#lyrics: fourth of july by fall out boy

[projectmayhem-stims]

I WISH I’D KNOWN HOW MUCH YOU LOVED ME

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Betty Grof for @sevenflipperrolls !

[tolerateit]

in between being young and being right you were my versailles at night

[amaliatheartist]

And I miss you in the June gloom too

[rosegoldcas]

No offense but I’ll be as honest as you let me, I miss your early morning company! if you get me! you are my favorite “what if,” !!!!!!!!! you are the best “I’ll never know”!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t mean any of it, I just got too lonely. If you even care.

[yoyosuitehearts]

you are my favorite 'what if'

you are my best 'i'll never know'

[iwannabeacowboylikeme]

me the second it hit midnight today

[doodleimprovement]

I said I'd never miss you But I guess you never know May the bridges I have burned Light my way back home

Fourth of July :: Fall Out Boy :: American Beauty/American Psycho (2015)

Funny enough, it was Aro Awareness week that finally got me to finish this. Something I've noticed about being Aro is that I tend to take songs about romantic love and relate them to my own experiences with platonic love and loss and all that stuff.

I know i posted something about my sister last week using the same song, but I've been going through a lot recently. She's still on my mind, and so is this song.

Thanks for the patience. Hopefully I'll get art-block conquered soon.

[licdracuyalli]

You were my Versailles at night

You are my favorite "what if", you are my best I'll never know

And I'm starting to forget just what summer ever meant to you, what did it ever mean to you?

I wish I'd known how much you loved me I wish I cared enough to know

[unized-3]

the independence day of america is on the fourth of july. this is an obvious reference to the song 'fourth of july' by american rock band, fall out boy

[alexalblondo]

I always forget how good “American Beauty/American Psycho” actually was

[khruschevshoe]

I was rereading Burn the House Down (as is my monthly wont) and listening to some of the songs I set aside for Vibes and I would like to posit my other main Janthia song (that I haven't already made an aesthetic board for): Fourth of July by Fall Out Boy. I mean, C'MON, look at just the chorus alone:

It was the fourth of July You and I were, you and I were fire, fire, fireworks That went off too soon And I miss you in the June gloom too It was the fourth of July You and I were, you and I were fire, fire, fireworks I said I'd never miss you, but I guess you never know May the bridges I have burned Light my way back home on the fourth of July

@flower-crowned-lady @henrythepug

[milligramspoison]

Still a 50/50 chance for Fourth of July to be one of the magic 8 balls tonight…just saying 😵‍💫

[evensquirrellier]

Fourth of July - Fall Out Boy // Warm Regards - Penelope Scott

These two lyrics are sisters to me. Something about expecting people to care about you less than they do. Something about underestimating your ability to hurt people and their capacity to hurt. They keep me up at night.

[aliengraverobberz]

No offence bro but- you and I were fireworks that went off too soon and I miss you in the June gloom too

[ambriel-angstwitch]

Fourth of July through the Lens of Zuko (and Azula)

It was the Fourth of July You and I were, you and I were fire, fire, fireworks That went off too soon

Fireworks that went off too soon - Fireworks are beautiful sights to behold due to careful planning. One going off early is an unfortunate accident that would ruin the show. Due to their upbringing of constantly being pressured to achieve the highest ironically Zuko and Azula couldn’t reach their full potential. Azula was excelling from a young age which put a spotlight on her. This made it so failure no longer was an option but failure is how we grow. When she feels as though she’s failing she completely breaks down. On the flip side we have Zuko who could never seem to be enough. He constantly was left chasing his fathers ideas of what’s right for firebending and actions that he didn’t do what was better for him. Then he was sent young and angry on a wild chase around the world. If they’d been allowed to grow on their own time and learn in their own ways they could have been well rounded and intelligent individuals who could have worked well together. But they’d been forced to grow up too soon. All this is similar to how if the firework had gone off at the right time it would have been a sight to behold but due to its timing it became a mess

And I miss you in the June gloom too

Pete uses “the June gloom” to describe the fairly uneventful month before July. Zuko probably missed his home the most in the uneventful times, in the years where Aang wasn’t out of the ice when his purpose wasn’t as easy to track.

I said I'd never miss you, but I guess you never know

Zuko never seemed to be miss Azula his goal was always to regain his fathers approval and to get back to his father. But in a lot of ways he did miss her even after he had her again because there was a time before they were pitted eachother that all they had for eachother was love when Zuzu wasn’t used to mock but rather because K sounds are hard for young children to use.

May the bridges I have burned light my way back home on the fourth of July

Zuko throughout the series consistently burns the bridges that will lead him home. For example when he wanted to go home to the Fire nation he did the actions of a traitor as the blue spirit. Though the interesting thing about this wording is that the bridges burning is what lights the way back home so you can’t see the way until you’ve created the destruction which is similar to how Zuko doesn’t realize that his destiny until after he betrays Iroh. Until he’s laid in the wreckage of his mistakes that he realizes that being in the Fire Nation won’t make him happy. That he needs to carve his own path. That his uncle has been the only person that’s been with him through all his struggles. The Gaang and Uncle become his home.

I'll be as honest as you'll let me

Zuko is willing to admit to all his wrongdoings and seek forgiveness. He’s changed. But the Gaang have a hard time believing him and worry it’s just a trick. After all Azula was great at lying, but Zuko unbeknownst to them lacks this skill.

I miss your early morning company If you get me

Zuko misses Iroh the person who was there for him when he woke up on the ship the first time and any other time he woke up from a nightmare.

You are my favorite what if You are my best I'll never know

After Zuko saw Katara and Sokka’s sibling dynamic there’s a part of him that’s jealous of what they have. Azula is his favorite what if, he wants to believe that under different circumstances they could have been best friends or at least had a less deadly sibling rivalry. He wishes they could have had a healthy relationship.

And I'm starting to forget Just what summer ever meant to you What did it ever mean to you?

To Zuko summer meant their family was happy. It meant watching plays with his mom. It meant playing on the beach with Azula and Lu Ten. Ember island is where he remembers his family whole and happy. Then most recently Ember island is the first place that we see Azula be vulnerable, they both reconnect. We don’t know exactly what Ember Island used to mean to Azula but we know now that they’re teens she also finds it depressing. Whether that’s because it also used to be a happy place to her or if it’s because she used to see Zuko connect with Ursa and not her we’re unaware.

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean any of it I just got too lonely, lonely, whoa. In between being young and being right You were my Versailles at night

Zuko didn’t truly want to betray his uncle, he just got desperate for his fathers love and his home. Zuko wanted to be right about everything because if he wasn’t none of it would have been worth it. But in reality Iroh was the one bright spot left in his family

My 9 to 5 is cutting open old scars again and again 'til I'm stuck in your head Had my doubts but I let them out

Becoming the firelord reopened old wounds. He looked to his father for approval, he misses his mother and he even ended up teaming up with Azula again, despite their past which says that’s a bad idea.

You are the drought And I'm the holy water you have been without

Azula causes destruction and conversely Zuko has learned that Fire can bring life. They could complete and compliment eachother but they haven’t had the chance to.

And all my thoughts of you They could heat or cool the room, and no

Zuko has conflicting feelings about Azula. He loves her but their on different sides and she tried to kill him.

Don't tell me you cried Oh, honey, you don't have to lie

Azula tends to play with people’s emotions. If it benifitted her she would have told Zuko she missed him during his banishment but Azula always lies.

I wish I'd known how much you loved me I wish I cared enough to know

Zuko wished he’d realized how much Iroh loved and cared for him and how little his father did. These are things that would have affected his path.

I'm sorry every song's about you. The torture of small talk with someone you used to love

When Zuko returned to the Fire Nation, his and Azula’s conversations were mostly stilted and blunt. They rarely can open up to each other since Azula sees as weakness, something she can’t have and something she can exploit in Zuko

[doodleimprovement]

I'll be as honest as you'll let me I miss your early morning company If you get me You are my favorite what if You are my best I'll never know And I'm starting to forget Just what summer ever meant to you What did it ever mean to you?

Fourth of July :: Fall Out Boy :: American Beauty/American Psycho (2015)

14 chaotic years later and I still think about her every damn day. Whoever said this shit gets easier was a fucking liar