Been gone more days this year
Than I have been home
Trading friends
For trips to the coast
This hotel room feels
More-oh like a tomb

Been gone more days this year
Than I have been home
Trading friends
For trips to the coast
This hotel room feels
More-oh like a tomb

It's not gossip
If it's the truth
I'm sick of always writing songs
For you to slit your wrists to

So which is it?
"The boy who writes the songs
or "The boy who's in them?'
Who's the girl?
Is this truth or is he writing fiction?

Hand over my heart, gun to my head
I swear to God I'm through with this
I am the worst liar I know

It's not gossip
If it's the truth
I'm sick of always writing songs
For you to slit your wrists to

So which is it?
"The boy who writes the songs
or "The boy who's in them?'
Who's the girl?
Is this truth or is he writing fiction?

So which is it?
"The boy who writes the songs
or "The boy who's in them?'
Who's the girl?
Is this truth or is he writing fiction?

(So which is it?)
So which is it? Which is it?

Who's the girl?
Is this truth or is he writing fiction?
Which is it?
"The boy who writes the songs
or "The boy who's in them?'
Who's the girl?
Is this truth or is he writing fiction??

Been gone more days this year than I have been home



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    General Comment:r u guys crazy? not only are the lyrics poetic, the way stump sings them... well there are very few words to describe the beauty and creativity. this song, like many other songs by FOB are so good they make me hurt, which sounds pathetic, but still true. real FOB fans know what i'm talkin bout. very few bands can compose music with that much honesty and feeling. big mistake on not making the album, but hindsight a biaaaaatch.
    Flag triagoon January 14, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I know this song was released somewhere. I've heard it and I was just able to download it on limewire. And if you type in "i've been gone more days this year than i have been home lyrics" into google it comes up as hand of god by fob. so to anyone who says its not fall out boy who wrote it can suck my d.
    Flag fangsxupxcobrahxstyleon October 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Although this song does sound really emo...

    "Hand over my heart, gun to my head
    I swear to God I'm through with this
    I am the worst liar I know"

    "I'm sick of always writing songs for you to slit your wrists to"

    ... I think that overall, it is really good. I wish it was on the album! Also, I think that it is about how he is contemplating suicide and that he wishes that it would all just go away already. He is saying how he is sick of trying to fool himself - "I am the worst liar I know". Also, when he says - "I'm sick of always writing songs for you to slit your wrists to", I think he is kind of trying to hint that he is sick of making people feel so depressed with his music and that he just shouldn't even try because everything always just turns out screwed up anyways. Good lyrics, deep meaning, awesome song!:)
    Flag luvu4evrnalwayson May 03, 2009   Link
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    Song Meaning:Although this song does sound really emo...

    "Hand over my heart, gun to my head
    I swear to God I'm through with this
    I am the worst liar I know"

    "I'm sick of always writing songs for you to slit your wrists to"

    ... I think that overall, it is really good. I wish it was on the album! Also, I think that it is about how he is contemplating suicide and that he wishes that it would all just go away already. He is saying how he is sick of trying to fool himself - "I am the worst liar I know". Also, when he says - "I'm sick of always writing songs for you to slit your wrists to", I think he is kind of trying to hint that he is sick of making people feel so depressed with his music and that he just shouldn't even try because everything always just turns out screwed up anyways. Good lyrics, deep meaning, awesome song!:)
    Flag luvu4evrnalwayson May 03, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Wow. For ages I had the lyrics to this so messed up. I didn't really like this song but it's seriously growing on me. I had it under the wrong title for ages too :-S. But now I fully get the lyrics, it's amazing! Some of FOB's best lyrics! XD
    Flag Maid Maria1on September 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This is my favorite song.

    I take away the line, "it's not gossip if it's the truth" the most because I personally apply it to different things.

    People talk about all this shit that they hear is happening in the world, but no one really knows a lot about it. And like gossip no one really pays that much attention to it or really cares--but they should because it's the truth.

    This didn't come out right. I still have yet to set these thoughts to words to a level I'm content with.
    Flag milwaukee_loves_youon August 13, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:HAND OFFF DOG
    Flag IEATFOODOKAYGUYon April 29, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:sunshinme dust I think the line 'It's not Gossip if it's the truth' means that if it was the truth no-one would be interested. The media get peoples attention by telling huge lies. I don't think they are saying the word gossip means the same as the word rumour.
    Flag amandasjgon December 13, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:ok BrokenAngelxxo, i don't believe you about them not writing it
    but just humour me -
    if they didn't write it, who did?
    and anyone have any ideas why it's called hand of god?
    Flag JaymeEatWorldon November 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I like the lyrics, and I don't usually like Fall Out Boy. A question people ask when they hear a song- are they singing aout themselves, or their lives? I know it is deeper yet, but I can't seem to yank out the entire meaning..
    Flag BrittleWingson November 06, 2007   Link

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