Fall Out Boy

Released: June 1, 2001

Songwriter: Fall Out Boy

Producer: Cipher Records

[Verse 1]
We can’t stop time, although I wish we could
We can’t stop going, although I wish we would

[Pre-Chorus]
Time is a legacy and the clock is ticking way to fast
Use it wisely or that bump in your heart will be your last

[Chorus]
Broken dreams so don’t stop, don’t be afraid to live
Even the future shuts off our minds halfway through, but I feel it’s my time

[Verse 2]
A boy that wants to live it up won’t win the lottery so give it up
There’s a flame of the fire on the way to your brain
[?] childish pain
Now we’re all grown up and it’s time to move on

[Verse 3]
The old days seem new
Tomorrow comes too fast
But, when your life looks dim
Live each day like it’s your last

[Verse 4]
I’d like to worry you with [?]
Only sorrow is brought by the undone

[Chorus]
Broken dreams so don’t stop, don’t be afraid to live
Even the filter shut from our minds halfway through, but i feel it’s my time

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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