I am grateful to everyone who has ever helped anyone struggling to find the "promise we adored" again.

Many thanks to Jamie for posting this; I'm sure through this someone experienced the great healing power of music, maybe at a time they needed it most.

And, lastly, I have so much gratitude for Paramore, for being my favorite band and for making honest music that helps me with my day-to-day issues, as well as the big, overbearing ones I know others have.

Take care everyone. (And pick up Paramore's new album, Brand New Eyes. XD)

14 | Left by Chelsea | Dec. 15, 2009 at 12:28pm

Hey do you know a song where in the beginnig theres a girl who gos to her dresser draw therese nothing there she creams mom and dad have no write tears of anger run down her face she closes her eyes and find reliefe in a knive..... then in the end of the song she closes her eyes and finds reliefe in his life and she puts down her knive...its a good song I really like it I found it on youtube but it doesnt say the name of the song it was added to a clip from a tv show and just says the tv show name I really wanna know what its called so I can put it on my i pod

15 | Left by Haley | Feb. 17, 2011 at 8:28am

@ 15 it's The Way She Feels by Between The Trees :)

16 | Left by Sophie | May. 23, 2011 at 2:26am