Fall Out Boy – Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner

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  General Comment:Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
  
  Burn.

  Flag Johann4uon June 04, 2012   Link

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  My Interpretation:"Drink down that gin and kerosene, and come spit on bridges with me just to keep us warm. Then light aa match to leave me be."
  
  This is talking about burning bridges, specifally, the person that was with the narrator. Gin and kerosene are flammable, and she (assuming it's a she xD) is lighting a match to burn the bridge and forget about him.
  
  "Keep quiet, nothing comes as easy as you. Can I lay in your bed all day? I'll be your best kept secret and your biggest mistake."
  
  Again, the person wants to forget about the narrator.
  
  So the song is about someone trying to cover up an affair had with the narrator.

  Flag disasterpiece69on January 05, 2012   Link

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  My Interpretation:I think that some lyrics of this song are from the view of the boyfriend and some are from the view of the guy she's cheating on him with. That kind of makes sense for the part of the song where two lines are being sung at once, but I could be wrong

  Flag alejandramoson December 06, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:Wow, Pete Wentz is absolutely a lyrical genius; he deserves way more credit, especially for an incredible song like this. I have been crazy in love with this song since I was in sixth grade, I would say it's in my top two or three favorite songs of all time, ever. The great thing about Fall Out Boy songs is that they're so quirky and weird that you can interpret them to mean whatever you want, or how they apply to your life. I find this song timeless; I've listened to it for the past five years and the meaning changes for me from time to time. Just for fun, I'll try

  Flag foolove114on August 09, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:I'm gonna give this one a shot for my first ever analysis. I already like synapseTOsynapse's idea more than mine, but I'll post it anyway.
  
  I think the speaker is talking as an emotionally weak guy (Thanks emorulesmylife for the idea on that), and the lines "and come spit on bridges with me just to keep us warm" shows that this relationship doesn't mean anything, the guy just needs companionship. That idea of clingyness is reinforced by "Can I lay in your bed all day?", "I keep my jealousy close", and "Wear me like a locket around your throat".
  
  At the same time, he realizes that he'll be a bad thing for her, as he'll "Weigh her down and watch her choke" and make her "blue"/sad. The lines "Drink down that gin and kerosene" and "Light a match to be with me" is a very pretty way of saying she's making an incredibly destructive decision by being with him, ie her "best kept secret and biggest mistake".
  
  The spare lines are "If you say this makes you happy then I'm not the only one lying", "keep quiet, nothing comes as easy as you", and "The hand behind this pen relives a failure every day."
  
  1. She is also just looking for someone to be with or a shallow relationship
  
  2.He knows that they don't mean anything to each other, and a simple hookup like them is easy to replace
  
  3. This song is him expressing all the weaknesses and f*** ups he's made, which is a fairly common theme for FOB :P
  
  Agreements, disagreements, Death threats?

  Flag r3andtoooldforfobon July 25, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:My interpretation of the song: the burning bridges part of the song is about "cutting ties" not about the literal burning bridges, and he was surprised that she was also cutting ties with him "light a match and leave me be." I agree with whoever said it's about being the "other person." She was probably letting him fall in love with her although he was still her "best kept secret and her biggest mistake" because he was asking if he could lie in her bed all day, which probably means that to him it wasn't just physical. Great song... I LOVE FALL OUT BOY!!!

  Flag naturefreakon May 18, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:i think this song is about a boy and girl that want each other, but they know dating each other would be a bad idea. the start of the song is them talking about what they should do. and they know being apart isnt what they want. then the chorus is saying they could try and be together secretly but it would be a bad idea. i love this song. its one of my favorites

  Flag kale205on March 07, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:I think it has something to do with a girl who has a relationship that if people found out about it, would shun them and she fears this, so she keeps him secret 'Best kept secret and your biggest mistake'He gets sick of hiding in the shadows and secret and its killing him and just wants to be with her without hiding.

  Flag Johnno2294on February 14, 2011   Link

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  Song Meaning:An affair and an '80s quote? If that doesn't scream FOB than I'm retarded.

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  General Comment:you look so good in blue means you look good drowning

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