The Carpal Tunnel of Love Lyrics
We take sour sips from life's lush lips
And we shake, shake, shake the hips in relationships
Stomp out this disaster town
You'll put your eyes to the sun and say, "I know
You're only blinding to keep back what the clouds are hiding"
[Pre-Chorus 1: Patrick Stump]
And we might have started singing just a little soon
We're throwing stones at a glass moon
[Chorus: Patrick Stump]
Whoa oh, we're so miserable and stunning
Whoa oh, love songs for the genuinely cunning, whoa oh
[Verse 2: Patrick Stump]
We keep the beat with your blistered feet
We bullet the words at the mockingbirds singing
Slept through the weekend, and dreaming
Of sinking with the melody of the cliffs of eternity
Got postcards from my former selves saying, "How you been?"
[Pre-Chorus 2: Patrick Stump]
We might have said goodbyes just a little soon
(Stomp out this disaster town)
Robbing lips and kissing banks under this moon
Whoa oh, we're so miserable and stunning
Whoa oh, love songs for the genuinely cunning
Whoa oh, we're so miserable and stunning
Whoa oh, love songs for the genuinely cunning, whoa oh
[Bridge: Pete Wentz]
It was ice cream headaches and sweet avalanche
When the pearls in our shells got up to dance
You call me a bad tipper of the cradle
Tired yawns for fawns on hunter's lawns
We're the has-beens of husbands
Sharpening the knives of young wives
Take two years and call me when you're better
Take teardrops of mine, find yourself wetter
[Chorus: Patrick Stump]
Whoa oh, we're so miserable and stunning
Whoa oh, love songs for the genuinely cunning
Whoa oh, we're so miserable and stunning
Whoa oh, love songs for the genuinely cunning, whoa oh...
About
“The Carpal Tunnel of Love” originated as a promotional single for the album. It’s a blend of the phrases “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” (a condition caused by perpetual pressure on the wrist) and “Tunnel of Love” (a nickname for the “Old Mill” amusement rides in which people would ride a boat through dark tunnels).
It is the only song on the album to feature Pete Wentz’s screaming, a quality that was more prominent on their earlier albums. Wentz uses his screaming for the bridge, which eventually overlaps with Stump’s partially falsetto vocals for the reprisal of the chorus.
The music video features characters from the online webseries “Happy Tree Friends” and also features the band members drawn in the style.
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