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hum--hallelujah · 9 months

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the THING about Disloyal Order Of Water Buffaloes is that, #1, it is one of the most melodically satisfying songs I've ever heard and that's why it was one of the first FOB songs I actually listened to of my own free choice, and #2, it makes people crazy insane bc so many of the lyrics simply make zero sense on a surface level EXCEPT "I'm half doomed and you're semi sweet" which IMMEDIATELY gets across its point and acts as a thesis statement to the song, thus allowing an understanding of the rest of the lyrics to fall into place

#especially the second verse I still have to think about a lot bc it sounds like nonsense until you really dig into it #but I tend to interpret it as actually somewhat literal #a lot of truck stops have fancy painted porcelain or glass doll displays or souvenirs (which is how I read the lizard scales line #which is also funny bc usamerican truck stop gift shops often make zero sense in most ways skskskdkdn)#and it's kind of like this weird futility. like it's pretty on the surface it's nostalgic but it's also SO out of place #and probably cheap and veneered as well #which is.... absolutely fascinating in the wider context of folie and its creation #something something music industry something something the band itself at certain points in their history (especially #right before the hiatus)#idk man. all I know is that disloyal order is insane and also insanely fun to sing. the melody is just OUGH I wanna drink it #she speaks!#m #fob #fall out boy #folie a deux

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