She lives in a fairy tale
Somewhere too far for us to find
Forgotten the taste and smell
Of the world that she's left behind
It's all about the exposure the lens I told her
The angles were all wrong now
She's ripping wings off of butterflies
Keep your feet on the ground
When your head's in the clouds
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Ba da ba da ba
So one day he found her crying
Coiled up on the dirty ground
Her prince finally came to save her
And the rest you can figure out
But it was a trick
And the clock struck 12
Well make sure to build your house brick by boring brick
or the wolves gonna blow it down
Keep your feet on the ground
When your head's in the clouds
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Well you built up a world of magic
Because your real life is tragic
Yeah you built up a world of magic
Well, if it's not real
You can't hold it in your hands
You can't feel it with your heart
And I won't believe it
But if it's true
You can see it with your eyes
Even in the dark
And that's where I want to be, yeah
Go get your shovel
We'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Ba da ba da ba…
Explication des paroles de Brick by Boring Brick de Paramore
« Brick by Boring Brick » de Paramore aborde le thème de la réalité par rapport aux illusions que l’on se crée. La chanson parle d’une personne qui construit son propre monde imaginaire pour échapper à la dure réalité, mais qui finit par se rendre compte que ce n’est pas viable à long terme.
La chanson a été écrite par Hayley Williams, la chanteuse du groupe, qui s’est inspirée de ses propres expériences et luttes personnelles. Une anecdote intéressante est que « Brick by Boring Brick » est sortie en 2009 en tant que single de l’album « Brand New Eyes », et a été un énorme succès commercial et critique pour Paramore.
En conclusion, « Brick by Boring Brick » invite à réfléchir sur la nécessité de faire face à la réalité et de ne pas se perdre dans des illusions éphémères.