Paramore: Rose-Colored Boy [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

I love how the whole album is basically depression to an 80s beat. Very aesthetic.

Ah, upbeat music with a dark twist. My aesthetic.

This song best describes what toxic positivity is.

This song was written as a call for people to be more open about their mental health. "'Rose-Colored Boy' is a song about feeling pressured to look at the world with blind optimism when you actually feel very hopeless about the world and your part in it," the band explained "There is so much social pressure to be (or appear to be) "happy" that we can actually feel shame when we aren't." "Adding shame to sadness is a pretty toxic cocktail," they added. "It's hard enough to deal with sadness, depression, or any type of anxiety without the added societal expectations. It's important and more healing to meet people where they're at – EMPATHY – than to try and paint everything rosy."

After Laughter is what happens when Emo kids grow up to be young adults with jobs and the pressure of responsibility and independence, trying to just be happy when it’s never that simple. Hayley has always wanted to be a singer just how I always wanted to be a paramedic... now she has her band and even a Grammy and yet she’s not happy but sometimes the opposite, just like how I just graduated from nursing school at 22yrs but now there’s nights when I can’t sleep. I can relate to songs like this sooo much and that is why Paramore is forever one of my all time favorite bands and After Laughter one of my all time favorite albums.

This is sad people's happy song. The entire album is.

Paramore's evolution is basically the process of a pre-teen growing up until adulthood, anyone here feels like their music form a soundtrack to our lives?

Hayley is actually a pretty decent actor. A lot of music videos can be a bit cringey and awkward because of the artist - which is fine, they aren't actors so we can't expect much - but I find Hayley really believable as an actress. She has great microexpressions.

Hayley saying "just let me cry a little bit longer" with a ear to ear smile is basically the representation of the whole album 1:02

For some reason the “smile more” part is what got me the most.

1:03 saying "just let me cry a little bit longer" while smiling like that is heartbreaking

they literally go from punk rock to vintage without mistakes

Turn quality to 240p for full aesthetic

I can't believe they make a video for the best song of the album

I'm honestly concerned for hayley's mental health after everything... the divorce, the lawsuit, the pressure from fans, this must be so overwhelming for her. Hayley, if you're seeing this, I hope you're doing well. You're a good person, you have a lot of talent on your hands and there is no shame in taking care of yourself, taking care of your mental health and giving yourself a break. The people who support you will always understand. This is also true for everyone out there who's going through a lot recently. You're valid, you're loved, people care about you even if you don't notice it yet. Don't listen to what depression has to say because it's not true, it's the chemicals in your brain playing bad tricks on you Edit: its been 11 months since i posted this and im a bit shocked at how much repercussion it took. I am glad that what i said made someone's day, thank you You are valid, you deserve to be happy

happy 3 year anniversary to this amazing music video!!

that fading smile at the end bc that's wHAT AFTER LAUGHTER IS ALL ABOUT 11/10

3:07 "Hayley... what are you doing? This isn't you. What are you doing?" This moment is so freaking powerful. It's so sad, so real. The way Hayley looks to herself as child, man. Sometimes, we all need to make ourselves this question, what are we doing with our lives. Working all the time, feeling anxiety, depression. Doing things that we don't wanna do, everyday. Just take a breath, follow your dreams.

drink more coffee. smile more. you can do it. sweetheart. bright eyes. be happy. you're doing great. that part hit me so hard.

My son died last year. It's insane to me quickly even close friends expect you to bounce back from grief. Even just days after... I just want to cry a little bit longer