The Phoenix
Fall Out Boy
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Put on your war paint You are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down Strike a match and I'll burn you to the ground We are the jack-o-lanterns in July setting fire to the sky Here, here comes this rising tide, so come on Put on your war paint Cross walks and crossed hearts and hope-to-dies Silver clouds with grey linings So we can take the world back from a heart attack One maniac at a time we will take it back You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start So dance alone to the beat of your heart Hey young blood, doesn't it feel like our time is running out? I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix Wearing our vintage misery No, I think it looked a little better on me I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix Bring home the boys and scrap scrap metal the tanks Get hitched, make a career out of robbing banks Because the world is just a teller and we are wearing black masks "You broke our spirit," says the note we pass So we can take the world back from a heart attack One maniac at a time we will take it back You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start So dance alone to the beat of your heart Hey young blood, doesn't it feel like our time is running out? I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix Wearing our vintage misery No, I think it looked a little better on me I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix Put on your war paint The war is won, before it's begun Release the doves, surrender love The war is won, before it's begun Release the doves, surrender love The war is won, before it's begun Release the doves, surrender love The war is won, before it's begun (Wave the white flag!) Release the doves, surrender love (Wave the white flag!) Hey young blood, doesn't it feel like our time is running out? I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix Wearing our vintage misery No, I think it looked a little better on me I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix Hey young blood, doesn't it feel like our time is running out? I'm gonna change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix Put on your war paint
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Written by: ANDREW HURLEY, JOSEPH TROHMAN, PATRICK STUMP, PETER WENTZ
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
Song Origin"The Phoenix" is the second track released from Fall Out Boy's fifth studio album, "Save Rock And Roll." It was initially available for digital download on July 15, 2013.
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Album conceptionThe album "Save Rock and Roll" where the song "The Phoenix" belongs, was released after a four-year hiatus from the band, making it an anticipated return for Fall Out Boy.
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Music VideoThe music video for "The Phoenix" is known to be part of a series of videos that Fall Out Boy released to form a story. The music video for this song is considered the prequel to "My Songs Know What You Did in The Dark."
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InspirationFall Out Boy took inspiration from the Russian novel "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov for the "The Phoenix" music video.
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SamplingThe song helps to keep alive the legacy of rock by sampling the well-known Rock song, "Tom's Diner," by Suzanne Vega. It is used as the main hook of "The Phoenix."
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Album SuccessThe song helped the album "Save Rock and Roll" to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was the second album of the band to do so, the first being "Infinity on High."
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Song StyleThe song designates a shift from the band's pop punk style, leaning towards more alternative rock and pop, illustrating their evolution as artists.
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Lyric SignificanceThe lyrics of "The Phoenix" refer to rising from the ashes, closely aligning with the band coming back together after a hiatus.
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Award RecognitionIn 2014, the song "The Phoenix" got nominated as Best Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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MeaningAccording to Fall Out Boy's bassist, Pete Wentz, the song was about taking something that was in the ashes and fanning it into a flame, effectively resonating with the general concept of the Phoenix bird and the band's comeback after their hiatus.
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