#doldrums

march 2018, pete mentions writing a song for shrek that got rejected because they wrote their own song and didn’t listen to what the movie execs wanted. people ask him on twitter what song it was, he says bang the doldrums.

BUT I BELIEVE BASED ON ALL THE EVIDENCE THAT THIS WAS MERELY A MIX UP OF THE SONG TITLES.

1) blogspot post from january 2007 - pete talks about writing and recording a new song tentatively called “i dont think you know who i think i am” after being asked and inspired to write for a movie that sounds to me like it could be shrek. he talks about the movie character being as close as it comes to making sense with fall out boy, which tbh is so cute if you think he’s talking about shrek.

2) in january 2007, less than a month before the release of infinity on high, dykwitia was not on the published album tracklists. this makes sense if it was a song they were just now writing for a movie and added to the album at the last second.

3) in 2018, an interviewer asks pete whether choosing to have butch walker produce the albums post-hiatus contributed to fall out boy’s changed sound. pete says that they actually did work with butch walker on a pre-hiatus song for fall out boy, the song that was supposed to be in shrek, which pete refers to as “bang the doldrums.” BUT WHAT SONG DID BUTCH WALKER PRODUCE FOR FALL OUT BOY ON INFINITY ON HIGH?? DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I THINK I AM? !!!!!!

anyway. dykwitia shrek song

bonus evidence: the line “don’t you know who he thinks he is?” IS IN THE MOVIE 👹

3 December 2025, Chicago, IL — Blogpost.

My Dear,

As I pace in circles spinning an empty room and the gusts of wind permeate the shallow windows, I feel a chill of insistence rush down my spine. It’s Wednesday morning and I can’t stop thinking. I rush out to the side door to light a cigarette and the sun has hidden itself behind the horizon and the endless grey mirage. The snowstorm hit hard yesterday and it’s locked me inside with nothing but my thoughts. A shiver blasts through my body as I take one last puff and put the flame out in the snow. I am inside now and I am lonely.

I’ve met plenty of people who admit they love Chicago, but the winters debate with them as if they should pack a bag and disappear. I tend to believe I am in the mentioned camp of people. I know I can make it through the harsh and bizarrely hateful doldrums, but it will be hard. Wish me luck.

With Love,

buttered bread || lol do you want to see it's winter counterpart? md