Fall Out Boy

Released: December 16, 2008

Songwriter: Pete Wentz

Producer: Fall Out Boy Neal Avron

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: Patrick Stump]
Wishes bounce me weightless
The infrared scope on pointlessness
The bulls are sedated
And this fight's fixed
Don't feel bad for the suicidal cats
Gotta kill themselves nine times before they get it right
The P.A. system keeps my heart, heart
Beating tonight, yeah...

[Chorus: Patrick Stump and Debbie Harry]
Oh hell yes, I'm a nervous wreck
Oh hell yes, the drugs just make me reset
Knock once for the father, twice for the son
Three times for the holy ghost

[Verse 2: Patrick Stump]
Come on in, the water's warm, come on like a sugar cube, but with A kick in the head like putting wings on lead
And your eyes are blocking my starlight
I'm the last of my kind and that's all that should matter t-t-to you
Follow the disorganized religion of my head and we'll
Never get through customs, let's just take off again instead
Got my degree in the gutter my heart broken in
The dorms of the Ivy League

[Chorus: Patrick Stump and Debbie Harry]
Oh hell yes, I'm a nervous wreck
Oh hell yes, the drugs just make me reset
Knock once for the father, twice for the son
Three times for the holy ghost

[Bridge: Patrick Stump and Debbie Harry]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Knock once for the father, twice for the son
Three times for the holy ghost
I'm a nervous wreck, I'm a nervous wreck
I'm a nervous wreck, huh!
I'm a n-n-nervous wreck
I'm a nervous wreck, I'm a nervous wreck

[Chorus: Patrick Stump and Debbie Harry]
Oh hell yes, the drugs just make me reset
(The drugs just make me reset)
Knock once for the father (for the father), twice for the son
Three times for the holy ghost

[Outro: Patrick Stump]
Three times, three times for the holy ghost
Three times, three times for the holy ghost!

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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