Paramore: Fake Happy [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

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Paramore's music video for 'Fake Happy' from the album, After Laughter - available now on Fueled By Ramen. Download it at http://smarturl.it/afterlaughter\n\nGet After Laughter on limited-edition vinyl & cassette at http://paramore.net/vinyl\n\nDEC 01 Milwaukee, WI @ FM 102/1 Big Snow Show 12\nDEC 03 Tampa, FL @ 97X Next Big Thing\nDEC 05 Orlando, FL @ Dr. Phillips Center (SOLD OUT)\nDEC 06 Miami, FL @ The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)\nDEC 08 Norfolk, VA @ 96X Winter Meltdown\n\n07 JAN Barcelona, ES @ San Jordi Club\n09 JAN Paris, FR @ Olympia\n11 JAN Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena (SOLD OUT)\n12 JAN London, UK @ The O2\n14 JAN Birmingham, UK @ Genting Arena\n16 JAN Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live\n19 JAN Manchester, UK @ Manchester Arena\n20 JAN Glasgow, UK @ SSE Hydro Glasgow\n\n08 FEB Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena\n09 FEB Sydney, AU @ Qudos Bank Arena\n11 FEB Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage\n13 FEB Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena\n18 FEB Manila, PH @ Mall Of Asia Arena\n23 FEB Honolulu, HI @ Blaisdell Concert Hall\n\nfind Paramore on...\nFacebook: http://facebook.com/paramore\nTwitter: http://twitter.com/paramore\nInstagram: http://instagram.com/paramore\nTumblr: http://paramore.tumblr.com\nYouTube: http://youtube.com/paramore\nSite: http://paramore.net\nStore: http://smarturl.it/paramore.store\n\nDirector: Zac Farro\nCinematographer: Josh Goleman\n\nProducer: Lia Mayer-Sommer\nExec. Producer: Robert H Dyar Jr. \nProduction Companies: Welker House Group & Walter Pictures\n\nStylist: Phoenix Johnson\nHair & Make-Up: Brian O’Connor\nProduction Manager: Talia Bernstein\nCamera PA: Taina Martinez\nPA / Drivers: Gerard Giraldo, Maya Delany, Emily Lauer\n\nEditor: Niles Howard\nAnimation: Computer Team\n\nColor: The Mill\nColourist: Michael Rossiter \nExecutive Producer, Colour: Dee Allen \nSenior Producer, Colour: Rochelle Brown\nProduction Coordinator, Colour: Blake Rice\nSenior Colour Assist: Nate Seymour \n\nLYRICS\nI love making you believe\nWhat you get is what you see\nBut I’m so fake happy\nAnd I bet everybody here\nIs just as insincere\nWe’re all so fake happy\nAnd I know fake happy\n \nI been doin’ a good job\nOf makin’ em think\nI’m quite alright\nBetter hope i don’t blink\nYou see it’s easy when I’m stompin’ on a beat\nBut no one sees me when I crawl back underneath\n \nIf I smile with my teeth\nBet you believe me\nIf I smile with my teeth\nI think I believe me\n \nOh please\nDon’t ask me how I’ve been\nDon’t make me play pretend\nOh no, oh what’s the use?\nOh please\nI bet everybody here is fake happy too\n \nAnd if I go out tonight\nDress up my fears\nYou think I look alright with these\nMascara tears\nSee I’m gonna draw up my lipstick wider than my mouth\nAnd if the lights are low they’ll never see me frown\n \nI know I said that I was doing good\nAnd that I’m happy now\nI shoulda known when things were going good\nThat’s when I’d get knocked down