I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth by Pete Wentz
Joke me something awful just like kisses on the necks of "just friends"
We're the kids who feel like dead ends
And I want to be known for my hits, not just my misses
I took a shot and didn't even come close
At trust and love and hope
And the poets are just kids who didn't make it
And never had it at all
And the record won't stop skipping
And the lies just won't stop slipping
And besides my reputation's on the line
We can fake it for the airwaves
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
From comparing myself to everyone else around me
Please put the doctor on the phone 'cause I'm not making any sense
Blame everyone but me for this mess
And my back has been breaking from this heavy heart
We never seemed so far
I'm hopelessly hopeful, you're just hopeless enough
But we never had it at all
And the record won't stop skipping
And the lies just won't stop slipping
And besides my reputation's on the line
We can fake it for the airwaves
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
From comparing myself to everyone else around me
To everyone else around me
Everyone else around me
Everyone else around me
This is actually a song, so for these purposes it’s a lyrical poem, I suppose. This “lyrical poem” is performed by the band Fall Out Boy, and was written by bassist Pete Wentz. The impact these words have on me is quite big, it really makes me think of how this can apply to anyone, how we all want to please people, but sometimes we need to man up and be ourselves, and maybe not care so much what other think about our choices and what we do.
One line that I think is the best of the whole song:
”And I want to be known for my hits not just my misses I took a shot and didn’t even come close”
It’s kind of sad, really, but at the same time, makes me think.
I don’t think there are too many literary devices in this, maybe one or two, the chorus is probably the most poetic out of it all.
I really love this song. So much <3
Listen to the song! (Because it's amazing)
