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Manufacture

from Mercy Machine by Lesbian Concentrate

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First draft, June 2012: “Climhazzard,” about Cloud Strife witnessing Aeris’ murder at the hands of Sephiroth and his fractured mind afterwards.
Second draft, October 2015: “Manufacture,” about the discovery of Hayley Williams and the subsequent formation of Paramore. Contains a verse during the bridge about Paramore’s immediate connection to the audience.
Third draft, March 2016: removes bridge verse, completely rearranges the song based on suggestions from Redditor.
Ever since the Farro brothers left Paramore in December 2010, the formation of Paramore as a means to legitimize Hayley Williams in the indie scene has been a topic of my interest. I never really suspected that Paramore were manufactured in anyway – after all, manufactured bands usually have a perfect sound whereas Hayley and company had the occasional misstep. If anything, Hayley’s lyrics sounded more like professional lyrics – which should’ve tipped me off (Silverchair, a band that was far from manufactured, had clunky lyrics). I always wanted to discover the manufacturing in a little more detail than the emotional letter of resignation, but it didn’t take me until October of last year to get around to it.

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Just a girl with bright eyes, I guess my luck ain’t no surprise. Confidence flows from her singing, wringing her emotions in defense. Took her backstage to discuss who I am – no one superfluous. I am her handler in industry…she appears to be on board immediately.

She’s not taking her daily bread – what to do instead? She’s too unique to fit in – we’re on the wrong route…

Just a girl with Wayne’s hair: she told us, “[she] wants to aim elsewhere. The Ways at Warner carved out their niche.” We believe she’s into that expressionist flair, but I paused at her proposal. I don’t want her to come out pre-sold. “We got a hold of Pete’s imprint a while back and its parent, so Gainesville’s her new home.”

She’s not taking her daily bread – what to do instead? She’s too unique to fit in – we’re on the wrong route…

Just a girl with a backing band: those years of writing formula in Nashville, the manufactured seams ARC-WELDED.

She’s not taking her daily bread – what to do instead? She’s too unique to fit in – we’re on the wrong route…

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from Mercy Machine, released August 23, 2016

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