You're listening to Song Exploder,
where musicians take apart their songs and piece by piece tell the story of how they were made.
I'm Rishikesh Hirway.
I think one of the hardest things there is to do in music is write a love song that expresses something real.
I read that the song Liar by Paramore was written by Hayley Williams, the singer of the band,
about her longtime bandmate Taylor York,
and about the feelings that she started to realize that she'd had for him.
Paramore has been a band for over 20 years,
since Hailey and Taylor and Zac Farrow, who plays drums, were all young teenagers.
Paramore's won a Grammy for Best Rock Song, and they have multiple platinum albums.
But with all that history, Taylor and Hailey only recently became a couple.
Liar is a song off of their most recent album, This Is Why, which came out in February 2023.
So I talked to Haley, Taylor,
and Zach in their studio about how their song first came about and what it means to them.
I'm Haley.
I sing for the band.
My name is Zach Farrow.
I play the drums.
And I am Taylor and I play guitar.
With this record,