hello! i vaguely remember you talking about seeing paramore live? when did you see them and how were they? i've never been :( is it everything you've ever wanted and more?
THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN PLAGUING ME ALL DAY, ANON.
I saw them in concert last November at Madison Square Garden!!!!! MY FIRST TIME SEEING THEM EVER WAS THEIR FIRST TIME PLAYING MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. LIKE DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS.
I went with my Shelbies (seeminglyreal and policevest) and it was the best night of my liiiife? I don’t know what I expected tbh, but it definitely exceeded any expectations and more. It was so much fun!!!!!
I’m not a person who dances or sings in front of people very often — I can be quite reserved and shy and AWKWARD with things like that, especially considering I had met Shelbi for the first time just the day before (and Shelby’s bf) — but LISTEN. Like two songs in, I was jamming out so much and I didn’t even care about anything and life was so grand. They are unbelievable live. HAYLEY IS UNBELIEVABLE. VOCALLY AND OTHERWISE, GODDAMN. Seriously. I cannot stress enough how much I was dancing and scream-singing and how out of my comfort zone that is. But they brought it out of me. I don’t know.
Another thing that happened was my sudden descent into tears when The Only Exception started. I didn’t even know that song was a Thing with me, but!!!!!!!! IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL LIVE. The combination of Hayley’s vocals, and the entire arena being lit up with lighters and THEM PLAYING IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR THE FIRST TIME idk everything hit me so hard so randomly so quickly. I can no longer listen to this song without Emotions occurring, fyi. AND THEN IF I’M NOT MISTAKEN, HAYLEY WENT STRAIGHT INTO IN THE MOURNING right afterwards and like stick a fork in me I WAS DONE. Anyone who really knows me, knows that song means a lot to me. MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. Helped me get through a really bad time. My eyes well up almost every time I listen to that damn song. So, experiencing that live, was just. Nope. Can’t talk about it. I was an absolute, hyperventilating, hysterical mess. (Shelby can attest to this. And was holding my hand through the entire thing. What an angel)
I think those two songs were the highlight for me. But also Last Hope. Because it’s a song that EXISTS. And closing out the show with Still Into You with balloons and butterfly confetti!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you guys. SUCH FUN. And this shot.
ANYWAY I’VE LET THIS GO ON LONG ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS TRULY A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE. I GET SO SAD ANY TIME I’M NEAR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NOW, SO THAT’S FUN.