The "New" Paramore?

Okay, a little background on my favourite bands:
I started listening to Evanescence when I was 10 or 11. I remember first hearing them... I was watching an anime AMV (Mew Mew Power) and the song was Going Under. I loved everything about it. Also, although I didn't know it was Evanescence at first, Bring Me to Life was on my mom's mp3 player and I heard it a few times.
Later on, my mother found Going Under on a CD I had made. She was upset... but kept playing the CD to find other songs like it. Then she found Sweet Sacrifice (Evanescence).
My excuse was "I just like the beat", because before I was an acapella and trailer music fanatic. Plus I beat boxed. So I was playing innocence on this one.
She scolded me and forbade me from listening to this music, although she gave me my CD back. I drew skulls with bones in an X shape on the CD in permanent marker. I didn't play it for a while.
When I got a new iPod Shuffle (the older version) for my 12th birthday, I really really started listening to music. MY music. I opened up to Evanescence again, and fell completely in love.

Remember when my mom found those songs on my CD? We were in the car heading to my Grandmother's. My uncle was known for listening to music, so my mom told him the situation. He wrote on a sticky note: "Flyleaf". He said the singer was female, so I would like them. That note stayed in my vest-coat pocket for years.
When I was around 13-14, I tried to remember what band he had suggested. I tried looking them up, remembering the name started with an "f". Google suggested Fireflight to me. I thought I was right, and listened to them.
When I started 9th grade, I made a new friend and she sent me a message on Facebook; a link to  Flyleaf's "Fully Alive". I fell in love all over again.

NOW ONTO THE MAIN SUBJECT:
If you've seen my other posts, you know that I'm a huge music junkie. :P
I don't remember the first song of Paramore that I listened to, but I remember going through every song after hearing to them. (This was sometime early in 9th grade, but after Flyleaf.) I fell in love once again.

I've been listening to Paramore ever since then (it's been almost two years).
I loved Hayley's voice; how it was so simple, but she made it so unique with the way she sang.
I classify Paramore as my 3rd favourite band (and that's saying something).

Hayley really started to inspire me to sing. Sure, Amy Lee (Evanescence) did too, but it would take forever for me to reach her amazing voice level! And I'm not positive I could match Lacey Mosley's (Flyleaf) complete uniqueness. Hayley would still be hard to match, but would definitely be easier than the others.

Soon after, I found a few websites arguing which singer was better. I couldn't believe it! First of all: they were talking about my top favourite singers in the same post, and second: how could they compare them?! They're on the same level to me, but all unique in every single way.

So this year, I was super excited to see that Paramore was coming about with a new album. When I first saw the "Now" video, I was distraught. (I have seen pictures of Hayley's hair before, but...) I was completely horrified! What's with the "Now, now, now, now, now, now now!" and her makeup?! I accept the makeup, but it was a shock at first. I don't think I could ever appreciate her new hair though...

Then I went a whole month without music. (See previous posts for an explanation.)

I went to look at CDs in Walmart, and found the new Paramore album. I looked at the song list on the back and got really excited. So a few days ago, I checkout out their "Still Into You" video.
I have to tell the truth. I cried throughout the whole thing. The whole time I was thinking, "who is this?", "why?", "what happened, Hayley?", "the beginning looks like some pop princess video", "did the producer force this?", "her hair!!", "what's with her painted legs?", "why is the nature of this song so off?", and "how dare they name this album 'Paramore'!"

So after, I listened to the complete album on Youtube. For a few songs, I thought they were trying to get the 90's back into style. Then the ukulele thing made me think they went to Hawaii. Then I thought that Hayley was making her voice trail into the 40's or 50's or something. I couldn't stop crying!

Looking at the comments, I noticed that Paramore only released two albums previous to this one. Okay...

But their style... their SOUND is SO familiar, I could definitely tell if a song was Paramore's without Hayley singing. But now I'm confused and saddened and have a BROKEN HEART! I understand why they have a new style, but..... why? Me, and millions of other people, would still love them to death if they hadn't changed. I'm sure with this new album, they might've been dropped by a few people.
Music is sacred to me, so I'll never drop Paramore. I only like three songs out of their whole new album... and I will forever listen to their past music.

Evanescence had a new album October 2012, and their sound didn't change!
Flyleaf recently had a new album and their sound didn't change!
I'm sure they both got thousands of CDs sold!!!

The thing is, Lacey Mosley left Flyleaf to be with her family. My heart got broken, although I still understood why she left. I respect her. But the new singer? No. Never can she be compared to Lacey. NEVER.
This is one loss. Now Paramore? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO EVERYTHING I LOVE!?!!?!??!

This is two tragic losses in less than six months. My heart is bruised, torn, and stabbed.
Honestly, I can't wait for future albums... just to see how much more they'll change.

A song I wrote while sadly listening to the "new" Paramore:

You've Changed

I shouldn't cry anymore;
There's no worth in it.
And I sing lullabies,
To the deaf who listen...

I will never change
The ways I sing.
Others who have,
Broke many hearts...
Mine is the evidence.

You've changed! You've changed.
You've morphed into the rest;
You're no longer the best!
And that's what I think.

Did they suck you dry?
Is all your blood in a single fly?
What a disease!
They put it into you.
They destroyed what you used to be!

You speak about the future,
But you sound like the past--
You sound like the past in my ears...
And they cry, they cry,
Even when I sing my lullabies!

I will never change
The ways I sing.
Others who have,
Broke many hearts...
Mine is the evidence.

Ahhh, this is the sound of a helpless,
Broken heart!
Ahhhh....
Broken heart...
And for that, I will never change!

I respect Paramore with all of my heart. But they broke it. I still love them... but WHY did they change? They didn't have to! If it were up to me, they wouldn't have. But I can't control that...

(Please no stealing my song! I might be able to use it in the future.)