1. Home
  2. Fall Out Boy
  3. Fall Out Boy Songs
  4. Chicago is So Two Years Ago

Chicago is So Two Years AgoFall Out Boy

Released: May 6, 2003

Songwriter: Patrick Stump Pete Wentz

Producer: Sean O’Keefe

“Chicago is So Two Years Ago” is a fan favorite that has been frequently played on tour. As a nod to the song and its importance on the album, Fall Out Boy later used a section of the song as an interpolation on the title track of Save Rock and Roll. The verses were written by Pete Wentz, while the chorus was written by Patrick Stump. Wentz was very particular on how he wanted the overall song to turn out. This was a dynamic that would eventually lead to Wentz writing all the lyrics and Stump handling the music. Read more on Last.fm.

Length: 3:19

[Verse 1]
My heart is on my sleeve, wear it like a bruise or black eye
My badge, my witness
Means that I believed
Every single lie you said

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause every pane of glass that your pebbles tap
Negates the pains I went through to avoid you
And every little pat on the shoulder for attention
Fails to mention I still hate you

[Chorus]
But there's a light on in Chicago
And I know I should be home, all the colors
Of the street signs, they remind me of the
Pickup truck out in front of your neighbor's house

[Verse 2]
She took me down and said
"Boys like you are overrated, so save your breath"
Loaded words and loaded friends
Are loaded guns to our heads

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause every pane of glass that your pebbles tap
Negates the pains I went through to avoid you
And every little pat on the shoulder for attention
Fails to mention I still hate you

[Chorus]
But there's a light on in Chicago
And I know I should be home, all the colors
Of the street signs, they remind me of the
Pickup truck out in front of your neighbor's house

[Bridge]
You want apologies, girl, you might hold your breath
Until your breathing stops forever, forever
The only thing you'll get is this curse on your lips
I hope they taste of me forever

[Chorus]
(Every pane of glass) There's a light on in Chicago
(Every pane of) And I know I should be home, all the colors
(Every pane of glass) Of the street signs, they remind me of the
Pickup truck out in front of your neighbors

[Outro]
With every breath, I wish your body will be broken again, again
With every breath, I wish your body would be broken again, again
(But there’s a light on)
With every breath, I wish your body will be broken again, again
With every breath, I wish your body would be broken again, again

[Instrumental Outro]

Fall Out Boy

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.

Apple music preview
Chicago Is So Two Years Ago
00:00 / 
more tracks from the album

Take This to Your Grave

From the albums
Fall Out Boy popular songs

2021 © gotlyric.com