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The Only Exception

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The Only Exception was released on September 29, 2009 by Fueled By Ramen as a part of the album Brand New Eyes

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams

Lead Vocals

Guitar

Jeremy Davis

Bass Guitar

Zac Farro

Drums

Jamie Muhoberac

Jamie Muhoberac

Keyboards

Taylor York

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams

Songwriter

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Paramore

Co-Producer

Brad Townsend

Additional Engineer

Keith Armstrong

Keith Armstrong

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Nik Karpen

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Russ Waugh

Assistant Engineer

Steve Rea

Assistant Engineer

Doug McKean

Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Chris Lord-Alge

Chris Lord-Alge

Mixing Engineer

Dan Chase

Recording Engineer

Lars Fox

Engineer

Rob Cavallo

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

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 reassemble 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

[Chorus]

But darling, you are the only exception

You are the only exception

You are the only exception

You are the only exception

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus]

Well, you are the only exception

You are the only exception

You are the only exception

You are the only exception

[Verse 3]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Outro]

Oh, and I'm on my way to believing

Written by: Hayley Williams, Josh Farro

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