Fall Out Boy

Released: May 3, 2005

Songwriter: Andy Hurley Pete Wentz Joe Trohman Patrick Stump

Producer: Fall Out Boy Neal Avron

[Intro]
I found the cure to growing older
And you're the only place that feels like home
Just so you know, you'll never know, and some secrets weren't meant to be told
But I found the cure to growing older

[Verse 1]
I'm the first kid to write of hearts, lies, and friends
And I am sorry my conscience called in sick again
And I've got arrogance down to a science
Oh, and I'm the first kid to write of hearts, lies, and friends now

[Chorus]
Douse yourself in cheap perfume
It's so fitting, so fitting of the
Way you are, you can't cover it up
Can't cover it up
So douse yourself in cheap perfume
It's so fitting, so fitting of the
Way you are, can't cover it up
Can't cover it up, no

[Verse 2]
Find a safe place, brace yourself, bite your lips
I'm sending your fingernails and empty bottles you've sipped
Back to your family 'cause I know you will be missed
So you can find a safe place

[Pre-Chorus]
Brace yourself, they call kids like us vicious
And carved out of stone
But, for what we've become, we just feel more alone
Always weigh what I've got against what I left
So, progress report: I am missing you to death

[Chorus]
Douse yourself in cheap perfume
It's so fitting, so fitting of the
Way you are, you can't cover it up
Can't cover it up
So douse yourself in cheap perfume
It's so fitting, so fitting of the
Way you are, can't cover it up
Can't cover it up, no

[Bridge: Chad Gilbert, Patrick Stump]
Someone old, no one new, feeling borrowed, always blue
Someone old, no one new, feeling borrowed, always blue
Someone old, no one new, feeling borrowed, always blue
Someone old, no one new, always borrowed, always blue
I've found the cure to growing older
I've found the cure to growing older

[Chorus]
Douse yourself in cheap perfume
It's so fitting, so fitting of the
Way you are, you can't cover it up
Can't cover it up
So douse yourself in cheap perfume
It's so fitting, so fitting of the
Way you are, can't cover it up
(Can't cover it up!)

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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