Fall Out Boy – The Pros and Cons of Breathing

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Bury me standing under your window with the cinder block in hand
Yeah cause no one will ever feel like this again
And if I could move I'm sure it would only be to crawl back to you
I must have dragged my guts a block...they were gone by the time we (talked)

I want to hate you half as much as I hate myself
But you know that I could crush you with my voice

Stood on my roof and tried to see you forgetting about me
Hide the details I don't want to know a thing

I hate the way you say my name like it's something secret
My pen is the barrel of the gun. Remind me which side you should be on.

I wish that I was as invisible as you make me feel.

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    General Comment:"I wish that I was as invisible as you make me feel."
    :(

    Flag Erika144on January 06, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Stood on my roof and tried to see you forgetting about me Hide the details I don't want to know a thing???????? i dont get it im confused my fav line oh u no must have to be

    I want to hate you half as much as I hate myself
    But you know that I could crush you with my voice
    Flag Selena765on January 02, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:fob4231, you are wrong. stop now.
    Flag egyptianmuskon July 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:What makes fall out boys lyrics so great is that they have two song writers(Pete and Patrick take turns on different albums)and with the older stuff like this song, it was written by Patrick. You can definately tell the difference between Pete's and Patrick's lyrics because Patrick's are more self-hating and angry while Pete's are more naricisstic and has a 'you take that' kind of attitude. Both are great. I like that the lyrics seem so open and vulerable in this song, it's really honest. Like something you would think, but never say, so fall out boy just decided to sing it. ha. I love this song, the meaning is pretty simple.
    Flag fob4231on July 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i absolutely love this song.

    i think its about a girl who cheated on a guy.
    "hide the details i dont want to know a thing"
    "i hate the way you say my name like it's something secret"

    they an amazing way of putting it in words.
    Flag pmutskcirtapon May 17, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Bury me standing under your window with the cinder block in hand - he wanted to hurt her but couldnt as he loves her
    Yeah cause no one will ever feel like this again - sme as above
    And if I could move I'm sure it would only be to crawl back to you - stating he would go back to her no matter what
    I must have dragged my guts a block... they were gone by the time we (talked)...- his feelings were on the surface, but when he seen her he had no guts to tell her how he feels ?

    I want to hate you half as much as I hate myself - hes disapointed in himself
    But you know that I could crush you with my voice - the songs will get her back/ he could tell people what shes done

    Stood on my roof and tried to see you forgetting about me - looked into her window as shes cheating ?
    Hide the details I don't want to know a thing - shes admitted it to him

    I hate the way you say my name like it's something secret - ashamed of him
    My pen is the barrel of the gun. Remind me which side you should be on - she should be with him and not being wrote about like the rest of girlies

    I wish that I was as invisible as you make me feel. - she doesnt relise hes even their, like most of us have felt :)
    Flag shaungibsonon January 04, 2009   Link
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    Memory:this song reminds me of this friend i used to have. she kept screwing up really bad, but i kept forgiving her. i wanted to hate her but i couldn't. and when i tried to hate her, all i wanted to do was "crawl back to her."
    Flag quixoticwaterbuffaloon December 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"My pen is the barrel of the gun. Remind me which side you should be on."
    that's a pretty rad lyric.
    Flag mananwaghaon November 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I can really relate to this song right now, except not so much as if it was a boy-girl relationship, but like a best friend relationship. Like your friend always spends time with his girlfriend and seems to forget about you and how you feel. And then you know you could do so much to hurt them, but choose not to because you are, after all, best friends... and you end up just "crawling" back to them.

    Actually, it fits more than I thought it would. haha
    Flag fueledbytomothyon November 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This song is actually my favourites from Fall Out Boy, but whats really sad about it is how all those little teeny boppers have heard "I wish that I was as invisible as you make me feel" and have somehow managed to turn it cheap. Kinda like what happened to Radiohead's Creep "I want you to notice when I'm not around."
    Flag minimegooseyon September 06, 2008   Link

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