Lyrics for Calm Before the Storm as interpreted by jimmypop_04

Calm Before the Storm Lyrics
I sat outside my front window...this story's going somewhere:
"He's well hung," and I am hanging up.
Well there's a song on the radio that says:
"Let's get this party started."
So let's get this party started.

What you do on your own time's just fine.
My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know.
And what meant the world had folded like legs and fingers holding onto what escapes me; what he has: a better kiss that never lasts.

You said
between your smiles and regrets:
"Don't say it's over."
Dead and gone.
Dead and gone.
Yea!

The calm before the storm
set it off
and the sun burnt out tonight.
A reception less than warm
set it off.
And The sun burnt out to...

This is me standing in the arch of the door
hating that look that's on your face
that says there's another fool like me.
There's one born every minute.
There's one born every minute.

What you do on your own time's just fine.
My imagination's much worse,
I just never want to know.
What meant the world imploded,
inflated then demoted all my oxygen to product gas and suffocated my last chance.

You said
between your smiles and regrets:
"Don't say it's over."
Dead and gone.
Dead and gone.
Yea! Whoa!

The calm before the storm
set it off
and the sun burnt out tonight.
A reception less than warm
set it off.
And The sun burnt out to...

calm before the storm
set it off
and the sun burnt out tonight.
A reception less than warm
SET IT OFF!!!!!!!!
and the sun burnt out tonight.
sun burnt out tonight.
the sun burnt out tonight.

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kelbelbaby17
05-28-2004

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I'm surprisesd no1 has commented on this song, i think its great! It's basically about this guy fed up with his girl about talking about other guys... pretty straight forward.. and he's pissed...

Anyways Fall Out Boy rocks and is awesome

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kelbelbaby17
05-28-2004

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I'm surprisesd no1 has commented on this song, i think its great! It's basically about this guy fed up with his girl about talking about other guys... pretty straight forward.. and he's pissed...

Anyways Fall Out Boy rocks and is awesome

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kelbelbaby17
05-28-2004

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I'm surprisesd no1 has commented on this song, i think its great! It's basically about this guy fed up with his girl about talking about other guys... pretty straight forward.. and he's pissed...

Anyways Fall Out Boy rocks and is awesome

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fobpunch518
05-28-2004

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the best part is "my imaginations much worse than i ever wanted to know". it sucks so much to just wonder what that person you like is doing with someone else. . . great song

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Hardcore_Slacker
06-01-2004

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Yea definitely said it...this song is so great and has an incredible sound...this band is so good and all their music is great

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SkyscraperDreams
06-02-2004

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This song is so descriptive. Especially the part:

"well theres a song on the radio that says
"let's get this party started, let's get this party started" "

Fall Out Boy Rocks Your Mom

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nifd
06-10-2004

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by far the best part of this song is he's well hung and i am hanging up

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FallOutBoy13
10-10-2004

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fobpunch, they actually say "what you do on your own time's just fine/my imagination's much worse/i just never want to know". This guy ruben is not very good at submitting lyrics, he got parts of "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today" wrong too.

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L-Kyne
10-27-2004

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the lyrics aren't even complete, here they are:

I sat outside my front window...this story's going somewhere:
"He's well hung," and I am hanging up.
Well there's a song on the radio that says:
"Let's get this party started."
So let's get this party started.

What you do on your own time's just fine.
My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know.
And what meant the world had folded like legs and fingers holding onto what escapes me; what he has: a better kiss that never lasts.

You said, between your smiles and regrets: "Don't say it's over."
Dead and gone.

The calm before the storm set it off, and the sun burnt out tonight.
A reception less than warm set it off. The sun burnt out tonight.

This is me standing in the arch of the door hating that look that's on your face that says there's another fool like me. There's one born every minute.

What you do on your own time's just fine. My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know.
What meant the world imploded, inflated then demoted all my oxygen to product gas and suffocated my last chance.

"calm before the storm" is a great metaphor to describe the relationship, from the guy's perspective, the girl stops talking to him, everything goes quiet, calm... then suddenly it blows up in his face when he finds out she's been with someone else the whole time...

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yall
11-01-2004

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good observation about the title, L-Kyne.

I love the first two lines in this song. He sort of starts it off with a cliche line, "sat outside my front window", but then he immediately steps back and goes, "yeah, that was a lame line, but keep listening because it gets better". this idea recurs in the last two lines of the same stanza (the "let's get this party started"s), and possibly when they say "set it off", because to me that sounds like something you'd hear in a full-on dance pop or hip-hop song.

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jimmypop_04
11-07-2004

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doesnt it make u mad when somebody posts lyrics and doesnt post them right?? me too so i decided that i needed to post the correct lyrics straight from FOB's web site. Enjoy

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waitingforsunday
11-13-2004

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this is the original version of the song which was on "fall out boy's evening with your girlfriend" so they lyrics are different.

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ADimeADexter
11-15-2004

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They were right... they were just the old lyrics... The ones to the album "Fall Out Boy's Evening Out With Your Girl" I thank you for an easier to read lyrics with actual stanzas but if I wanted stuff that was easy to read I'd go to Plyrics

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Skad4life84
01-19-2005

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If you like PETA, you should check this out: http://www.mtd.com/tasty/
Those pricks at PETA shut it down way back in the day, but I still pound red meat like it's my job. Please don't bring animal treatment ethics into musical taste, unless you're gonna write a song about it like Silverchair did (on a mediocre album, no less).

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letxmex0utx829
03-11-2005

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their relationship's over and she's with someone else, it's already been said f0b rocks

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SilentHarmony
03-22-2005

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Let's get this party started is also a Korn song about Jon's ex-wife.

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youlooksogoodinblue
05-24-2005

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I love this song...it took me a while to really get into it, but now I absolutely love it.

"What you do on your own time's just fine, my imagination's much worse."

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i am parker lewis
06-02-2005

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the version on evening out w/ your girlfriend is weaaaaak but still a great song

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FallOutGirl09
06-14-2005

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This is one of my favorite songs ever.

And what meant the world had folded like legs and fingers holding onto what escapes me; what he has: a better kiss that never lasts.
You said
between your smiles and regrets:
"Don't say it's over."
Dead and gone.
Dead and gone.
Yea!
The calm before the storm
set it off
and the sun burnt out tonight.
A reception less than warm
set it off.

This song is definitely about a relationship. FOB is great, I love the vocals in this song.

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J0K3R
07-03-2005

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yeah i really like this song, i han't really heard much of their stuff but this is prolly my favorite song, i don't know why more people don't like it...fall out boy are great.

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martinixkissesxX
07-21-2005

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this song is fucking amazing
i love it.

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martinixkissesxX
07-21-2005

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this song is fucking amazing
i love it.

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sodeepx3
07-21-2005

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lets get this party started, let's get this party STARTEDDD....omg i

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Maelstrom
08-26-2005

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I always have trouble really getting into a band until I find a lyric that I really relate to.

"What you do on your own time is just fine, my imagination is much worse. I just never want to know."

Thank you Fall Out Boy.

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strbrstcyl
09-18-2005

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I love this song! I love all of Fall Out Boy's lyrics, they're so fun to sing to and interpret. My favorite part of this song is:
"This is me standing in the arch of the door hating that look that's on your face that says there's another fool like me. There's one born every minute. There's one born every minute..."
Lol, that's for sure! This is definately about another bad break-up, this girl was obviously playing him and it wasn't pretty when he found out.

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