Album: From Under The Cork Tree (2005)

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• You only hold me up like this
  'Cause you don't know who I really am
  Sometimes I just want to know what it's like to be you
  
  We're making out inside crashed cars
  We're sleeping through all our memories
  I used to waste my time dreaming of being alive (now I only waste my time dreaming of you)
  
  Turn off the lights and turn off the shyness
  'Cause all of our moves make up for the silence
  And oh, the way your makeup stains my pillowcase
  Like I'll never be the same
  
  You only hold me up like this
  'Cause you don't know who I really am
  I used to waste my time on, waste my time on
  Waste my time dreaming of being alive
  (Now I only waste my time dreaming of you)
  
  Turn off the lights and turn off the shyness
  'Cause all of our moves make up for the silence
  And oh, the way your makeup stains my pillowcase
  Like I'll never be the same
  
  I've got headaches and bad luck but they couldn't touch you, no
  I've got headaches and bad luck but they couldn't touch you, no
  
  I'm not trying
  You only hold me up like this
  
  Turn off the lights and turn off the shyness
  'Cause all of our moves make up for the silence
  And oh, the way your makeup stains
  Like I'll never be the same Writer/s: Andrew John Hurley, Joseph Mark Trohman, Patrick Martin Stump, Peter Lewis Wentz
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

• Tony S. from Minn., U. S. A.At the end of second made-for-T. V. “Librarian” movie on United States network TNT, the lead(male) character said ‘Of all the gin joints in all the world, she had to walk into mine.’ He was referring to how he met the female character whom he spent the vast majority of the movie with.
• Jon from Mishawaka, Ini think this song is about being so obsessed with the physical part of a relationship that you dont stop to actually be in the realtionship. "we're making out inside crashed cars"in this part, they are more worried about making out than the fact that they have just been in a car accident "you only hold me up like this cuz you don't know who i really am" this one's obvious "all of our moves make up for the silence" they barely know each other so they have nothing to talk about but they still manage to stay together because they just wanna have sex
• Brittany from Townsville, AustraliaYeah, Yeah, Yeah FOB is awsome with thier lyrics
• Alyssa from Milwaukee, WiAlot of FOB songs are about sex incase you haven't noticed!
• Dan from Cincinnati, NvFall out boy are genious it is about sex sex is a way of life in america so why not write about it
• Kayla from Port Orcard, WaThis song is basically about sex, in case people haven't figured that one out.
• Kayla from Port Orcard, WaLuv this song.
  "Oh the way your makeup stains my pillow case"
• Natalie from Chiago, IlThis song is really good. I think FOB is very talented. I remember seeing this in concert. Pete and Joe were jumping around and Patrick looked like he was having tons of fun!

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