Paramore - The Only Exception


I’ve come to know this song just this last Thursday. My officemate Cindy and I went to SM Megamall just to kill some hours, and along came Paige who was fortunately nearby (Rob Galleria to be exact) and there we had an unexpected date. Dined out, shopped, and of course the never ending chikahan portion. It made me realize I miss Paige’s company already. =(

Anyways, after our ‘three-some’ at Mega (LOL) I decided to accompany Paige on dropping by her finished project somewhere in Makati. Cindy went home as she still have to work later that night, while I am on my rest day already.
We’re bound to Renaissance Condo somewhere near Greenbelt (accdg. to her client) na ilang oras din ata namin hinanap.

After walking around Glorietta, to Greenbelt, to the streets of Salcedo Village and finally giving up (Taxi na kami, di na kaya talaga ang walkathon at init) habang nag-iikot ang taxi eh nakita ko na din ang maliit na signage that says THE RENAISSANCE. Magkaiba nga talaga yung RENAISSANCE HOTEL at itong condo na to.

After dropping off the photo album in the reception area (Paige is a photographer BTW, you can check her site here), we went straight to the 7-11 nearby. We were so exhausted that Paige grabbed a liter bottle of water while I took the BIG UHAW (largest glass serving available) filled with Lipton red tea. We sat down and gave our tired feet and body ‘in heat’ a rest.

And there, along with “May bilog, may bilog na hugis itlog…” (a May 2010 elections campaign ad), this song was played on shuffle.

At first I was just listening to it, quite wondering who’s the singer on that MTV. On the second time it was played, there I started listening, not just hearing the music.

I was lovestrucked. I just realized that…

“Hey, Peebs… you are THE ONLY EXCEPTION.”

My past relationships happened within a cycle. Strangers, then friends (plain- not close friends), the guy falls, spills, I then will realize that ‘Hey, we’re running along fine, so… yeah, why not?”, then poof! …another 8 in my life. (Nov. 28, Oct. 18, Jan 8., Aug. 8- see the strings attached?)

Now here you go. Mr. P.B. came along, and guess what? With him everything’s different. Everything seems to be complicated. Everything was quite bumpy along the way. But the best thing about this I guess, EVERYTHING IS AT ITS BEST, AS IT IS ABSOLUTELY REAL.

Now, here’s the big catch, check it out.

The Only Exception 

(by: Paramore)

When I was younger I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart and I watched as he tried
To reassemble it
And my momma swore that she would never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I’d never sing of love if it does not exist
But darling…
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
Well maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we’ve got to find other ways to make it alone
Or keep a straight face
And I’ve always lived like this keeping a comfortable
Distance
And up until now i swored to myself that I’m content with loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk
Well…
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
I’ve got a tight grip on reality
But I can’t let go of whats part of me here
i know you’re leaving in the morning when you wake up
Leave me of some kind of proof it’s not a dream
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
And I’m on my way to believing
Oh and I’m on my way to believing