"The Music or the Misery" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It is the fifteenth track on their second studio album, From Under the Cork Tree, and was released on March 15, 2006, through Island Records.
Official versions[]
| Version | Released on | Date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] | Album | From Under the Cork Tree Limited Tour Edition | Mar 14 2006 | 3:27 |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I got my stitches stitched, I got my fixes fixed
In my aching head, I got my kisses slit
Our gossip lips stuttered every word
I said, I said
I got your love letters, corrected the grammar
And sent them back
It's true, romance is dead
I shot it in the chest, then in the head
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you wanna go down in history
Then I'm your prince
Because they've got me in a bad way
I've never seen a heart I couldn't break
It was never about the songs
It was competition
Make the biggest scene
Make the biggest...
[Chorus]
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We're high-fashion, we're last chances
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We're high-fashion, we're last chances
[Verse 2]
I'm casually obsessed and I've forgiven death
I am indifferent yet, I am a total wreck
I'm every cliche
But I simply do it best
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you wanna go down in history
Then I'm your prince
Because they've got me in a bad way
I've never seen a heart I couldn't break
It was never about the songs
It was competition
Make the biggest scene
Make the biggest...
[Chorus]
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We're high-fashion, we're last chances
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We're high-fashion, we're last chances
[Bridge]
Go!
I went to sleep a poet and I woke up a fraud
To calm your nerves, I'm feeling for my clothes in the dark
[Chorus]
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We're high-fashion, we're last chances
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We're high-fashion, we're last chances
Which came first, the music or the misery?
We're high-fashion, we're last chances
