Hayley Williams Shares Cryptic New Single 'Showbiz'
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has unveiled the final track from her third solo album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party. The song, titled "Showbiz", delves into themes of fame, exhaustion, and the uncertain boundaries between art and personal life.
Released on November 7th, "Showbiz" marks the twentieth and concluding single from the album. The project had an unusual rollout: seventeen songs appeared individually on a free website before the complete album officially arrived.
"May never happen again / Stings like sweat on broken skin / And it’s never enough / Tastes like the whole ocean / Exit stage left / What might be the end / Showbiz, showbiz."
The meaning behind these lyrics remains ambiguous, though listeners have speculated they reflect Williams’s struggles with fame and creative identity. Despite ongoing rumors, she clarified that Paramore is "on a break" rather than disbanded.
In the preceding single, "Good Ol’ Days", Williams referred to herself as “Miss Paramore,” hinting that the band she formed at fifteen may still have more to offer. She has also shared that she often felt “blamed for all the shit” surrounding the group’s past breaks and tensions, a sentiment that echoes in her latest writings.
Author’s Summary
“Showbiz,” Hayley Williams’s twenty-track finale to Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, closes her album with raw reflections on fame, identity, and Paramore’s uncertain pause.