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This Is Why

Artist: Paramore

Album: This Is Why

Contains themes requiring parental guidance
Contains themes requiring parental guidance

Minimum age: Age 13+

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These lyrics appear to be from 'This Is Why' by Paramore. The song deals with themes of social anxiety, agoraphobia, and disillusionment with social interactions and public life. There is no explicit language, sexual content, or drug references. The phrase 'crimes of passion' and 'survival of the fittest' introduce mildly intense imagery suggesting conflict and social Darwinism, but neither is graphic. The overall tone reflects emotional withdrawal, defensiveness, and anxiety about the outside world — themes that are relatable but may resonate more meaningfully with older tweens and teens who can contextualize social pressures and mental health themes. The lyric about stepping outside feeling like a 'free fall' reinforces themes of anxiety and possibly agoraphobia, which, while not disturbing, are mature emotional experiences worth parental awareness for younger children.

Themes
social anxiety
agoraphobia
social criticism
emotional withdrawal
isolation
disillusionment

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Lyrics

If you have an opinion Maybe you should shove it Or maybe you could scream it Might be best to keep it To yourself (to yourself) To yourself (to yourself) This is why I don't leave the house You say the coast is clear But you won't catch me out Oh, why? This is why Better have conviction 'Cause we want crimes of passion Survival of the fittest You're either with us, or you can keep it To yourself (to yourself) To yourself (to yourself) To yourself, yourself, yourself To yourself (to yourself) This is why I don't leave the house You say the coast is clear But you won't catch me out Oh, why? This is why This is why I don't leave the house You say the coast is clear But you won't catch me out Oh, why? This is why One step beyond your door It might as well have been a free fall One step beyond your door Falling down an endless hall One step beyond your door Might as well have been a free fall One step beyond your door And I'm floating like a cannonball This is why I don't leave the house You say the coast is clear But you won't catch me out Oh, why? This is why This is why I don't leave the house You say the coast is clear But, oh, no, you won't catch me out Oh, why? This is why


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Analysis performed on August 12, 2026
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