Album: From Under The Cork Tree (2005)

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Songfacts®:

• This song is about growing up in a small town and avoiding the monotonous life of most of the residents. Among the solutions: Burn the town down. >>>

  Suggestion credit:
  Danielle - Beemer, NE
• Some of the lyrics take the perspective of a successful and gifted band, singer or songwriter: "We're the therapists pumping through your speakers, Delivering just what you need... I hope you sing along and you steal a line." It probably represents a no-name band finally making something of themselves after a hard early career ("We're traveled like gypsies"). The singer also seems to be attempting to draw the attention of a particular girl, or pleading to the masses to listen to his music ("Cause I'll keep singing this lie if you'll keep believing it... I swear I'd burn this city down to show you the light"). >>>

  Suggestion credit:
  Sara - Austin, TX
• Fall Out Boy founder Pete Wentz, who is also the band's bassist and primary lyricist, was concerned with hitting a sophomore slump with From Under The Cork Tree, the band's major-label follow-up to their indie-released debut, Take This To Your Grave. The pop-punk act was being hailed as the next big thing, and the pressure to live up to the title was too much for him to bear. In the midst of making the album, he ended up overdosing on anxiety meds in a Best Buy parking lot, which inspired the song "7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)."
  
  Far from being a sophomore slump, the album really was a comeback of the year and launched the band into the mainstream. It sold more than 2 million copies in the US and peaked at #2 on the albums chart. More importantly, Wentz got the help he needed with therapy.

Comments: 17

• Cat from United StatesKris, I understand u, but not exactly, u can never understand someone exactly, because everyone's s--t is different. Everyone's s--t sucks, but at lest things like music can keep some of us down on earth a little calmer and less self hated.
• Kris from Valley, NeIf you can tell me you heard about valley nebraska, then I will say that I'm not a nobody. Until then, I will contemplate the fact of never coming back, and never talking to my peice of crap mother and laugh at her funeral........btw Don't try to tell me my life is going well until you at least know some of the things that happened to me.....................so..... This is one of the few songs that help me through a lot of things, so I think it is one of their best songs in my opinion.
• Brittany from Townsville, AustraliaI love this song, its so awsome, I spent the first 4 years of my life in a small town in Victoria, Australia, I loved that little town and I will never forget it!!!
• Kayla from Port Orcard, WaThis song is one of the best FOB songs ever.
• Shelby from North Augusta, ScATTENTION ATTENTION
  SARA FROM AUSTIN TX the singer has a name and its patrick stump(h)(oh for the newer fans patricks last name was stumph but he changed the spelling of his name to 'Stump' when he joined Fall Out Boy to avoid confusion over its pronunciation)anyways he wrotes most of the music(ya know the music notes) and pete wentz writes the majority of the lyrics
  so yeah
• Matt from Beach Park, Ili like this song alot and it is kid of funny that i am a sophomore. lol
• Kimberleigh from Hoston, Txi love this song it's my ringtone
• Natalie from Chiago, IlI'm kinda growing up in a small town. I actually am just from the Chicago land area. All my friends love this song, so do I, because this is practically our lives.
• Sam from Le Sueur, MnThis is the second best FOB song...the best is seven minutes in heaven....but This song rulezz
• Ruben from Wenatchee, WaI think this song makes you think of things in the past and this is why i like this song and it has a good beat and iam a big fan of fall out boy. I like evry single song they make and there lyrics are asomis. Fall out boy R.O.L witch means Rock out loud
• Melissa from Toledo, OhOk nevermind this isn't FOB's new single.
• Tay from Ltown, Nereally a great song
  alot of fob lyrics are about growing up in a small town so its easy for people to relate to
• Joe from Chicago, Ari like this song i just happened to listen to it like 10 minuets ago science i bought the album today good album so far and this is a pretty good song i hope that fall out boy will make a music video for this one and also make a music video for "XO" and "of all the gin joints in the world' cuz those are also really good songs and i hope after that they make a video for "our lawyers made us change the title of this song so we wouldn't be sued" cuz that is also a good song
• Melissa from Toledo, OhThere are Panic! facts.
• Melissa from Toledo, OhThis is gonna be FOB's new single isn't it?
• Holly from Nyc, United StatesFall Out Boy and Panic! rock. Panic! facts, anyone???
• Melissa from My PlaceI like this song. It's kinda weird but I still love it. FOB ROCKS!

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