Caught In The Middle by Paramore
Album : After Laughter
Released : 2017
Genre : Alternative Rock
Label : Fueled By Ramen
I can’t think of getting old
It only makes me want to die
And I can’t think of who I was
‘Cause it just makes me want to cry, cry, cry
Can’t look back, can’t look too far ahead
I got the point, I got the message
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter
Yeah I’m caught in the middle
I was dreaming life away
All the while just going blind
Can’t see the forest for the trees
Behind the lids of my own eyes
Nostalgia’s cool, but it won’t help me now
A dream is good, if you don’t wear it out
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter
Yeah I’m caught in the middle
No, I don’t need no help
I can sabotage me by myself
Don’t need no one else
I can sabotage me by myself
I don’t need no help
I can sabotage me by myself
Don’t need no one else
I can sabotage me by myself
I don’t need no help
I can sabotage me by myself
Don’t need no one else
I can sabotage me by myself
I don’t need no help
I can sabotage me by myself
Don’t need no one else
I can sabotage me by myself
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter
Yeah I’m caught in the middle
I’m caught in the middle
○ Paramore – After Laughter (Album 2017)
01. Hard Times
02. Rose-Colored Boy
03. Told You So
04. Forgiveness
05. Fake Happy
06. 26
07. Pool
08. Grudges
09. Caught In The Middle
10. Idle Worship
11. No Friend
12. Tell Me How
“Caught In The Middle” sees Hayley Williams confronted with the concept of getting older (she has been in Paramore since she was 15 and is now approaching her 30s). Combined with a contrasting light and danceable beat, Paramore shares the harsh feeling of seeing the years piling up.
This song can also be seen as fighting with depression. Sometimes, the simple act of moving forward in life is a tedious task.