The Take Over, the Breaks Over

Fall Out Boy

Baby, seasons change but people don't
And I'll always be waiting in the back room
I'm boring but overcompensate with
Headlines and flash, flash, flash photography

But don't pretend you ever forgot about me
Don't pretend you ever forgot about me

Wouldn't you rather be a widow than a divorcee?
Style your wake for fashion magazines
Widow or a divorcee?
Don't pretend it, d-d-d-don't pretend

(We don't fight fair)
(We don't fight fair)

They say your head could be your prison
Then these are just conjugal visits
People will dissect us till this doesn't mean a thing anymore

Don't pretend you ever forgot about me
Don't pretend you ever forgot about me

Wouldn't you rather be a widow than a divorcee?
Style your wake for fashion magazines, ooh
Widow or a divorcee?
Don't pretend, d-d-d-don't pretend

We do it in the dark
With smiles on our faces
We're dropped and well concealed
In secret places, whoa
We do it in the dark
With smiles on our faces
We're trapped and well concealed
In secret places

We don't fight fair (we don't fight fair)
We don't fight fair (we don't fight fair)
We don't fight fair

We do it in the dark
With smiles on our faces
We're trapped and well concealed
In secret places, whoa
We do it in the dark
With smiles on our faces
We're trapped and well concealed
In secret places
We don't fight fair
With smiles on our faces
We're trapped and well concealed
In secret places
We don't fight fair

Don't pretend you ever forgot about me
We don't fight fair
Don't pretend you ever forgot about me
We don't fight fair


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    I had no idea what he said in that part at first. That's why I came here ^_^

    Plus, there's nothing wrong with being a weirdo. Weirdos rock! ^.^

    xLadYofSorrowZxon January 18, 2007   Link

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