The Mighty Fall Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Firebreather 

Cover art for The Mighty Fall lyrics by Fall Out Boy

I take this song as being about two famous, larger than life people who've fallen for each other. This is suggested in the first verse. It's is also suggested that their love is very strong, unstoppable and chemical. The second verse is about the girl; she sleeps her way to the top. "Your crooked love is just a pyramid sceme". "And I'm dizzy on dreams" I think means that he's found out and can't stop thinking about it. "you think, think your only crime is that you got caught" means that she sees no problem using her sexuality to get ahead. This isn't wrong to her because the sex is meaningless. In her mind the only thing she did wrong was letting him find out about it and causing him pain. He disagrees, and thinks the cheating was the crime wether it meant anything to her or not. "It's getting clear you're never coming clean so lock you up inside and swallow, swallow the key" means that she won't stop going behind his back and he feels it's best if he just locks up his love for her on the inside and ends it for good.

The rap is a desperate phone call to her about how he still loves her madly, but they've already fought and broken up. It leaves the song pretty open ended, not telling us wether or not he had the sense to stay away, or if his addiction to her was too strong.

My Interpretation