From âFake Happyâ to âReal Happyâ
In Year 2012 I heard about this band. A Girl with red hair is on stage singing while a lot of guys are playing instruments. I watched a video, âThe Only Exceptionâ, and some kind of magic happened. The guitars appealed to my ears and the bass controlled my heartbeat. My walk matched to the beat of the drums and after a lot of time, consisting of a lot of personal struggles, I felt that I could breathe again. I had the motivation to get up and smile once in a while. Paramore started to be a part of my life and someday, they suddenly were a part of me.
The people in the band were these crazy peeps that made music seemed like they had no problems and I believed that for a really long time. But then there was this one moment when I realized itâs not true and my imagination is just pretty unrealistic. One day in 2014, I listened to âLast Hopeâ and I starte crying right from the beginning. In this moment the song spoke to me more than ever and at the same time I knew: Hayley knows this feeling, too. She sings about it, she wrote about it, she felt it. She is human. Maybe she is just like me.
Three years later, everyone was excited for Pmore 5 to happen and there it was! A happy sound with lyrics that told us âYes, we are human. Everyone is not okay sometimes and thatâs okay.â I listened to âFake Happyâ and âTold You Soâ on repeat and probably got on the nerves of all the people around me but I related so much and I looked up to Paramore for the brave humans they were to put their feelings into words and share these feelings with us.
I saw they go on Tour One and I wouldâve sold my soul to go there. My lovely best friend probably realized how important it was to me and said she would come with me. Asking my dad if I can go was so scary and it was hard for me to do it but in the end, he said yes and I was freaking out.
One month and three days ago, Paramore were in Cologne for Tour One and we were there. Standing, talking, dancing, singing, crying, jumping, losing my bracelet, having the best night of my life, I can now properly say something about this night.
First of all I wanna thank Bleached for heating up the crowd at the beginning, you were great, and everyone who was working on that day to make this an incredible night for us people in the crowd.
Then I wanna talk about Paramore. You guys have my heart for a few years now and my heart will hold onto your music, Your style of music will stay with me forever. Seeing you live was the best experience in my life so far and the energy you all gave to us touched me. The songs were perfect and I loved every moment from singing and crying to âTurn It Offâ to jumping in the pit during âMizBizâ. I hope you had as much fun on stage as I had in the crowd. I wanna thank you for the great messages you shared during the speeches at the show and with the songs you played. I wanna thank you for opening up about your feelings and showing your vulnerable side. Thank you for being human.
Last but not least I wanna talk about the fans. It started in the line. We were all waiting fort he doors to open and people behind me started talking to me, even though we were strangers because the music connected us. In the venue, my best friend and I were standing and talking and complete strangers were so nice again so I was just able to talk to everyone. Yes, I even made friends that I still talk to and itâs great! Then I wanna thank the crowd for making Bleached welcomed because they were a great support act and it was so nice to know that you all accepted them as their support.
When Paramore was on stage we were jumping around, holding each other during the sad songs and during the happy and funky and party songs. I fell in the pit once and people helped me to get up again, I freaking love pits and you guys! Holding each other during âForgivenessâ and swinging from left to right was the feeling of a little family!. When Paramore was off stage and âWanna Dance With Somebodyâ by Whitney Houston played from the boxes, everyone was singing and dancing.
On this night, I felt like being a part of something so great and beautiful. Paramore was the reason we all bonded, was the reason we all had the time of our lives. But the crowd made this night so awesome. Without the fans, this concert wouldnât have been this good and fort he first time in a long time I felt âReal Happyâ. For the first time I truly  understood the most known sentence. So thank you for everything.
 Thank You @paramore Thank You Fans.
 We Are Paramore. âĽ
