grandtheftalicia 2007-10-04 13:38:24    

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Okay I'm gonna take a shot at this. I may be WAY off, but at least I can say I tried. First of all this song IS about how Pete ODed on Ativan.

I'm sleeping my way out of this one
With anyone who will lie down
I'll be stuck fixated on one star
When the world is crashing down

He's just been out of it and not really worried about anything. He doesn't care who is with him, he's not being picky. He'll be daydreaming about one thing when all these other things are happening around him and he doesn't even seem to notice.

I keep telling myself
I keep telling myself
I'm not the desperate type
But you've got me looking in through blinds
I keep telling myself
I keep telling myself
I'm not the desperate type

He keeps trying to reassure himself that he's not desperate enough to end his own life, but the person who has made him feel this way has him emotionally traped.

Sitting out dances on the wall
Trying to forget everything that isn't you
I'm not going home alone
Cause I don't do too well
Sitting out dances on the wall
Trying to forget everything that isn't you
I'm not going home alone
Cause I don't do too well on my own

He's not worried about things that he usually likes to do [[like dancing]] because all he wants to worry about is this person and he's trying to forget everything else except them. He is not going to leave if he's still alone because he's afraid that he might hurt/kill himself, he doesn't really care who goes home with him, but he would prefer for it to be this person.

The only thing worse than not knowing
Is you thinking that I don't know
I'm having another episode
I just need a stronger dose

The only thing that's worse than not knowing whatever it is he's talking about is this person thinking that he doesn't know when he actually does. So this person thinks he's ignorant, but he really DIES know. And this makes him anxious and he has an emotional episode, so he takes more pills to try to feel better.

anonymous 2007-10-26 18:20:08    

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It's about pete/patrick wanting to commit suiside I saw an interveiw on it

dancemylifeawy 2007-11-16 22:22:10    

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"Wentz uses irony and other devices to narrate personal experiences, as reflected in the song "7 Minutes in Heaven," which was based on his own attempted suicide in 2005. " ((From ABC news))

i don't know whether or not pete is straight edge but to clear something up it is very common for a straight edger to abstain from SEX, drugs, and alcohol ( xXx )
i swear I read somewhere like seventeen magazine that pete was a virgin but that was about a year ago, and he's going out with ashlee so I doubt it's still true

It was pete's mom that saved him from suicide, not patrick... pete had called his manager slurring his words and the manager knew something was wrong so he called pete's mom who came and got him (at best buy)

anyone know if "I've got a dark alley..." is really about his attempted suicide also?

anonymous 2007-12-11 14:29:00    

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I'm no good at interpreting songs, but I remember reading somewhere that it's about Pete trying to kill himself.

anonymous 2007-12-11 21:17:19    

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Atavan is a sleeping pill, and if you all remember correctly the first line of the song is " I'm sleeping my way out of this one" also I think it refers to the fact that he'll have meaningless sex just to replace his feelings of depression.

"im having another episode, I just need a stronger dose"
hes feeling really depressed, and needs more atavan because by sleeping it means he can leave the world behind.

so yea in a way it's about how wanting this girl makes him feel empty but also it does incorporate aspects of how he feels about his OD episode

jamie

anonymous 2007-12-17 04:02:16    

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HELLO!!???

Any true Fall Out Boy fan (like me) would know that this song was written in 2005 after what was believed to be a suicide attempted by pete wentz.

Pete overdosed on the anti-depressant of the anxiety medication Ativan, and as a result, spent a week in hospital.

'I'm having another episode
I just need a stronger dose '

Pete is having one of those terrible days and just wants it all to stop. And to make it all stop, he just needs a stronger dose.

If you do not believe me, read the 'Personal Life' section of Pete on this URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Wentz


This song sounds a lot like he is trying to sleep with some girl, and that could very well be part of it. But this song is mainly referring to Pete's 'experience'.

The URL above explains alot.

I love Pete's lyrics, and the way they are bought to life by Patrick's amazing vocals is...well...AMAZING!!

I wonder if any of the Fall Out Boy members ever read what other people interpret their songs as??


If they do...i say a HUGE THANKYOU to andy, joe, pete and patrick.

with out andy's steady drum rythm, joes wonderful trirling skills, pete's lyrics and screams, and patricks voice...

Fall Out Boy would not be the same.

Thank you

anonymous 2007-12-17 04:08:10    

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Also, Dancemyfly...or watever...who said that pete's mum saved him is WRONG! pete was listening to a song in the car and he called his manager. whilst on the phone to his manager he passed out and dropped his phone, all the manager could hear was a song playing and he knew something was wrong. So he called the hospital.

SO IT WAS NOT HIs MUM. although after he got out from hospital, he went to live with parents, so I geuss his mum did help in some way.

anonymous 2008-01-02 21:45:38    

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I think the narrator is depressed that he can't get closed to a girl that he likes.. and doesn't know how to deal with it.. possibly relating to Pete's almost OD.

danipaz 2008-01-13 16:03:13    

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"I'm sleeping my way out of this one
With anyone who will lie down "
He would sleep with anyone just to forget about her.
"I'll be stuck fixated on one star
When the world is crashing down"
He will be obssesed with her forever.
"I keep telling myself
I'm not the desperate type "
He tries to convince himself that he doesn't need anyone, but clearly he's inlove with her and would do anything just to be around her.
"Sitting out dances on the wall
Trying to forget everything that isn't you "
He watches other girls, but it only reminds him of her.
"I'm not going home alone
Cause I don't do too well on my own "
I feels lonely, so he goes to bed with any chick that wants to.
"The only thing worse than not knowing
Is you thinking that I don't know "
She cheated on him, she thinks he doesn't know, but he knows.
"I'm having another episode
I just need a stronger dose"
This woul mean a lot of things like:
1) He miss her, so he has to see her, talk to her.
2) He only thinks about her and it makes him really sad, so he decides to take a pills for the anxiety (ativan)

.FOB_lover. 2008-01-24 03:44:22    

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It's about Pete Wentz's suicide attempt! they wrote it about that, because he overdosed on a drug called "Atavin", hence the name "7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)"

Wildwest814 2008-01-28 19:25:54    

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I know for a fact this ones about Petes feeling when he OD'd on atavan.

anonymous 2008-04-08 13:53:56    

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It's about Pete tried to kill himself once with drugs. He was almost killed, I really glad that he survived, because he couldn't write the best songs ever anymore...

anonymous 2008-05-29 10:31:37    

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I don't know if anyone even reads this thread but please reply back.

"7 minutes in heaven" is basically a game where people are coupled together, and they have to make out, no strings attached. Basically like spin the bottle.

Therefore it relates some peoples points of him just wanting to sleep with other girls no strings attached, so he'll forget the girl he really likes.