La canción The Only Exception fue escrita por Hayley Williams y Josh Farro de la banda Paramore. Es una canción muy personal que habla de la creencia en el amor verdadero a pesar de las decepciones y desamores pasados. Esta balada fue inspirada por la relación de Hayley con sus padres, quienes se divorciaron cuando ella era niña, y cómo eso afectó su visión del amor. A lo largo de la canción, declara que ha encontrado una excepción a su regla de ... Ver más [+] no creer en el amor, refiriéndose a una relación en la que se siente segura y amada. The Only Exception es conocida por ser una de las canciones más suaves y emotivas de Paramore.
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Introducción:
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When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind
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He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it
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And my mama swore that she would never let herself forget
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And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love
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if it does not exist, but darling
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You are the only exception
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You are the only exception
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You are the only exception
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You are the only exception
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Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts
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And we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face
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And I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance
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And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk
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You are the only exception
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You are the only exception
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You are the only exception
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I've got a tight grip on reality, but I can't
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Let go of what's in front of me here
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I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
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Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream, whoa