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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
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Fall Out Boy's, "Dance Dance"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Distance
The Real Lyrics:
Dance, dance
The Story: - Submitted by: Mark
Fall Out Boy's, "Dance Dance"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ted's pants
They're fallin' apart till I'm fine.
They're fallin' apart till I'm fine.
The Real Lyrics:
Dance, dance
We're fallin' apart 'til half time.
We're fallin' apart 'til half time.
The Story: I was listening to this song when my friend was over, and I didn't know it that well. I tried to sing along with it anyway. So at the next chorus, I screamed out "Ted's pants!" Little did I know that my friend was obsessed with Fall Out Boy. But anyway, I know what it is now, and she won't stop saying "Ted's pants" every time she sees me. - Submitted by: Her
Fall Out Boy's, "Dance, Dance"
The Misheard Lyrics:
This is
Forty-to-four at halftime.
Forty-to-four at halftime.
The Real Lyrics:
Dance, dance
We're falling apart to halftime.
We're falling apart to halftime.
The Story: I was pretty sure this song was about football, especially with the lyric a few lines earlier that sounds like, 'two quarters and a hard count.' Also, it's included on the Madden '06 game. [Ed.'s note: You can only score four points with two safeties (tackles made in the end zone).] - Submitted by: eStyleS
Fall Out Boy's, "Grand Theft Autumn ( Where Is Your Boy)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'll sport my brand new fashion
Of waking up with Pat Stump
At 4 in the afternoon.
Of waking up with Pat Stump
At 4 in the afternoon.
The Real Lyrics:
I'll sport my brand new fashion
Of waking up with pants off
At four in the afternoon.
Of waking up with pants off
At four in the afternoon.
The Story: I just thought this was kind of funny, considering whenever I hear the misheard lyric, I think of Pete or one of the other bandmates waking up, rolling over, and finding out that they're not laying next to a hot chick. They're laying next to Pat, and then they wonder how much they had to drink the night before. - Submitted by: Emily
Fall Out Boy's, "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy? "
The Misheard Lyrics:
Where is your pudding knife, hi-ho?
The Real Lyrics:
Where is your boy tonight, I hope?
The Story: When I could only read 'Grand Theft Autumn' as the title, I had to listen closely to pick up the words. Honestly, the last time the chorus is sung in the song, It sounds just like this. I could only imagine what a 'pudding knife' could mean. - Submitted by: A. Kramer
Fall Out Boy's, "Grand Theft Autumn"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Should eat him, I could eat him.
The Real Lyrics:
You need him. I could be him.
The Story: My boyfriend and I were driving, when we were listening to this song. When I heard that line, I asked, 'Is that a sexual reference?' He was like, What?' I said 'Could eat him....' He told me the correct lyrics. I was a little embarassed. - Submitted by: Heidi
Fall Out Boy's, "I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea..."
The Misheard Lyrics:
And trust a loving pope.
The Real Lyrics:
And trust and love and hope.
The Story: Well...let's just say that I, thank God, did not sing this in front of anyone. But when I read the lyrics, I felt better. - Submitted by: Helena
Fall Out Boy's, "Nobody Puts Baby In the Corner"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Heavy all these memories, and bed you every day.
The Real Lyrics:
The hand behind this pen relives a failure everyday.
The Story: I thought the bedding you every day part made sense, but I couldn't get the memories part. Then I sang it in front of my FOB obsessed friend, and she informed me of the right lyric. - Submitted by: Lauren (H!)
Fall Out Boy's, "Sending Postcards From a Plane Crash (Wish You Wer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
There were so many times
So many times with you.
So many times with you.
The Real Lyrics:
I will sever the ties
Sever the ties, with you.
Sever the ties, with you.
The Story: I'm sending this in under my friend Shannon, because she hears lyrics so wrong. And it's funny. The best part about it is that even though I tell her it is the wrong lyric, she still continues to sing it incorrectly, even after I've pointed it out to her numerous times. - Submitted by: Shannon's Friend
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Tell Mommy I'm watching you two from the closet.
The Real Lyrics:
Don't mind me, I'm watching you two from the closet.
The Story: I'm British and don't even say 'Mommy'. So I have no idea why I thought it was that. Great song, though. - Submitted by: H
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We're going down down on a merry-go-round
Sugar we're going down spinning
I'll be your number one with a bullet
Another gun complex, cock it and pull it.
Sugar we're going down spinning
I'll be your number one with a bullet
Another gun complex, cock it and pull it.
The Real Lyrics:
We're going down down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
The Story: A friend of mine got this one wrong. He can never get lyrics right, so he just sings whatever seems to make sense in his mind. Some of the things he comes up with though, I don't even want to know what's going through his mind. - Submitted by: Shelley
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Well don't mind me
I'm just watching YouTube from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans.
I'm just watching YouTube from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans.
The Real Lyrics:
Well don't mind me
I'm just watching you two from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans.
I'm just watching you two from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans.
The Story: I honestly don't know what happened. I know the lyrics to this song, but I found myself thinking/singing/believing that the lyrics somehow involved YouTube today. - Submitted by: Kristin
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I know you got a complex, cock it and pull it.
The Real Lyrics:
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
The Story: This wasn't me misunderstanding the lyrics, it was one of my friends. Even though we told her the correct line, she insists on singing it wrong. Cock it and pull it, indeed! - Submitted by: Samantha
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I know you got Tampax, cock it and pull it.
The Real Lyrics:
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
The Story: I was singing this song in the car with my friend Ang driving. She kinda looked at me and was like, "You know it's not 'I know you got Tampax, cock it and pull it' right?" But that's the way I had been singing this song for a while now. And this was just a week ago. - Submitted by: Avé
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Loaded gun complex
Cock it and pull it.
Cock it and pull it.
The Real Lyrics:
Loaded God complex
Cock it and pull it.
Cock it and pull it.
The Story: I argued with my friend for days over this one, until I finally looked it up online. I was shocked. - Submitted by: Sam A.
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Wishing to be the freak s*** in your jeans.
The Real Lyrics:
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans.
The Story: My boyfriend sang this song to me the other day. He went 'wishin' to bet the freak s*** in your jeans'. I love this song, so I clocked him one. We made up later. [Ed.'s note: Ahhh, true love!] - Submitted by: Stephaniejf
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Going Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And load gah comfle, c***-headed bully.
The Real Lyrics:
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
The Story: I was at the skating rink, and we were having a singing contest to this song. I won, so I had to sing the song all by myself, at least the chorus, without the music. I sang it, and the totally hot worker starting staring at me when I sang "C***-headed bully!". - Submitted by: Xglamourousx
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Going Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I know you're just a cotton-pickin' cock-eating bully.
The Real Lyrics:
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
The Story: The first time I heard this, my husband pointed out that it sounded like they were saying "Cock-eating bully". We always sing the wrong lyrics now and laugh our butts off. It's more fun that way. - Submitted by: Becky
Fall Out Boy's, "The Take Over, The Break's Over"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Im bobbing for all of compensate oh headliners and fast fast fast ya got me feelin.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm boring but over compensate with, Headlines and flash flash flash photography.
The Story: I can never understand Patrick Stump and so I make up what I think the lyrics are. Then I look them up and I wouldn't have imagined them being what they are. - Submitted by: Mercedes
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's A God Damn Arms Race"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Mer-ce, Mer-ce-des
The Real Lyrics:
This ain't a scene, it's a g**d*** arms race.
The Story: Just thought it was a song about a girl called Mercedes... - Submitted by: Alice
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a maiden man and the lives I lead
Are oh so into cats, oh so into cats.
Are oh so into cats, oh so into cats.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm a leading man and the lies I weave
Are oh so intricate, oh so intricate.
Are oh so intricate, oh so intricate.
The Story: I had no idea what this part of the song had to do with the rest of the song, much less the title of the song. But I had always suspected that Fall Out Boy had a more feminine side. :-) - Submitted by: Jt1421
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
The Misheard Lyrics:
This ain't a scene, it's a g**d*** arm brace.
The Real Lyrics:
This ain't a scene, it's a g**d*** arms race.
The Story: This was when it first came out. I was listening to the radio, and just before he started to play the song, the DJ was talking about the video or something (I don't remember). When he was done, he was like "So, here's Fall Out Boy with 'This Ain't a Scene...'" Of course, I thought it was "arm brace", because as the DJ was saying the title, the intro had started playing, so I couldn't hear it right. I sang "arm brace" for the longest time, until I looked up the lyrics. - Submitted by: flipside
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, This Is An Arms Race"
The Misheard Lyrics:
This ain't a city
It's a g**d*** earthquake.
It's a g**d*** earthquake.
The Real Lyrics:
This ain't a scene
It's a g**d*** arms race.
It's a g**d*** arms race.
The Story: I often wondered how an earthquake could be mistaken for a city. - Submitted by: Mme. Booker
Fall Out Boy's, "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
The Misheard Lyrics:
In hotel rooms, collecting patience for lovers.
The Real Lyrics:
In hotel rooms, collecting page six lovers.
The Story: I was playing one of those "guess the song" games on a message board I go on. You were given a few lines of a song, and you ahd to guess what song that was and who sang it. So, I decided to post some lyrics from TFTM. I put, "I only think in the form of crunching numbers/In hotel rooms, collecting patience for lovers". There was a HUGE gap between the times of my post and the next one, in which someone wrote, "It's 'collecting page six lovers, not collecting patience for lovers'." haha no wonder why no one else could get it! - Submitted by: flipside
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