“Young and Menace” is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It is the ninth track on their seventh studio album, Mania, and was released on April 27, 2017, through DCD2 and Island Records.
Background[]
In an interview with the Zach Sang Show, Pete Wentz said of the song: "I think that, to me, the song and the record is kind of about, it’s about the idea of being an outsider, and then, you’re like… This is how I remember growing up. Like, I felt like an outsider in my own house a little bit, and not so like with my family, but like more so even in my community. Like, we didn’t, I didn’t like, look like any of the other kids in my neighborhood and I didn’t like, I felt like an outsider. And it wasn’t till I like, found punk-rock that I kind of was like, “Oh, here’s, like, a place where I fit in”. Or like, we all don’t fit in so we like, kind of fit in together, you know? And I think the song references that…"[citation needed]
Music video[]
| Video | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Young and Menace | |
| Premiere | Apr 27 2017 | |
| Length | 3:58 | |
| Director | Mel Soria and Brendan Walter | |
Background
Official versions[]
| Version | Released on | Date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] | Single/Album | "Young and Menace" • Mania | Apr 27 2017 | 3:43 |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
We've gone way too fast for way too long
And we were never supposed to make it half this far
And I lived so much life, lived so much life
I think that God is gonna have to kill me twice
Kill me twice like my name was Nikki Sixx
I woke up in my shoes again, but somewhere you exist, singing
[Chorus]
Oops I, did it again
I forgot what I was losing my mind about
Oh, I only wrote this down to make you press rewind
And send a message
I was young and a menace
[Breakdown (Chopped Sample)]
Young and a menace
[Verse 2]
Woke up on the wrong side of reality
And there's a madness that's just coursing right through me
And as far as the time, far as the time
Not sure I'm there yet but I'm certain I've arrived
[Chorus]
Oops I, did it again
I forgot what I was losing my mind about
Oh, I only wrote this down to make you press rewind
And send a message
I was young and a menace
[Breakdown (Chopped Sample)]
Young and a menace
[Bridge]
I'm just here flying off the deep end
I'm just here to become the best yet
I'm just here for the psych assessment
I'm just here for the... For the...
Fall!
[Breakdown (Chopped Sample)]
Young and a menace
[Outro]
We've gone way too fast for way too long
Trivia[]
- "Young and Menace" was released as a single on April 27, Patrick Stump's birthday.
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