"Flu Game" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It is the ninth track on their eighth studio album, So Much (For) Stardust. It was released on March 24th, 2023, through DCD2, Fueled by Ramen and Elektra.
Background[]
The track was revealed by a package found at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The package contained a note with the tracks name and a pink seashell. A snippet of the song was released on March 22nd, 2023.[1]
The track is named after the fifth game of the 1997 NBA Finals, the "Flu Game", a match where player Michael Jordan played while sick with food poisoning.
Official versions[]
| Version | Released on | Date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2] | Album | So Much (For) Stardust | Mar 24 2023 | 3:38 |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I guess to you now I'm just a face in the crowd
Oh God, kindly please, would you kill me now?
Late at night in my room, lie awake think of you
And all your little dooms
[Pre-Chorus]
Last night I dreamt I still knew you, you
I carved out a place in this world for two
But it's empty without you
[Chorus]
I've got all this love I've got to keep to myself
All this effort to make it look effortless
All this love I've got to keep to myself
All this effort to make it look effortless
[Verse 2]
Confront all the pain like a gift under the tree
Oh, please, I can't be who you need me to be
I grind in the sunshine, grind in the rain
So real that I feel fake
[Pre-Chorus]
Last night I dreamt I still knew you, you
I carved out a place in this world for two
But it's empty without you
[Chorus]
I've got all this love I've got to keep to myself
All this effort to make it look effortless
Got all this love I've got to keep to myself
All this effort to make it look effortless
[Bridge]
One day every candle's gotta run out of wax
One day no one will remember me when they look back
I can't stop, can't stop 'til we catch all your ears though
Somewhere between Mike Tyson and Van Gogh-oh-oh
[Pre-Chorus]
I carved out a place in this world for two
But it's empty without you
[Chorus]
I've got all this love I've got to keep to myself
All this effort to make it look effortless
Got all this love I've got to keep to myself, myself
All this effort to make it look effortless
All this effort to make it look effortless
All this effort to make it look effortless, yeah
Trivia[]
- The teaser poster is inspired by the film Flight of the Navigator.
References[]
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