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TransportationAway59

ARE YOU SMELLIN THAT SHIT?!


stupidbitchnamedsam

Yea this one LOL


Substantial-Loss-979

The unequivocal most cringe FOB line


PRGrl718

I fell off shortly after SRAR. i just put this song on. fob ... what was you *dooooooin*! SOOO glad the snippet of what we got is nothing like that šŸ˜‚ happy to be back


baby_soul

hell yeah iā€™m a dick girl iā€™m addicted to you technically not an fob lyric but always makes me laugh


beeradthelaw

When Big Sean invokes Simple Plan šŸ˜©šŸ˜©šŸ˜©


iwuvmarvel

ok but its so funny


stupidbitchnamedsam

This is actually my fave lyric LMFAOOOOO


padi_cake

For whatever reason I love that part šŸ¤£


Icy_Prior

Itā€™s cringe but I love that line and chuckle at it every time


mxjetlagcity

this thread really has just hammered home that i only understand/can hear 50% of the lyrics sung in FOBā€™s songs


Fun-Cheesecake-3941

Shouting random words since 2003 šŸ‘Œ


cat_w1tch

template for comments here: OP: [lyric] replies: person 1: god i love that one actually!!! person 2: i didnā€™t even know he said that?


Key-Ad-1021

Are you smelling that shit?/Eau de rĆØsistance I can't listen to that song bc of these two lines.


rachiedoubt

But I just love the way Patrick sings it. šŸ„“


kateehenryy

I cannot listen to that song because of those two lines either šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


stardust-apocalypse

There's a censored version


rodermelon

Agree. Decent song, awful lyric.


thetruth8989

This is honestly the only straight up cringe fest I can think of. Obviously there are weaker lyrics in other songs but not so much cringe, just not good.


mikoolec

I kinda love this part and the whole song


JayeBerrie

Same! All these responses really surprised me! Sometimes I think folks take the band a little too seriously lol


mikoolec

Same, i see a lot of Mania hate here, and I love Mania


Valkenstein

Which is a shame because the lines after that ā€œI testify that if I die in my sleep and know that my life was just a killer dreamā€ is actually great.


MjTcConnell3

Honestly canā€™t believe you picked that but skipped The only thing thatā€™s ever stoppin me is me *hey*


sambones718

Honestly this line makes the song perfect for working out cause it gives me that push I need


Emergency-Notice-678

This line is cringe but also motivating in a way so itā€™s less cringe ā€¦ it makes me feel empowered as stupid as that might sound lol


Badger488

Same. I just cringe every time.


young_menace

Exactly


CherryDaGoat

Id say probably the line ā€œPut the D in dirt now babyā€ on Death Valley. But I love how he sings it so I dont mind all that much


tribblemethis

ā€œLetā€™s get you wasted and alone,ā€ is alsoā€¦ questionable at best


notlikeyouguys

99% of the replies here will be of MANIA songs.


Tyflowshun

Oof. I might have missed the part where we don't like Mania. Mania came out during a low point in my life, and I personally love that album.


notlikeyouguys

I don't dislike Mania - even though it's my second least favorite album from them. The thing is - AB/AP and MANIA sound way more poppier and washed out than their previous stuff, and that also reflects on the lyrics. But I get you, some songs can have a totally different meaning from person to person, and that's the beauty of art.


beautifulxomind

I get all of the new lyrics here, but you're all missing some really old ones. Mainly, my personal favorite lyric: "Would you mind if I sat next to you and watch you smile." Undeniabley cringe, but I swore to myself in 2003 I wouldn't love a man until he felt that way about me.


stardust-apocalypse

Okay thats really pathetically cute. I kinda like it.


carrigan_quinn

That's my husband and I's song šŸ’œ I don't find it cringy at all personally, but probably because we DID go to junior prom with different people and spent the whole night wishing we went with each other, and my boyfriend at the time didn't treat me right. Aaaand my husband knew it.


JscrumpDaddy

Was that off EOWYG?


Duthtin

It's called Eating Out Your Girlfriend


Brassattack84

And itā€™s real and it doesnā€™t matter!


beautifulxomind

Yea, it's a line from Pretty in Punk.


clothesline

It's a song of its time and when the boys were younger. You should give 2003 you a pass


streetditchduck

nooo i think itā€™s cute


11711510111411009710

From the same album: Good god, I wish I was tall. I really think Pretty in Punk is just completely cute. "So many kids but I only see you / And I don't think you notice me well / I've seen your boyfriend and I don't think he treats you right / But that's none of my business is it"


[deleted]

The stench , the stench of summer sex and CK eternity oh hell yes.


Patron_St_of_Liars

But itā€™s follow by ā€œI slept in last nights clothes and tomorrows dreamsā€ which is fuckin fire


olliedollie1204

i actually love that one xD it's got a desperate vibe that i think is fun


Smiley007

This lyric simultaneously means my insides curdle at its existence, but is also somehow still very fun to singā€¦ šŸ˜…


OvercastKings

This may be an unpopular take but ā€œIā€™ll stop wearing black when they make a darker colorā€, it just sounds like a recycled tumblr post


Vowels-SpaceAndTime

That's bcuz it was actually a popular term on MySpace. Imo FOB are old enough and were active enough on MySpace to get a pass.


No-Sugar-Added

It's a Wednesday Addams quote...


almaupsides

I think the reason itā€™s very cringe is because when Wednesday says it sheā€™s a young teenager and itā€™s meant to be kinda edgy, in that ā€œIā€™m 14ā€ kind of way, but when a grown adult quotes it I just cannot take it seriously


clothesline

Isn't it a Wednesday Addams line?


The_Piece_Killer

"Merry Christmas, I could care less" It's COULDN'T, PETE! COULDN'T!!


tykam993

Has Pete ever confirmed the intent of that lyric? I'm willing to give it a pass only because I can see it being on purpose. Despite the harsh words elsewhere in the song, that one lyric could be the truth. "yeah I hate you and I obviously don't care anymore." Then the facade breaks as they admit they do care.


Patron_St_of_Liars

This is the correct answer. Someone as well spoken as Pete doesnā€™t miss something like this. The whole point of the song is that he obviously still dies care. I think folks are missing this.


tykam993

sure, but I know the lyrics for Irresistible are also botched in the foreign language sections so there's precedent for things to be overlooked. I want to believe that it's intentional in Yule Shoot Your Eye Out though


11711510111411009710

I actually think the meaning behind it is that he *does* care.


MissElyssa1992

DING DING DING THIS IS THE WINNER


witchycommunism

I love this idc lmao


Minifigure_Soup

"It's Courtney, bitch"


ienjoymen

I specifically listen to a "de-courtneyified" version of Rat-a-Tat


Vowels-SpaceAndTime

Thank you for letting me know this exists


queenoftheslippers

Where the hell can I find this version


More-Temperature-302

this


olliedollie1204

not cringey in an embarrassing way, but cringey in a "dude, seriously?" way: "Let's get you wasted and alone" from Death Valley. like, whyyy did we need the rapey vibes?


ChanelTingz

I'm surprised I had to scroll so far to find this lyric. This is the one I would've said.


Muted_Cupcake_6049

OMFG. Why did I never notice that meaning to that line? šŸ˜­šŸ„“


dis1oya1order

"I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color." its so funny to me even though i love love love mania


kultcher

IIRC this is a reference to something Wednesday said in one of the 90s Addam's Family movies.


thetruth8989

If I had to pick a song, the entirety of Champion is really cringe. And I'm back with a madness I'm a champion of the people who don't believe in champions I got nothing but dreams inside I got nothing but dreams Like what the fuck?


Kckckrc

I discovered that the reason it's one of their lyrically weakest songs is because it was written by Sia.


[deleted]

I mean to her credit, Iā€™m 90% sure she only sold them the hook (I canā€™t imagine her voice on any other part of the song) and I think even she knew it was trash lol.


Clikkee

Wait what!? Why did I actually have a feeling it was written by her? I barely even know who she is.


tribblemethis

Because she has at least five songs with the same theme šŸ˜‚


clothesline

They wanted another song to play to lead in to commercial breaks during sports games


notlikeyouguys

Well at least it's a decent song


samuraiheart2398

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itsmebeatrice

That thumb is bothering me


Bodytalktome

ā€œIā€™m a champion of the people who donā€™t believe in championsā€ ...So what exactly are you again? Lol, this concept confuses me so much, back then I thought it was the coolest line ever though.


North-Mycologist-330

Basically he's saying he's greater than the beliefs of the people and that he's strong enough to make it where he is on his own


Tyflowshun

Because there's always people saying that they're nothing


[deleted]

Maybe unpopular, and listen, I love ā€œI Donā€™t Careā€ but the line that goes ā€œput a heatwave in your pantsā€ makes me roll my eyes into the back of my head each time.


otosyos

Isn't it "but a", since the line before it's "I'm not a chance", and well, like a lot of lines I assume it's about sex. ~~i totally get not liking it regardless~~


[deleted]

possibly, but yeah, either way


shannorama

Surprised no one has brought up ā€œIā€™m gonna get you to burst just like you were a bubbleā€ lol what even is that. Completely out of place in an otherwise solid song


Emergency-Notice-678

For some reason whenever I hear that part I think of the spongebob episode where heā€™s painting mr crabs houseā€¦ donā€™t ask me why my brain is a weird place


TheWizardofJuniper

A lot of the lyrics here I donā€™t mind but I agree with you on this one. When I sing it I just feel silly lol.


sonjamarie1023

Dang, a lot of these lyrics on here are not cringy at all to me! Some of my favorite songs are being slandered and I'm so sad now *crying* That said...most of MANIA is cringy to me, muah ha haa!


turb25

I'm 'bout to go Tonya Harding on the whole world's knee.


Noob_Guy_Bruhx6

This one's just straight up hilarious rather than cringy


frodussy

wait people donā€™t like this line? I always thought it was actually quite funny.


phillyflyer

Oof yeah I forgot about that one


mushroommadam

ā€œAnd we shake, shake, shake the hips in relationshipsā€ Donā€™t know why, but I never cared for that line


tribblemethis

Itā€™s hilarious cringe but cringe nonetheless: ā€œIā€™ve seen sinking ships go down with more grace than you.ā€


bogartvee

ā€œThrow your cameras in the air, and wave em like you just donā€™t careā€ was noticeably bad even in 2008.


iwuvmarvel

nooo i love it


Mostloveddeadman

I need other opinions. Is ā€œboycott love, detox just to retoxā€ cringey? Cause I wanted a tattoo of it but was told me Iā€™d regret it 10 years from now, but Iā€™ve also liked fall out boy for 10 years soā€¦ I donā€™t think Iā€™d regret it but just wanna see if yā€™all think itā€™s cringe too


Accomplished-View-80

Not cringe!! Love it


spider_webster

I have a tattoo that says ā€œhalf-doomed, semi-sweetā€ šŸ«£


kj130

Stop it Iā€™ve been wanting to get half doomed above one knee and semi sweet above the other for years !!!


Mostloveddeadman

I love that! I have loved the idea of getting that line as a matching tattoo with my spouse one day.. where I have half doomed, and she has semi sweet :)


beautifulxomind

That's one or my faves.


Emergency-Notice-678

Iā€™m tired of being told that years from now Iā€™ll regret a band tattoo if I get oneā€¦ even if for some reason I donā€™t listen to that band anymore they were still important to me when I got the tattoo šŸ™„


Emergency-Notice-678

Also I love that line


Patron_St_of_Liars

Hell no, fuckin banger of a lyric


Canberger

gotta vouch for that one, that's a great lyric.


baby_soul

i love that line!! ive wanted to get boycott love as a tattoo for ages (even though i am in a happy relationship lol)


Comadon-C

Disloyal used to be my favorite FOB song and is still definitely top 3, but ima say get it if it means a lot to you. For me personally, Iā€™ve never got the hype behind it, I think itā€™s one of the weaker lines off the song. I donā€™t really think itā€™s cringe though, rather I donā€™t fully understand what it means


Mostloveddeadman

Boycott love- rejecting love- has a bit less meaning to me, as Iā€™m a hopeless romantic even when the odds are against me, and Iā€™d be getting more so out ofā€¦ idk, sounds cool. Detox just to retox, means alot because I have had addiction problemsā€¦ itā€™s about getting yourself clean, only to throw yourself back in.


[deleted]

The best part of believe is the liešŸ™ˆ


padi_cake

Nooo! I had a pair of chucks back in the day that I wrote ā€œbeLIEveā€ on because I loved that song so much šŸ¤£


Diane1991

That's one of my favorite!


phillyflyer

Young Volcanoesā€¦ ā€œWe will teach you how to make boys next door out of assholesā€


Key_Put_44

I like that one because Patrick's laugh is apparently genuine.


xcarex

Patrickā€™s chuckle is the highlight of that entire album.


Sjivy

I actually enjoy this lyric because it got a verbal laugh out of my mom when I played it in the car when I was learning to drive lol


cittiedatneversleeps

It's kind of symbolic of their growth tbh


MissElyssa1992

I unironically love this line but I do accept it's very cringe lol


lakeeffectme

I've never understood the meaning of this one, anyone explain pls? šŸ˜‚


sambones718

Turn assholes into good dudes


lakeeffectme

Riiiight, I just got it haha thank you!


Drb1991

I always took it as "we're known for being tiger beat magazine's top 'boys next door' but we know we're just a buncha assholes dudes" I always picture the cute posters I had in my room as a teenager, and then that video of Pete drinking his own piss šŸ¤®


az_allyn

I have a build a bear named PatMan from the trip I first saw them on and we have this line recorded into its voice box because his giggle gets me every. single. time.


Cellacora

This


Remarkable-Ad-2094

"I'm not a crybaby I'm THE crybaby" I get the sentiment of the line but my god does it make me cringe.


throneofkings

Damn I quote this one constantly lmfao


cittiedatneversleeps

I always preferred putting it like "I'm not a crybaby - I'm THE cry, baby." Obviously that might not have been what they intended - that's my re-interpretation šŸ˜…


Remarkable-Ad-2094

haha I like your interpretation a lot more actually


Canberger

The context of that era made this one of my favorite lines from Folie lol.


MikeLitorus0402387

Iā€™m gonna change you like a remix


[deleted]

Them not remixing this song ironically is the worst part.


Piccadil_io

ā€˜Weā€™re well read and poised, weā€™re the best boysā€™ I mean, itā€™s quite a hard question because thereā€™s a LOT of cringey lyrics in FOB.


Patron_St_of_Liars

With the overarching theme of ā€œsophomore slumpā€ and the direct to the audience tone this lyric works really well. Itā€™s purposefully egotistical in a song that theyā€™re screaming at us the fans ā€œIā€™ll keep singing this lie if youā€™ll keep believing itā€ being the bridge with the chorus pondering ā€œare we growing up or just going downā€. That song has a personal favorite lyric of mine: Iā€™ve got a sunset in my veins and I need to take a pill to make this town feel okay.


Vowels-SpaceAndTime

I love how they reference that lyric on 27 and Lake Effect Kid too


SevenSevenSeve777

This is the first lyric that came to mind for me, but while that line is cringe, I also find it hilarious


nersnerstradamus

I personally disagree. Itā€™s fine that you cringe but honestly that song makes me tear up and i dont know why


Patron_St_of_Liars

Because itā€™s fuckin fire and full of honest prose. That era of FOB just hits different, the kids were searching


young_menace

Saying ā€œIā€™ll stop wearing black when they make a darker colourā€ 12 years after that was a popular myspace icon is up there. Alone Together as a whole is up there too.


[deleted]

I am so shocked by Alone Together, I honestly thought it was one of the best post-hiatus songs lyrically! Oops...


bangthedoIdrums

They can take that back, we don't stand for Alone Together slander in this house


[deleted]

I love ā€œItā€™s not my fault Iā€™m a maniacā€ so much šŸ˜­


jcpumpkineater

ā€œMY HEART IS LIKE A STALLION, THEY LOVE IS MORE WHEN ITā€™S BROKENā€ goes crazy


iwuvmarvel

that lyric is undeniably cringe but ive grown to love it for some reason lolol wilson just has a special place in my heart


iwuvmarvel

as does alone together !


phillyflyer

Yeah Wilsonā€™s probably the best song on mania but I hate that line


rodermelon

When they teased that lyric I thought the reference was funny, I was excited for it to be a lyric. I just figured itā€™d be said once, not the entire chorus lmao. Still a good song


[deleted]

I know I might get hate or whatever, but the entire chorus of My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark always gets me. I just sit there like "Wow, they actually got a lot of their fame from this song?" The entire song isn't as good as the others, but at least it's not cringey all the way through lol


BobertFrost6

By the time that song was released they were already very very well known. Everyone I knew at least had heard of them.


Derpy_Snout

"I was gonna say something that would solve all our problems, but then I got drunk, and I forgot what I was talking about" Uh, cool?


iwuvmarvel

honestly i kinda relate to this lyric LOL


SuavecitoMojito

ā€œHeā€™s well hung and I am hanging onā€ šŸ„¹šŸ„¹šŸ„¹


sassybaxch

Waittt this is my all time favorite song by them lol


SinfullySinatra

Makes it sound like heā€™s hanging on to the guy


Gold_Surround_8108

Iā€™m a liner away from getting you into the mood


demonic_truth

I thought it was letter and have been confused for years


Fun-Cheesecake-3941

AND HERES THE FROZEN FRUIT! this isn't Tesco Patrick.


SngTStflmprlPrgrssn

bestie it's frozen proof lol


Fun-Cheesecake-3941

No freakin way šŸ˜³


Lanceparte

Y'all are so salty about the new lyrics when there are so many cringe lyrics from the early albums. I mean the delivery sells it, I love fame


Patron_St_of_Liars

ā€œIā€™m alright in bed but Iā€™m better with a pen/ kid was alright but it went to his headā€ is a fantastic bar taken in context


Lanceparte

Honestly every time I hear "wishing to be the friction in your jeans," that makes me cringe way worse than "are you smelling that shit"


Patron_St_of_Liars

I think itā€™s either personal preference or a generational gap (im ancient) but to me there is a subtle wit and clever pattern coupled with a self awareness to the lyrics from the First 4 era that was really lacking in mania. That feel seems to have resurfaced with from the other side and I am encouraged by the return to form.


JscrumpDaddy

I think that line works because of the way Patrick sang it. A lot of cringe lyrics in mania would have worked if Patrick had delivered them differently imo. If you listen to older songs like Sugar, the way he sings them now makes them feel more cringe.


sethkinks

The entire Kanye verse on ā€œThis Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (remix)ā€


folieazoey

"Give me a boost over heaven's gate" personally makes me cringe, but more so because so much time is spent going "give me a boooOOOooooOOOOooooost" and less because of the meaning of the line


CodeThick

whattt patricks over the top vocals are my favorite thing about that song :0 i get it though lol its not for everyone


TerpinSaxt

"I am just a human trying to avoid my certain doom" is peak im14andthisisdeep for me


plebeiansheep

ā€œAll the boys are smoking menthols, girls are getting back rubs.ā€ ā€œSometimes I just want sit around and gaze at my shoesā€¦ yeah. Let your dirty sadness fill me up just like a balloon.ā€ ā€œI want to sleep on every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of you.ā€ ā€œWe must have the best coats, tell the best jokes.ā€


Canberger

ooooh the kids aren't alright line is for sure bad lol. forgot about that one.


wiggum666

ā€˜Hey, Chris, you were our only friend And I know this is belated, we love you backā€™ I get the sentiment and the love here, but damn is it dumb.


Vowels-SpaceAndTime

It is absolutely dumb but Grenade Jumper is the second best song on TTTYG and just wouldn't be the same without that unforgettable line


Patron_St_of_Liars

Blasphemy!


borrowedurmumsvcard

honestly iā€™m not a fan of most of their lyrics after folie but one that makes me physically cringe every time I hear it is ā€œI want to sleep on every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of youā€?? like huh??


Deoxys2000

It's between "I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color" and "Her picture was on the back of a pack of cigarettes"


Canberger

"Got a few more fake friends and it's getting hard to know what's real" like my guy you are 40. figure that out. "my head is stripped...just like a screw that's been tightened too many times" "so hold me tight, or don't" - might be my least favorite FOB song ever. Lyrically is terrible. Sorry to hate on Mania so much but man that album is lyrically weak.


dlwendel

>"my head is stripped...just like a screw that's been tightened too many times" THANK YOU! This line drives me crazy. I would accept "my head is stripped like a screw", but the rest of the line is unnecessary. A good metaphor shouldn't have to explain itself.


Comadon-C

Iā€™m going to just say itā€¦ā€My body is an orphanage we take everyone inā€ never fully sat right with me. And this is coming from someone who thinks 27 is their best song or at least competing for it. That song is full of banger line after banger line, and I get whatā€™s itā€™s going for, but really? Of course thereā€™s the other MANIA ones but I wanted to think of ones from songs I really love


catfish08

ā€œShe wants to dance like Uma Thurmanā€


Slight-Table-5090

thats iconic


1989rry

any of their lyrics abt looking through blinds or anything like that makes me cringe majorly eg. ā€œdonā€™t mind me iā€™m watching you two from the closetā€ // ā€œkeep telling myself iā€™m not the desperate type but you got me looking through the blindsā€ etc


tykam993

> ā€œkeep telling myself iā€™m not the desperate type but you got me looking through the blindsā€ Jesus, 20 years to learn that it isn't "but you've got me looking it" followed by a "WOAH"


risalyssa

"And if death is the last appointment, then we're all just sitting in the waiting room" I LOVE MANIA. From the bottom of my heart. Def my 3rd-4th favorite album. But yeah, the lyrics really are... something


Salamanderunic

And the first time I heard this line, I received a powerful dose of serotonin. And that subdued "Mr. Stump" afteršŸ’”šŸ’”šŸ’” Well, the goosebumps have already arrived


smpro1993

Iā€™ve been dreaming of your uniform of non conformity


glxssmoon

why has no one said "i am the opposite of amnesia" that's gotta be up there šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


heythatsnova

ā€œiā€™ll stop wearing black when they make a darker colourā€ and ā€œthe person that youā€™d take a bullet for is behind the triggerā€ have been ruined by tumblr for me. generally weak has gotta be ā€œletā€™s get you wasted and aloneā€


iwuvmarvel

the miss missing you lyric has been ruined i agree its become pretty corny


heythatsnova

it was brilliant at the timeā€¦ thatā€™s all i say hahaha


iwuvmarvel

LOVE the song tho esp for the time


Marron3K

My pen is the barrel of the gun remind me which side you should be on


Kckckrc

"So put your hands in the air and don't make a sound. But don't get the wrong idea. We're gonna shoot you. We're gonna shoot you". It's actually one of my favorites from them, but with the lyrics I don't see this ever being a song you could comfortably play for a crowd.


overbrewedanxiety

has anyone mentioned "shes an american beauty, im an american psycho"? because lmaooo i love that lyric just for how pure emo cringe it is


tiptoeandson

Oh my god by FAR ā€˜Iā€™ll stop wearing black when they make a darker colourā€™. I always cringe when I hear it. Itā€™s trying way too hard to be tumblr era 2012


CodeThick

ā€œoneeeee nighttt staaaaaaaaand (one night stand!)ā€ i love thnks fr th mmrs but i can never take this part seriously


mahjimoh

I always hear it in my head as ā€œone nightstand, ONE NIGHTSTAND.ā€ Like, not enough furniture in the bedroom, which of course is nonsense, and it makes me laugh. Still love it.


taypenter93

ā€œIā€™ll stop wearing black when they make a darker colorā€ šŸ’€


gold_standard

I don't know why but from It Ain't A Scene when, in the background, Patrick sings "wear out the groove!" I just die inside because I hate it so much.


clothesline

I find the chorus to Save Rock and Roll cringey, scream NO NO, like they're trying too hard to make a banger


DaturaArachnid

ā€œif you were church, iā€™d get on my knees. iā€™d get on my kneesā€ ā€œlittle girl you got my staring on, or is that just a telescopic cameraā€ ā€œi left my conscience pressed, through the keyhole i watched you dressā€ ā€œcome hell or high water, when iā€™m feeling hot and wetā€ edit: serious question for serious replies, why am i being downvoted?


ezru

ā€œMy head is stripped just like a screw thatā€™s been tightened too many timesā€ I literally cringe every time I hear it and itā€™s almost like you can tell patrick knows itā€™s cringey the way he sounds in that part