Fall Out Boy

Released: February 6, 2007

Songwriter: Andy Hurley Joe Trohman Patrick Stump Pete Wentz

Producer: Butch Walker Patrick Stump

[Instrumental Intro]

[Intro]
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh

[Verse 1]
Penny for your thoughts, but a dollar for your insights
Or a fortune for your disaster
I'm just a painter
And I'm drawing a blank

[Pre-Chorus]
We only want to sing you to sleep
In your bedroom speakers, whoa-oh
We need umbrellas on the inside
Get me just right

[Chorus]
They say quitters never win
But we walk the plank on a sinking ship
There's a world outside of my front door
That gets off on being down

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, oh-oh

[Verse 2]
I could learn to pity fools as I'm the worst of all
And I can't stop feeling sorry
For myself
Whoa oh

[Pre-Chorus]
We only want to sing you to sleep
In your bedroom speakers, whoa-oh
We need umbrellas on the inside
Get us right

[Chorus]
They say quitters never win
But we walk the plank on a sinking ship
There's a world outside of my front door
That gets off on being down
They say quitters never win
But we walk the plank on a sinking ship
There's a world outside of my front door
That gets off on being down

[Bridge]
We only want to sing you to sleep in your bedroom speakers
Whoa oh, we only want to sing you to sleep

[Chorus]
They say quitters never win
But we walk the plank on a sinking ship
There's a world outside of my front door
That gets off on being down
They say quitters never win
But we walk the plank and we walk the plank
There's a world outside of my front door
That gets off on being down

[Outro]
We're broken down on memory lane, alone together, we're alone
We're broken down on memory lane, alone together, we're alone

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, oh-oh...

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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