me and pete in the wake of saturday

pete wentz

peter lewis kingston wentz iii

the bassist for fall out boy

that one tiny emo guy

bronx wentz’s dad

meagan camper’s significant other

that meme-y dude from the fall out fellas

1. there were at least 2 demos and many different sets of lyrics

2. elisa (patrick’s wife) asked patrick “would andy hurley really play that?” about a drum part on one of these demos, causing patrick to change it

3. patrick did not notice the “mr. stump” part until he was interviewed by rolling stone

4. the “mr. stump” part is said by Butch Walker (FOB’s producer), and is pitch-shifted to sound like a woman

5. Butch Walker came up with Pete’s bassline on the song, as he found the original to be boring

6. Patrick originally considered having the song in ¾ tempo, changing it to 4/4 later on

7. The original lyrics on one verse were “Life goes by so fast / You blink and you miss it / But all of my friends get messed up to make it go quicker / Mirror, mirror on the wall / I guess I’m just like my father after all”

8. Patrick says those lyrics were “wrong” and “rambling”, choosing to swap them for the lyrics we have today

Sources:

-Rolling Stone Interview with Patrick