Light that smoke for giving up on me
And one just cause they'll kill you sooner than my expectations
To my favorite liar, to my favorite scar:
"I could have died with you"
I hope you choke on those words, that kiss, that bottle I confess
Now ash yourself out on the insides, when I said I loved you I swear I lied

Let's play this game called "when you catch fire"
I wouldn't piss to put you out
Stop burning bridges and drive off of them
So I can forget about you

So bury me in memory
His smile's your rope
Wrap it tight around your throat

On the drive home
Joke about the kid you used to see
And his jealousy
Breaking hearts has never looked so cool
As when you wrap your car around a tree
Your makeup looks great next to his teeth



Lyrics submitted by ruben, edited by Mellow_Harsher

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""Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today"" as written by Wentz/stump/trohman/hurley

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    General Comment:this song reminds me of this kid i was with, of course, being the gullable teenage girl i am, i believed the world revolved around this god of a man, and i was completely insignificant compared to this devine creature. needless to say he slept with someone else and then broke up with me on christmas day, and then told me on new years day he'd actually never loved me."On the drive home
    Joke about the kid you used to see"- reminds me of when he posted loads of mean stuff about me to his new girl on his facebook calling me pathetic and stuff,which really pissed me off.
    "So bury me in memory /His smile's your rope/ Wrap it tight around your throat", great line, i'm glad (even though its really bitchy) that his new girl cheated on him at a party muwahaha, he's been hurt like i was, but he's got a new girl anyway, (three girls later after he cheated on all of them)
    Flag thnks0fr0th0mmrson June 01, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:im probably so wrong ill sound dumb, but it sounds like he broke up with an now hates some1 who smokes weed and drinks.

    'light that smoke for giving up on me and 1 just cause they'll kill you faster than my expectations.'
    self explanitory.
    'to my favorite liar, to my favorite scar'
    toasting a drink
    'i could have died with you'
    if he stayed with the high,drunken person.
    'i hope you chokeon those words that kiss, that bottle'
    she's already with some1 else(that kiss) and 'that bottle' explains the drinking thing. choking on those things explainsthat he wants her dead cuz he hates her.
    'now ash yourself out on the insides, when i said iloved you swear i lied.'
    ash yourself out on the insides makes me think he wants her dead still. sad i loved you, but i lied is like giving himself an excuse to hate her and for them to not get back together.

    just a theory. probly wrong =)

    Flag MZM531on January 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's super weird that nobody who's seen the movie (let alone fall out boy themselves) didn't get the quote as it appears in Rushmore verbatum.. In the movie Max says "tell that stupid mick he just made made my list of things to do today".
    but hey, ace song anyway
    Flag pointless nostalgicon December 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The title comes from a quote in the amazing movie "Rushmore". (Btw Mick is slang meaning a Scottish person)
    Flag Ze_noobon September 01, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Best intro to any song I've ever heard. My favorite part of the lyrics is "Light that smoke for giving up on me
    And one just cause they’ll kill you sooner than my expectations "

    This is my favorite song from the CD.
    Flag Valenzettion May 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:back when u knew what petes lyrics were about. haha. great song
    Flag microwaveon April 24, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"Let's play this game called 'When you catch fire' I wouldn't piss to put you out." Gets me in hysterics everytime. Love it.
    Flag minimegooseyon December 13, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:yeah, he's been cheated on, and i think hes feeling very sour about it
    "Joke about the kid you used to see
    And his jealousy "
    maybe she never took it seriously to begin with
    maybe hes never been with her, and the fact that shes going around with another guy knowing how he feels has angered him

    i was awfully confusing there
    Flag kristina;heartbreakon September 06, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this is absolutely my all time favorite song. it captures every detail of a breakup perfectly. not to mention the guitar and vocals are amazing.. i love fall out boy and even though this isn't considered a "hit" in my book it's their best song ever made. and yes. i agree with chisox, pete wentz is the best lyracist ever. five stars (:
    Flag ifancybmoon August 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this is my favorite song mostly because its amazing, but also because i absolutly despise this kid named mick and thinking of him in this song makes me laugh. i know it sounds horrible but he is one of the very few people in this world whos death would not effect me. in fact, the world would be a better place without him. thats why i love this song. haha and pete wentz is a genius. best lyracist ever. hands down.
    Flag chisox14on June 30, 2007   Link

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