A música The Only Exception foi escrita por Hayley Williams e Josh Farro da banda Paramore. É uma música muito pessoal que fala sobre a crença no amor verdadeiro, apesar das decepções e dos corações partidos passados. Esta balada foi inspirada pela relação de Hayley com seus pais, que se divorciaram quando ela era criança, e como isso afetou sua visão sobre o amor. Ao longo da música, ela declara que encontrou uma exceção à sua regra de não acred ... Ver mais [+] itar no amor, referindo-se a um relacionamento em que ela se sente segura e amada. The Only Exception é conhecida por ser uma das músicas mais suaves e emotivas do Paramore.
When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried to re-assemble it And my mama swore that she would never let herself forget And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love if it does not exist, but darling
You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception
Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never lasts And we've got to find other ways to make it alone or keep a straight face And I've always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk
You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception
I've got a tight grip on reality, but I can't Let go of what's in front of me here I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream, whoa
You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception
And I'm on my way to believing Oh, and I'm on my way to believing