I personaly went through what this song it talking about. It's my fave song and I can really understand it. It's about how someone doesn't want to face the dangers of reality and rather live in their own head to escape it. Like I was always hiding by playing another story in my head and making myself belive it. Doing this made me almost fail school and was really vague and no one could ever get me to do anything properly. So what Hayley is saying. Well she's helping the person to realize that real life is better becuase it is real! I love it how she says after the you can see with your eyes and "that's where I want to be", it shows that maybe she was in that position to once and she is encouraging us to follow her example. But at the same time she lightens it up by focusing on some beloved fairy tales. I love Paramore and this sond is the best. Come to think of it riot and this cd brand new eyes have two more similar songs, when it rains and also feeling sorry. The meanings are very familiar. But I'm thinking that when it rains is more about suicide. I wasn't close suicide I assure you.