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Fall Out Boy - Fame < Infamy Song Meanings

So I noticed that this song didn't have anything posted. I guess I'll take a shot at it. I read somewhere that Pete Wentz wrote this because of how FOB has so many people that love them and so many haters. "Fame
Someone add more! that's all I've got!

Submitted by: mikhail
Added: 2007-05-30 12:42:09     Rating:

Well, I have no time to say what all the lines mean, so I will make my opinion brief
wow even the name is confusing fame < infamy
fame < infamy what does that mean in whole for all who don't know maths
this simply mean Fame is less than infamy.... but in a strange way, it also means better for people to understand- fame is greater than infamy.
meaning it is better to be a normal guy in society than fame(sometimes)
but those the name have anything to do with the song.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
firstly this song reminds me of this aint no scene its a arms race.......
in the sense it talks alttle about the fame life and musician and how the fame life can crumble down on a person
the song are similar because of the fact that they compare religous and social aspect of life to music , I am preacher was a line used in both songs

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-06-17 13:16:09     Rating:

The meaning of the song is pretty obvious.
it's talking about how their music helps all the fans.
hence, "for the salvation I'm bringing you."
the whole message of the album is pretty much "we help you but we can't help ourselves.."

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-07-27 10:50:01     Rating:

The song is about the title. They are saying that Fame is less than Infamy. The line "The kid was alright but it went to his head" is saying that the kid became famous but he became full of himself, so the songwriter is saying the being famous is less than being powerful. That's my opinion and I hope it helps.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-07-28 23:04:20     Rating:

I think it's about the writer becoming famous and rather big-headed about it and his struggle to stay grounded and not get carried away with all the fame. -
"I am God's gift but why would he bless me with
Such wit whithout a consious equipped"

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-10-31 16:10:51     Rating:

First of all, infamy doesn't mean that you're not famous. It means that you're well known, but not liked or even hated. Like Hitler or president Bush. I think it's about the fact that FOB has so many people that don't like them.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-11-05 02:39:14     Rating:

My interpretation is that the song is about pedophilia; namely, a old priest/preacher/religious type person ("I'm a preacher, sweating in the pews,"/"I am God's gift,") who begins this weird pedophillic affair with this young boy who becomes conceited over the fact this guy is willing to risk his reputation over this. The priest can tell it's wrong but can't help himself, the boy doesn't really care about it being wrong.

Submitted by: randomperson
Added: 2007-11-09 21:03:34     Rating:

I think that the title, basically describes the meaning of the song- fame < infamy -saying that fame is less than infamy (being famous or well none for bad reasons) and so people nowadays are more commonly famous for the bad things they do than the good. Like how the most popular headlines are that some famous person drove drunk or something, well everyone will remember them for that, but maybe no that first movie they made...

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