[Verse 2] The next time the phone can wring my neck It gets no answer And the time that I've spent telling in my roots I'm shaking in my boots
But still it looks at me Like an old friend I've betrayed The dark side of the doormat Is the one your shoes have frayed
[Pre-Chorus] What you do on your own time's just fine My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know What meant the world imploded, faded and demoted All my oxygen to product gas And suffocated my last chance
[Chorus] You said, between your smiles and regrets "Don't say it's over" Dead and gone, dead and gone
Calm before the storm set it off And the sun burnt out, tonight A reception less than warm set it off And the sun burnt out, tonight
[Interlude] Calm before the storm set it off And the sun burnt out, tonight Reception less than warm And the sun burnt out, tonight
[Outro] Tonight The sun burnt out The sun burnt out, tonight The sun burnt out, tonight
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“Calm Before The Storm” was the only song that was originally made for ”Evening Out With Your Girlfriend” that was also on “Take This To Your Grave”: Fall Out Boy’s first studio album. The “Take This To Your Grave” version has a different second verse. This version’s second verse was written by Patrick Stump, the band’s vocalist and rhythm guitarist, while the newer version’s second verse was written by Pete Wentz, the bassist and main lyricist.
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