Romie Adler's Musical Guide

Chapter 2: "Looking Up" - Paramore

Lyrics:

Things are LOOKING UP
Oh finally!
I thought I'd never see the day
When you smile at me.
We always pull through, oh when we try,
I'm always wrong but you're never right.
Oh you're never right!

Honestly, can you believe
We crossed the world while it's asleep?
I'd never trade it in, 'cause I've always wanted this!
And it's not a dream anymore!
No. It's not a dream anymore!
It's worth fighting for.

Could have given up so easily
I was a few cheap shots away from the end of me
Taken for granted, almost everything that I would have died for
Just yesterday,
Just yesterday

Honestly, can you believe
We crossed the world while it's asleep?
I'd never trade it in, 'cause I've always wanted this!
It's not a dream anymore!
Oh. It's not a dream anymore!
It's worth fighting for.

God knows the world doesn't need another band, (whoa, whoa!)
But what a waste it would've been! (whoa, whoa!)
I can't believe we almost hung it up (whoa, whoa!)
We're just getting started (whoa, whoa!)

Honestly, can you believe
We crossed the world while it's asleep?
I'd never trade it in, 'cause I've always wanted this!
It's not a dream anymore!
Oh. It's not a dream anymore!
It's worth fighting for.

I can't believe we almost hung it up!
(whoa whoa)
We're just getting started!
(whoa whoa)
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

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       I'm 23 years old and I'm finishing up my last year at UCLA, things are finally starting to look up for me. I'm finally taking classes that I like, I mean I like ALL my classes, and I don't want to murder any or my professors -- well maybe most of the time anyway. I even made a friend that I can stand and want to be around more than a day, even bigger surprise it's not a guy that I've become friends with, it's a girl. Only bad news is I got to keep our friendship on the down low, because she's a faculty member at the UCLA campus. Sounds so weird, right? It's not like we're having a lesbehonest student teacher relationship, we're just two girls who get a drink together, and vent about how much we hate the world and everyone in it. Even so, she's a teacher -- more like a teacher's assistant -- and has to remain professional, so for her seeing students outside of class is no-no. Ah! story of my life.
        I know that I have said that I don't get along with girls too much, mainly because of my standoff attitude and unlady-like language -- I sometimes don't have a filter -- but Charlie -- Charlotte is her full name, but she hates it -- is one of a kind just like me.

-- Flashback starts --

       See when I first met Charlie, I thought she was a student and she had caught me on a really bad day. I had just come from my favorite music store near my school, and as soon as I walked in I saw Dex's debut album being put on display, while naiive little girls went ga-ga over the cardboard cut out of his stupid face. Little did they know that he was actually a hideous person.
       Anyways... after that I stormed into my Popular Music in Americn Society classe -- which is like my all time favorite class -- and was blocked from ging to the class room by one of those stupid rolling backpacks. I mean who the fuck invented those ugly ass things anyway? Also, who the fuck thought that shit would be a good idea to have for college? -- Now you know what I mean by no filter --