“Chicago is So Two Years Ago” is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy feat. Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack. It is the seventh track on their debut studio album, Take This to Your Grave, and was released on May 6, 2003, through Fueled by Ramen.
Background[]
The lyric "Until your breathing stops forever, forever" is sampled in Fall Out Boy's 2013 song "Save Rock and Roll".
The lyrics "every pane of glass" and "with every breath I wish your body would be broken again" were written by Justin Pierre, according to Patrick Stump.[1]
Official versions[]
| Version | Released on | Date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2] | Album | Take This to Your Grave | May 6 2003 | 3:19 |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
My heart is on my sleeve
Wear it like a bruise or black eye
My badge, my witness
Means that I believed every single lie you said
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause every pane of glass that your pebbles tap
Negates the pains I went through to avoid you
And every little pat on the shoulder for attention
Fails to mention I still hate you
[Chorus]
But there's a light on in Chicago
And I know I should be home
All the colors of the street signs
They remind me of the pickup truck out in front of your neighbor's house
[Verse 2]
She took me down and said, "Boys like you are overrated
So save your breath"
Loaded words and loaded friends
Are loaded guns to our heads
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause every pane of glass that your pebbles tap
Negates the pains I went through to avoid you
And every little pat on the shoulder for attention
Fails to mention I still hate you
[Chorus]
But there's a light on in Chicago
And I know I should be home
All the colors of the street signs
They remind me of the pickup truck out in front of your neighbor's house
[Bridge]
You want apologies? Girl, you might hold your breath
Until your breathing stops forever, forever
The only thing you'll get is this curse on your lips
I hope they taste of me forever
[Chorus]
(Every pane of glass) There's a light on in Chicago
(Every pane of) And I know I should be home
(Every pane of glass) And all the colors of the street signs
They remind me of the pickup truck out in front of your neighbor's
[Outro]
With every breath, I wish your body will be broken again, again
With every breath, I wish your body would be broken again, again
(But there's a light on)
With every breath, I wish your body will be broken again, again
With every breath, I wish your body would be broken again
Credits[]
| Lead Vocalist | Patrick Stump |
| Backing Vocalists | Justin Pierre, Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz |
| Audio Recording Engineer | Sean O'Keefe |
| Assistant Audio Recording Engineers | Noble Hibbs at Gravity Studios in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., Paul Long at Gravity Studios in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. and Todd Ostertag at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Mastered by | Dominick Maita at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Mixed by | Sean O'Keefe at Gravity Studios in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Produced by | Sean O'Keefe |
| Written by | Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz, and Justin Pierre [Uncredited][1] |
| Bass Guitar | Pete Wentz |
| Drums and Percussion | Andy Hurley |
