The Youngblood Chronicles as Patrick’s Career: The Master Post
So. In a bout of extended tinfoil haberdashery, I examined the entirety of Fall Out Boy’s Youngblood Chronicles horror movie/music videos as an allegory for Patrick’s solo career during the hiatus. Clocking in at just around 12,000 words, each post features the interpretation and a link to the video. Here are the 10 videos, interpreted:
The Phoenix : Changed and Raised
Young Volcanoes : For Your Consumption
Alone Together : Alone in the Dark, It's All Just Me
The Mighty Fall : Lost In the Burning Woods
Just One Yesterday : The Rot At the Core
Where Did The Party Go : Kill Your Darlings, Darling--They're Already Dead
Death Valley : When you Walk Through Hell, You Come Out On Fire
Rat-A-Tat : Hitting Rock Bottom
Miss Missing You : Remember Where You Came From, Boy
Save Rock And Roll: Back To The Places That We Never Shoulda Left
I didn’t bother doing “My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark“ because it’s the hiatus itself. The band burned their bridges and split (and the Vixens burned their merch) and they were all tied up in the back of a van with gunny-sacks over their heads. It was about Patrick thinking he had to seal off the creative conduits he shared with the band so that he could pursue solo music of a different sound.