FALL OUT BOY’S ‘INFINITY ON HIGH’ SENTENCE STARTERS
feel free to change pronouns/etc!
‘ i found the safest place to keep all our old mistakes. ’
‘ long live the car crash hearts. ’
‘ cry on the couch, and all the poets come to life. fix me in forty-five. ’
‘ i can take all your problems away with a nod and a wave of my hand. ’
‘ that’s just the kind of boy that i am. ’
‘ the only thing i haven’t done yet is die. ’
‘ crowds are won and lost and won again. ’
“THE TAKE OVER, THE BREAKS OVER”
‘ baby, seasons change, but people don’t. ’
‘ i’m boring. ’
‘ don’t pretend you ever forgot about me. ’
‘ wouldn’t you rather be a widow than a divorcee? ’
‘ we don’t fight fair. ’
‘ they say your head can be a prison; then these are just conjugal visits. ’
‘ people will dissect us till this doesn’t mean a thing anymore. ’
‘ we do it in the dark with smiles on our faces. ’
‘ we’re trapped and well concealed in secret places. ’
THIS AIN’T A SCENE, IT’S AN ARMS RACE
‘ i am an arms dealer, fitting you with weapons in the form of words. ’
‘ i don’t really care which side wins. ’
‘ that’s just the business i’m in. ’
‘ this ain’t a scene, it’s a goddamn arms race. ’
‘ i’m not a shoulder to cry on. ’
‘ i’m a leading man, and the lies i weave are oh-so intricate. ’
‘ i wrote the gospel on giving up. ’
I’M LIKE A LAWYER WITH THE WAY I’M ALWAYS TRYING TO GET YOU OFF (ME & YOU)
‘ last year’s wishes are this year’s apologies. ’
‘ every time i come home i take my last chance to burn a bridge or two. ’
‘ i only keep myself this sick in the head cause i know how the words get you off. ’
‘ we’re the new face of failure: prettier and younger, but not any better off. ’
‘ me and you, setting in a honeymoon if i woke up next to you. ’
‘ i love the tree i used to lay beneath, kissed teeth stained red from a sour bottle baby girl with eyes the size of baby worlds. ’
‘ the best way to make it through with hearts and wrists intact is to realize two out of three ain’t bad. ’
‘ it’s all a game of this or that, now versus then, better off against worse for wear. ’
‘ you’re someone who knows someone who knows someone i once knew. ’
‘ i just want to be a part of this. ’
‘ the road outside my house is paved with good intentions. ’
‘ i could write it better than you ever felt it. ’
‘ hum hallelujah just off the key of reason. ’
‘ i thought i loved you. it was just how you looked in the light. ’
‘ a teenage vow in a parking lot: till tonight do us part. ’
‘ my words are my faith. ’
‘ to hell with our good name. ’
‘ one day, we’ll get nostalgic for disaster. ’
‘ i love you in the same way there’s a chapel in a hospital: one foot in your bedroom and one foot out the door. ’
‘ sometimes we take chances, sometimes we take pills. ’
‘ how cruel is the golden rule when the lives we live are only golden-plated? ’
‘ i knew the lights of the city were too heavy for me. ’
‘ i saw god cry in the reflection of my enemies, and all the lovers with no time for me. ’
‘ all of the mothers raise their babies to stay away from me. ’
‘ all of the mothers raise their babies to stay away from me, and pray they don’t grow up to be me. ’
‘ say a prayer, but let the good times roll in case god doesn’t show. ’
‘ i want these words to make things right, but it’s the wrongs that make the words come to life. ’
‘ who does he think he is? ’
‘ one night, and one more time. ’
‘ thanks for the memories, even if they weren’t so great. ’
‘ he tastes like you, only sweeter. ’
‘ thanks for the memories. ’
‘ i’ve been looking forward to the future, but my eyesight is going bad. ’
‘ they say i only think in the form of crunching numbers. ’
‘ get me out of my mind, and get you out of those clothes. ’
DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I THINK I AM?
‘ penny for your thoughts, but a dollar for your insights, or a fortune for your disaster. ’
‘ they say quitters never win. ’
‘ there’s a world outside of my front door that gets off on being down. ’
‘ i could learn to pity fools, as i’m the worst of all. ’
‘ i can’t stop feeling sorry for myself. ’
‘ we’re broken down on memory lane. ’
‘ we’re alone. ’
THE (AFTER) LIFE OF THE PARTY
‘ i’m a stitch away from making it, and a scar away from falling apart. ’
‘ the full moon pills got me out on the street at night. ’
‘ i cut it loose, watch you work the room. ’
‘ put love on hold. ’
‘ death’s in a double bed. ’
‘ i’m singing songs that could only catch the ear of the desperate. ’
‘ i kiss away young thrills and kills on the mouths of all my friends. ’
THE CARPAL TUNNEL OF LOVE
‘ we take sour sips from life’s lush lips, and we shake the hips in relationships. ’
‘ we might have started singing just a little soon. ’
‘ we’re throwing stones at a glass moon. ’
‘ we’re so miserable and stunning. ’
‘ i slept through the weekend and was dreaming of sinking with the melody of the cliffs of eternity. ’
‘ we might have said goodbyes just a little soon. ’
‘ it was ice cream headaches and sweet avalanche. ’
‘ you call me a bad tipper of the cradle. ’
‘ we’re the has-beens of husbands sharpening the knives of young wives. ’
‘ take two years and call me when you’re better. ’
‘ i wrote a goodbye note in lipstick on your arm when you passed out. ’
‘ best friends, ex-friends till the end. better off as lovers, and not the other way around. ’
‘ “come hell or high water” well, i’m feeling hot and wet. ’
‘ i can’t commit to a thing, be it heart or hospital. ’
‘ the tombstones were waiting, they were half-engraved. they knew it was over, just didn’t know the date. ’
‘ 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: happily ever after below the waist. ’
‘ i’m a preacher sweating in the pew for the salvation i’m bringing you. ’
‘ when i’m home alone, i just dance by myself. ’
‘ i’m alright in bed, but i’m better with a pen. ’
‘ the kid was alright, but it went to his head. ’
‘ i am god’s gift, but why would he bless me with such wit without a conscience equipped? ’
‘ i’m addicted to the way i feel when i think of you. ’
YOU’RE CRASHING, BUT YOU’RE NO WAVE
‘ i’m guessing that you read the morning paper? ’
‘ the headline reads “the man hangs,” but the jury doesn’t. ’
‘ everyone’s looking for relief. ’
‘ clear your throat and face the world. ’
‘ we’re only breathing with the aid of denial. ’
‘ isn’t it tragic? ’
‘ hang on a rope or bated breath, whichever you prefer. ’
‘ not a word could make you comprehend. ’
‘ i can talk my way out of anything. ’
I’VE GOT ALL THIS RINGING IN MY EARS AND NONE ON MY FINGERS
‘ you’re a canary, i’m a coal mine. ’
‘ sorrow is just all the rage. ’
‘ i’m so sorry, but not really. ’
‘ the truth hurts worse than anything i could bring myself to do to you. ’
‘ do you remember the way i held your hand under the lamp post and ran home this way, so many times i could close my eyes? ’
‘ i’ve loved everything about you that hurt. ’
‘ let me see your moves. ’
‘ everybody wants to drive on through the night if it’s a drive back home. ’
‘ things aren’t the same anymore. ’
‘ i sleep with your old shirts and walk through this house in your shoes. ’
‘ it’s a strange way of saying that i know i’m supposed to love you. ’
‘ i’m supposed to love you. ’
‘ i’ve already given up on myself twice; third time is the charm. ’
‘ i threw caution to the wind, but i’ve got a lousy arm. ’
‘ some nights, they get so bad i almost pick up the phone. ’
‘ you saved my life. ’
‘ you saved my life, that night on the roof of your hotel. ’
IT’S HARD TO SAY “I DO,” WHEN I DON’T
‘ i’m not gonna repeat myself, so listen carefully to every word i say. ’
‘ i’m the only one who’s gonna get away with making excuses today. ’
‘ you’re appealing to emotions that i simply do not have. ’
‘ put your hands in the air, and don’t make a sound. ’
‘ don’t get the wrong idea. ’
‘ we’re gonna shoot you. ’
‘ there’s nothing in your head or pocket, throat or wallet, that could change how this goes. ’
‘ when i said i’d return to you, i meant more like a relapse. ’
‘ the only ring i want buried with me are the ones around my eyes. ’
