Fall Out Boy

Released: January 1, 2008

Songwriter: Joe Trohman Andy Hurley Patrick Stump Pete Wentz

Producer: Fall Out Boy Neal Avron

[Intro]
I'm coming apart at the seams
Pitching myself for leads in other people's dreams
Now buzz, buzz, buzz
Doc, there's a hole where something was
Doc, there's a hole where something was

[Verse 1]
Fell out of bed, butterfly bandage, but don't worry
You'll never remember, your head is far too blurry
Put him in the back of a squad car, restrain that man
He needs his head put through a CAT scan
Hey editor, I'm undeniable
Hey Doctor, I'm certifiable

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I'm a loose bolt of a complete machine
What a match, I'm half-doomed, and you're semi-sweet

[Chorus]
So boycott love, detox just to retox
And I'd promise you anything for another shot at life
And perfect boys with their perfect lives
Nobody wants to hear you sing about tragedy
(Wants to hear you sing about tragedy, ohh...)

[Verse 2]
Little girl, got me staring odd
Or was that just a telescopic camera nod
P-p-painted dolls in the highway, truck stop stalls
Lot lizards scales cool my nightlife moods
All the rookies, leave your badge and your gun on the desk
When you leave the room

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a loose bolt of a complete machine
What a match, I'm half-doomed, and you're semi-sweet

[Chorus]
Boycott love, detox just to retox
And I'd promise you anything for another shot at life
And perfect boys with their perfect lives
Nobody wants to hear you sing about tragedy
(Wants to hear you sing about tragedy)

[Bridge]
(Detox just to retox, detox just to retox)
(Detox just to retox, detox just to retox)
So boycott love, boycott love...
(Detox just to retox, detox just to retox)
Boycott love, boycott love...
(Detox just to retox, detox just to retox)

[Chorus]
So boycott love, detox just to retox
And I'd promise you anything for another shot at life
And perfect boys with their perfect lives
Nobody wants to hear you sing about tragedy
(Wants to hear you sing)
Nobody wants to hear you sing about tragedy, whoa...
(Wants to hear you sing about tragedy...)

[Instrumental Outro]

Fall Out Boy is an American rock band hailing from Wilmette, Illinois. The band was formed in 2001 by Pete Wentz, who supplies bass and lyrics to the band, and guitarist Joe Trohman, who both used to be part of metalcore band Arma Angelus. Trohman later recruited vocalist Patrick Stump, who initially tried out as the band’s drummer, after meeting him in a bookstore. After the release of Project Rocket/Fall Out Boy, a split EP with Project Rocket. It was recorded without current drummer Andy Hurley due to him being disinterested in the project; Hurley later joined in 2003 as a replacement touring drummer.

Fueled By Ramen, who were a small independent label at the time, personally called Fall Out Boy to ask them to record a full-length record after hearing one of their demos online. This album became their 2003 debut, Take This To Your Grave, and was a tipping point between the band’s underground success to success in the mainstream. It was the band’s last album to feature Stump as the lead lyricist.

The band’s 2004 acoustic EP, My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue, became their first charting release and gave fans a taste of what to expect on their sophomore album From Under The Cork Tree. The album creation was set back in February 2005 after Wentz’s suicide attempt, which influenced songs such as “7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen).” The album was released in May 2005 through Island Records, featuring guest vocals from William Beckett of The Academy Is… and Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco.

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