“Hard Times” describes the depression that lead singer Hayley Williams had in 2016 due to personal issues in the band as well as confronting themes of growing up. She told The New York Times:

You can run on… Read More [Intro]

One, two

[Verse 1]

All that I want

Is to wake up fine

Tell me that I'm alright

That I ain't gonna die

All that I want

Is a hole in the ground

You can tell me when it's alright

For me to come out

[Chorus]

Hard times

Gonna make you wonder why you even try

Hard times

Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry

These lives

And I still don't know how I even survive

Hard times, hard times

And I gotta get to rock bottom (Uh)

[Verse 2]

Walking around

With my little rain cloud

Hangin' over my head

And it ain't coming down

Where do I go?

Give me some sort of sign

You hit me with lightning

Maybe I'll come alive

[Chorus]

Hard times

Gonna make you wonder why you even try

Hard times

Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry

These lives

And I still don't know how I even survive

Hard times, hard times

And I gotta hit rock bottom (Uh)

[Bridge]

Tell my friends I'm coming down

We'll kick it when I hit the ground

Tell my friends I'm coming down

We'll kick it when I hit the ground

When I hit the ground

When I hit the ground

When I hit the ground

When I hit the ground

[Chorus]

Hard times

Gonna make you wonder why you even try

Hard times

Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry

These lives

And I still don't know how I even survive

Hard times (Hard times), hard times (Hard times)

Hard times

Gonna make you wonder why you even try

Hard times

Gonna take you down and laugh when you cry

These lives

And I still don't know how I even survive

Hard times (Hard times), hard times

[Outro]

Hard times

Makes you wonder why you even try

Makes you wonder why you even try

Makes you wonder why you even try

Makes you wonder

Hard times

Still don't know how I even survive

Still don't know how I even survive

Still don't know how I even survive

Still don't know how I survive

And I gotta get to rock bottom (Uh)