John Sweden (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} notbinky) wrote,@ 2005-01-20 18:32:00 |
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non Fall Out Boy fanbeings will be patently uninterested
I broke down and bought the director's cut of Take This To Your Grave, largely to read the lyric explanations. turns out there were only a few they included (although there's a video interview about every song). here's what's textual:
More than anything the words on this record will always be about assessment. Putting myself right in the middle of, putting us right in the middle of it and trying to figure it out. to me these are simple- they are a recording of exactly how we felt at a moment in history. There's not one friend, one girl, or one heart that this is all about- if we spent time together when we were writing this than there is a piece of you in it. And in a couple of years when this trend is over maybe no one will care about this- but we will always have it- kind of like a time capsule for our hopes and failures. So I don't want to unmask them too much for fear of taking away what they mean to you.
"tell that mick he just made my list of things to do today"
Starting this song off with the phone dial tone was not a random decision- this song is about distance- at three in the morning when I was hung up on- these words were like a life raft. I still get goosebumps when the opening guitar line starts. Plain and simple this song sums up the place I was at when we recorded this- the title for the song comes from the movie Rushmore- it's about how satisfying revenge can be no matter how misguided it is. Its about wishing someone into the worst situations you can think of. "lets play this game, called "when you catch fire" "I wouldn't piss to put you out"- will always be one of my favorite lines on this record.
grand theft autumn/ where is your boy
This song is kind of a Frankenstein of sorts. Its me and Patrick thinking in a kind schitzophrenic way. Its being taken for granted- its about how we all have those brief moments of clarity- seconds where everything makes sense- unfortunately these realizations often come too late.
the pros and cons of breathing
This is a love song in my own way. Bury me smiling, thinking about you. There are worse thing than being hated- being invisible is one. It's a warning, a red flag to leave me alone. These are instructions- on how to put someone together or how to take them apart. I can listen to this song and it means the exact same to me as it did when we wrote it.
I broke down and bought the director's cut of Take This To Your Grave, largely to read the lyric explanations. turns out there were only a few they included (although there's a video interview about every song). here's what's textual:
More than anything the words on this record will always be about assessment. Putting myself right in the middle of, putting us right in the middle of it and trying to figure it out. to me these are simple- they are a recording of exactly how we felt at a moment in history. There's not one friend, one girl, or one heart that this is all about- if we spent time together when we were writing this than there is a piece of you in it. And in a couple of years when this trend is over maybe no one will care about this- but we will always have it- kind of like a time capsule for our hopes and failures. So I don't want to unmask them too much for fear of taking away what they mean to you.
"tell that mick he just made my list of things to do today"
Starting this song off with the phone dial tone was not a random decision- this song is about distance- at three in the morning when I was hung up on- these words were like a life raft. I still get goosebumps when the opening guitar line starts. Plain and simple this song sums up the place I was at when we recorded this- the title for the song comes from the movie Rushmore- it's about how satisfying revenge can be no matter how misguided it is. Its about wishing someone into the worst situations you can think of. "lets play this game, called "when you catch fire" "I wouldn't piss to put you out"- will always be one of my favorite lines on this record.
grand theft autumn/ where is your boy
This song is kind of a Frankenstein of sorts. Its me and Patrick thinking in a kind schitzophrenic way. Its being taken for granted- its about how we all have those brief moments of clarity- seconds where everything makes sense- unfortunately these realizations often come too late.
the pros and cons of breathing
This is a love song in my own way. Bury me smiling, thinking about you. There are worse thing than being hated- being invisible is one. It's a warning, a red flag to leave me alone. These are instructions- on how to put someone together or how to take them apart. I can listen to this song and it means the exact same to me as it did when we wrote it.
