She lives in a fairy tale
Somewhere too far for us to find
Forgotten the taste and smell
Of a world that she's left behind
It's all about the exposure, the lens, I told her
The angles are 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
Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Ba-da ba ba-da ba ba-da
So one day, he found her crying
Coiled up on the dirty ground
Her prince finally came to save her
And the rest she can figure out
But it was a trick
And the clock struck twelve
Well make sure
To build your home brick by boring brick
Or the wolf's gonna blow it down
Keep your feet on the ground
When your head's in the clouds [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/p/paramore/brick_by_boring_brick.html ]
Well go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Go get your shovel
And we'll dig a deep hole
We'll bury the castle, bury the castle, whoa, whoa
Well you built up a world of magic
Because your real life is tragic
Yeah you built up a world of magic
If it's not real
You can't hold it in your hand
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
Oh, even in the dark
And that's where I want to be, yeah
Go get your shovel (You'll be better off without me)
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle (ooh), bury the castle
Go get your shovel (You'll be better off without me)
And we'll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle (ooh), bury the castle
Ba-da ba ba-da ba ba-da
Ba-da ba ba ba-da ba ba
Ba-da ba ba-da ba ba-da
Ba-da ba ba ba-da ba ba
Ba-da ba ba-da ba ba-da
Ba-da ba ba ba-da ba ba
Ba-da ba ba-da ba ba-da
Ba-da ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
I love this song! It means how this girl is so far from reality and lives in her own bubble where nothing bad happens. But later in the end, everything comes crashing down on her and she wakes up to find how hard and tough you gotta be to be able to live in this world. So instead of living in castles, you have to live in houses built by brick by boring brick or else someone sooner or later is going to stomp all over you.
If we look at the music video, i think its about how we build up these wonderful dreams to shield us from the harsh realities. The little girl represents hayley's dream self going off to her wonderland and after a while, her world is shattered by the evils of the real world. When she escapes wonderland, she falls into the hole where the real hayley is "burying the castle;" living in reality. She throws the doll in the hole to symbolize she doesn't need dreams anymore, because reality and truth is enough. What do you think? Btw, didn't she look so pretty? (:
@paramorechick, i had to create an account just for you. It most definitely is "angles", since the previous line is talking about the exposure and lens of a camera. Angels, as in the heavenly beings with wings, would not logically fit into the song here, and would only confuse the listeners. A true photographer worries about the angles of his or her photograph, and because of the meaning behind the song, our proverbial "photographer" has the angles all wrong. Savvy?
Brick By Boring Brick lyrics
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by Unregistered on Feb 11th 2012 12:18 pm
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Some people build a world thats all a fairytale when their actually life is horrible... But now they are stepping into reality... And its time to bury that "magical place" they created...
by Unregistered on Feb 10th 2012 12:15 pm
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I think it means that this person she is singing about is in her own world and when reality sturuck it was hard to adjust
by Unregistered on Feb 8th 2012 10:29 pm
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It shows me that i can save myself, i don't need a prince to save me
by Unregistered on Jan 19th 2012 9:54 pm
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It is living in the fantasy and dreams that cannot be true. Escaping the reality which is hard to accept and then on the later days when its too late we'll realize everything is no good. And we regret. The lyrics suggest to abandon the fantasies and buried it up. All we need to have is to live what the real you to know that its worth living if it is real. (-
Bunny)
by Unregistered on Jan 18th 2012 4:42 pm
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I love your songs. Send me a message.
Love ,
your friend
madame mystery
by Unregistered on Jan 17th 2012 12:38 pm
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I love this song!!! Xd.. :p.. Lol.. :).. It is an amazing song and paramore is an amazing band!
by Unregistered on Jan 14th 2012 6:51 am
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I dont know the meaning but i like this song maybe its love
by Unregistered on Jan 10th 2012 5:59 pm
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She is talking about her child hood and burying it :)
by Unregistered on Dec 20th 2011 7:21 pm
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I think it's telling us to accept reality because the sooner you accept it, the easier your life will be. They're talking about a girl who built her own perfect world to get away from the tragedy around her in her real world, but then reality came back to hit her harder later. Especially when it says, "build your house brick by boring brick or the wolf's gonna blow it down", it's telling is to build our life with reality and truth, and it will be sturdy, even though it's boring.
by Unregistered on Dec 20th 2011 4:20 pm
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That people think that their lives are worth less so they want to bury their problems and them selves