Dead on Arrival

this song is a metaphor. if you will look a little harder you will find that most fall out boy songs are metaphors. i personally think that "this is side one flip me over. i know im not your faveorte reccord. the songs you grow to like never stick at first." is saying that he knows that he may not be your fave. person but if youll spend more time with him you will find that there is more than meets the eye and you would grow to like him. i actually just had that epiphany and an freaking out rite nnow. that is currently my fave line frm ne song rite now.

This song is about a girl who he can't seem to say no to even though she doesnt care about him . He can't forget her and he wastes all his nights thinking about her . But he still longs for the day that she'll get used to him and love him like he loves her . But in the meanwhile she's using and ignoring him .

Alright this is my opinion: "i hope this is the last time 'cause i'd never say no to you this conversation's been dead on arrival and there's no way to talk to you this conversation's been dead on arrival" -All this means is this guy hopes this is the last time he has to talk to this girl he likes with a conversation that is "dead on arrival". He would never be mean or say no to her but every time he trys to talk the conversation instantly dies.

"a rivalry goes so deep between me and this loss of sleep over you" -pretty basic he cant stop thinking about her and its pretty much ruining his life.

"this is side one flip me over i know i'm not you're favorite record the songs you grow to like never stick at first so i'm writing you a chorus and here is your verse" -alright he made a record for her hence side 1 and flip me over. the record which is a symbol for him is not the girls favorite record. a symbol for all the other guys she knows. Maybe she likes another guy. songs that you grow to like means the people you end up liking in the end never are the people you liked in the beggining. which is very true for songs.

"no, it's not the last time 'cause i'd never say no to you this conversation's still dead on arrival and there's no way to talk to you when you're dead on arrival" -alright pretty much same thing he hopes she will warm up to him but the conversations are always DOA and he can never find a way to talk to her when SHE is "dead on arrival" which means he cant talk to her cuz whenever he does try to talk to her she is just zoned out and not putting any effort into the convorsation and it makes imposible to carry on the convorsation.

Alright pretty much main meaning is: guy likes girl cant stop thinking about her she keeps blowing him off and he is giving 110% while she is giving none.

i think this song is about falling in love and having your heart broken so every time you go up to that person you love it is dead on a arrival hope this is the last time is when he will finally fall in love again and after the chorus he says its not the last time because it was dead on a arrival FALL OUT BOY ROCKS

Oh, my friend's band covered this song! :D He sang it. :P But he's not the singer of the band... myspace.com/rocketbootsmusic :D I LOVE FALL OUT BOY!!!!!!

awesome song. i can't believe noone commented on it. ''this is side one flip me over, i know i'm not your favorite record'' -- such an awesome verse! fall out boy rocks!!

this song is good, theres nothing like hearing sad boys pine after the girls they want...fob is awesome tho

Great song by a great band. I heard FoB live last month in Asbury Park NJ, FOB is awesome! Yeah Fob.

all he wants is for her to take some time and actually realize all the good stuff he can give, which is a thing girls need to all do more often

excellent song, excellent