
"Born for This" is the eleventh track from Paramore's second album Riot!.
Background[]
"It’s about our fans. It’s due to them that we were in a position to release a second album. This is our way of thanking them and telling them that we still need them to drive us forward."
The song "Born for This" is about how important the fans are to Paramore and without them they would be lost. The song is written so that fans can sing parts of the song at concerts much like their song "Whoa".
Audio[]
An official audio for "Born for This" was uploaded to the official Paramore youtube channel on January 17, 2015
Paramore - Born For This (Official Audio)
Lyrics[]
Oh no I just keep on falling
(Back to the same old…)
Where’s hope when misery comes crawling?
(Oh my way, Ay…)
With your faith you’ll trigger a landslide
(victory)
Kill off this common sense of mind
It takes acquired minds to taste, to taste, to taste this wine
You can’t down it with your eyes
So we don’t need the headlines
We don’t need the headlines
We just want…
Everybody sing like it’s the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me, do you feel the pressure now?
Everybody live like it’s the last day you will ever see
Tell me, tell me, do you feel the pressure now?
Right now you’re the only reason
(I’m not letting go, oh…)
Time out if everyone’s worth pleasing
(Well ha-ha!)
You’ll trigger a landslide
(Victory)
to kill off their finite state of mind
It takes acquired minds to taste, to taste, to taste this wine
You can’t down it with your eyes
So we don’t need the headlines
No, we don’t want your headlines
We just want…
Everybody sing like it’s the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me, do you feel the pressure now?
Everybody live like it’s the last day you will ever see
Tell me, tell me, do you feel the pressure now?
Everybody sing like it’s the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me, do you feel the pressure?
[repeat x2]
Alright, so you think you’re ready?
Ok, then you say this with me
Go!
We were born for this
We were born for this
Alright, so you think you’re ready?
OK, then you say this with me
Go!
We were born for this
We were born for this
We were born for this
We were born for this
We were born for
We were born for
Everybody sing like it’s the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me, can you feel the pressure?
Everybody live like it’s the last day you will ever see
Tell me, tell me, can you feel the pressure now?
Everybody sing like it’s the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me, can you feel the pressure?
Tell me, tell me, can you feel the pressure?
We were born for this
We were born for this
We were born for this
Personnel[]
- Hayley Williams - Lead Vocals
- Josh Farro - Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Jeremy Davis - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Zac Farro - Drums, Backing Vocals
Trivia[]
- "Born for This" was the intro to every concert in The Final Riot! tour.
- A contest was held for fans to submit backing vocals. The winner was Mary Bonney of McLean, Virginia.
- "Born for This" references other Paramore songs being "Misery Business" (And where's hope, when misery comes crawling) and "Pressure" (Tell me, tell me do you feel the pressure now?).
Streaming[]
Riot! (Special/Limited Edition MVI)
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"Fences" | "Born for This" | "When It Rains (Demo)" | ![]() |
Riot! (iTunes/Amazon/Rhapsody Release)
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"Fences" | "Born for This" | "Misery Business (Acoustic)" | ![]() |
Riot! (Fueled by Ramen Webstore)
Riot! (Hot Topic Release)
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"Fences" | "Born for This" | "Here We Go Again (Live)" | ![]() |
Riot! (Best Buy/iTunes UK Release)
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"Fences" | "Born for This" | "Stop This Song (Lovesick Melody)" | ![]() |
Live in the UK 2008
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"For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic" | "Born for This" | "Emergency" | ![]() |
The Final Riot!
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- | "Born for This" | "That's What You Get" | ![]() |
Riot! (Special/Limited Edition MVI)
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"For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic (Live)" | "(Live)Born for This" | - | ![]() |
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Riot! |
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Songs | For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic • That's What You Get • Hallelujah • Misery Business • When It Rains • Let the Flames Begin • Miracle • Crushcrushcrush • We Are Broken • Fences • Born for This |
Bonus Tracks | When It Rains (Demo Version) • Misery Business (Acoustic) • Temporary • Decoy • My Hero • Stop This Song (Lovesick Melody) • Rewind |
Members | Hayley Williams • Josh Farro • Jeremy Davis • Zac Farro |
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Live in the UK 2008 |
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Songs | For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic • Born for This • Emergency • Never Let This Go • Fences • Let the Flames Begin • When It Rains • Crushcrushcrush • Pressure • Here We Go Again • That's What You Get • My Heart • Decoy • Misery Business |
Members | Hayley Williams • Josh Farro • Taylor York • Jeremy Davis • Zac Farro |
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The Final Riot! |
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Songs | Born for This • That's What You Get • Here We Go Again • Fences • Crushcrushcrush • Let the Flames Begin • When It Rains • My Heart • Decoy • Pressure • For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic • We Are Broken • Emergency • Hallelujah • Misery Business |
Members | Hayley Williams • Josh Farro • Taylor York • Jeremy Davis • Zac Farro |