"The album was really meant to open up,” Williams said. “It was meant to blossom.”
Happy fourth anniversary to Petals For Armor. 🌺🌸💐 I've waited patiently to edit the album art, and today's the day! From the midst of the pandemic, it led me on a journey of learning about self-love and what it's like to uproot yourself from stagnant soil. Into a garden of the unknown where I would grow with these songs and have plenty to thank them for. I've cried, bled, and laughed and bloomed. I wouldn't be here without PFA, it became an important lesson to learn to love and be a part of my softer armor. Here's to many more years of growing. 🩷
lyric parallels between this is why, petals for armor & flowers for vases/descansos
1. you first & simmer / 2. you first & creepin’ / 3. you first & dead horse / 4. you first & dead horse / 5. figure 8 & my limb / 6. liar & HYD / 7. liar & asystole / 8. liar & crystal clear / 9. liar & pure love
“I'm so ready and so incredibly humbled to get to share this project... Making it was a scary, empowering experience. Some of my proudest moments as a lyricist happened while writing ‘PETALS FOR ARMOR.’ And I was able to get my hands a little dirtier than usual when it came to instrumentation. I'm in a band with my favorite musicians so I never really feel the need to step into a role as a player when it comes to Paramore records. This project, however, benefited from a little bit of musical naïveté and rawness and so I experimented quite a bit more. I made this with some of the closest people to me. Their respective talents really shine bright throughout the record. I like to think we all make each other better and the result is something that sounds and FEELS exactly as I'd hoped it would. Now that it's time to put it all out there, I can finally exhale. I'm excited to let people in to experience a different side of myself that I’ve only very recently become familiar with.”
- Hayley Williams
Happy third anniversary to my favorite album ever. Thank you for changing my life, for showing this misguided ghost the way to a better future I never anticipated, for bringing me into such a wonderful and loving community.
For a little bit of context, these edits are inspired by each part of PFA. With the first being a seed packet design called Wrath and Mercy. The second is what I envision a florist's clipboard would hold, with Hayley having her own seed catalogue based off an old page I found from a real one. Finally, the third is supposed to be reminiscent of the album's pink and black theme with a callback to her 3 tattoo squares.
I'm still waiting for the wheels of justice to turn. I did learn yesterday that I may need to hire yet another lawyer (three!) to handle a specific piece of my situation. That's vague, but so it goes with most things legal. I can't give you details without permission. It may be quite a doozy. One solidly good thing is that over 150 people have donated to this crowdfund. You believe in me, you are showing up for me. That's tangible evidence I can cling to when I'm overwhelmed and frustrated. I appreciate that so much. I don't have much family at all so feeling supported is not my baseline. And I must admit that I think a lot about all of the peope who don't have this support or investment in a basic family law attorney. What happens to them?