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Fall Out Boy - Bang the Doldrums Song MeaningsLyrics:I wrote a goodbye note in lipstick on your arm, When you passed out. I couldn't bring myself to call, Except to call it quits. Submitted by: anonymous Added: 2007-04-14 00:23:55 Rating:   What I think it means is that they are friends (duh) remembering the times they spent as friends.
Submitted by: lorah_loves_music I think that this song is about a relationship that is meant to be, but the guy can't commit to it. He liked the girl but he's not sure if he loves her hence the "this is a love song in my own way" but the relationship was based on sex, hence the "happily ever after below the waist"
Submitted by: itsjustme I kind of agree that it's about two people who are great together, but can't ever keep it at the 'just friends' level. even though the guy really likes the girl, he "cant commit to a thing, be it heart or hospital" that could mean that every time she says something about wanting more commitment, he freaks and backs out, but after a while they have to get back together. The part of the song that says that they're "best friends, ex-friends to the end, but better off as lovers and not the other way around" could mean that they are great as a couple but as ex's they can't tolerate each other, but the attraction is still there so they become lovers again because staying broken up isn't good for either of them. I'm not really sure why "racing through the city, windows down in the back of yellow checkered cars(taxis, I'm assuming} was in there. it might be talking about the nature of their relationship (fast paced and kind of crazy and short sighted) which kind of gos with the line about their story ending "happily ever after below the waist". which makes me think that their relationship is based heavily on a strong sexual attraction. Referring again to why they can't stay just friends. ne other ideas? :)
Submitted by: borntosay_iloveyou "I wrote a goodbye note in lipstick on your arm
Submitted by: anonymous I think the first verse he's talking about the realtionship ending. The chorus is saying how thngs will never be the same and they can never be friends only lovers.It also talks about old memories when it says"racing through the city windows down".then in the second verse I think he's saying how he couldnt really commit to her which was why it was over. Also he's kind of desperate when it says"come hell or high water"."I cast a spell over the west to make you think of me the same way I think of you this is a love song in my own way hapily ever after below the waist" is probably referring to hoping that she never forgets about him like he'll never forget about her and probably something about a sexual relationship because below the waist.But then again its whatever pete says it is.
Submitted by: anonymous I think it's about him having a accadental one night stand w/ his friend so now the relationship is weird.
Submitted by: anonymous Ok, I think that the title says it all: Bang the Doldrums. Come on, doldrums are not instruments, if you didn't know...doldrum is like the blues. He's got the blues because his relationship ended bitterly. Now they can't be friends or lovers. Also, the whole "racing through the city, windows down" thing is because you roll the windows down because you need fresh air, right? Now you get it! They can't stand to be in the same car together, so they have to roll the windows down to release the tension. In addition, " in the back of yellow checkered cars" means they are in a taxi, becaue if they are in the BACK of a car, someone os obviously driving them. The relationship is over, so one of them is probably moving out or somthing, and the other is helping them with their stuff...? why are they both in the taxi? oh well. ^^ But yeah, the title says it all. Like playing the blues on your guitar when your depressed. Bang the doldrums, only the clever part is doldrum is an emotion. This only further proves that Pete Wentz is more than a poster boy; how many bands today have such intense lyrics, however confusing some may be?
Submitted by: anonymous I agree that this is a song about a serious relationship that is based on sexual attraction and both of them wanting to commit but never being able to. I understand the situation they are talking about. The boy and girl have love for each other but for whatever reason, they are not "in love" hence, the reason why they can never really commit totally to each other. They are like, friends with benefits; instead of "just friends" they are best friends that happen to really really like each other...a lot. And that's why the guy says that they "are better off as lovers" rather than friends. But when the one of them tries to take their relationship to the next level the other backs down and "calls it quits". I mean, they try the relationship thing but it just doesn't work because like I said before, one is in love and one just loves the other person if that makes sense, hence the lyrical line "cast a spell on the west so that you think of me the same way I think of you".Which can also be interpreted as the guy saying that he wishes that the girl thought of him as just a friend rather than something more because he's just not interested in commitment. And throughout the song they are asking themselves if they are wrong to be in the friends-not friends-lovers tango. Well, that's my two cents. Any other ideas?
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