Paramore's video for 'Emergency' from their album, All We Know Is Falling.
"Emergency" is the second single from Paramore's album All We Know Is Falling. It was released in the UK on August 21, 2006 on 7" Vinyl and was a HMV Exclusive Single which came with a B-side, "Oh, Star," and a free poster. The song, written by Hayley Williams, is about how love is taken for granted and means nothing nowadays, and that relationships are really in emergency status. It was written about a time when a member's parent's were about to split up, and they had to watch this happen in front of them as a child with no power to do anything about it.
The music video starts with Hayley and Jeremy sitting in a derelict room. The other band members walk in, with everyone has having cuts and bandages over their body. The director walks in throwing Hayley some carnations and leading the way outside. Outside we see a set with cameras and lighting, the band gets blood make-up touch-up and the director mouths "Action!" and the band does a group performance.
The carnations worn by each band member in the music video represent "emotional baggage" being carried around, stated Williams in an interview.[citation needed] The video was directed by Shane Drake who also directed their "Pressure" video as well as Panic! at the Disco's "I Write Sins" music video.
The dress Hayley wore in the video is now in the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in the Warped Tour exhibit.
Paramore Emergency Lyrics
As if we have an emergency
As if we have an emergency
If you thought I'm breathing you were wrong
'cause I won't stop holding on
Are you listening?
If you thought I'm breathing you were wrong
'cause I won't stop holding on
This is an emergency
So are you listening?
And I can't pretend that I don't see this
It's really not your fault
No one cares to talk about it,
talk about it
I've seen love die way too many times
when it deserved to be alive
(deserved to be alive)
I've seen you cry way too many times
when you deserve to be alive, alive
So you give up every chance you get
just to feel new again
I think we have an emergency
I think we have an emergency
And you do your best to show me love,
but you don't know what love is
So are you listening?
So are you watching me?
And I can't pretend that I don't see this
It's really not your fault
No one cares to talk about it,
talk about it
I've seen love die way too many times
when it deserved to be alive
(deserved to be alive)
I've seen you cry way too many times
when you deserve to be alive, alive
I've seen love die way too many times
when it deserved to be alive
(deserved to be alive)
I've seen you cry way too many times
when you deserve to be alive, alive
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