Panic! At The Disco: The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage Meaning

Song Released: 2005

The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage Lyrics

Sit tight, I'm gonna need you to keep time, come on, just snap snap snap your fingers for me.
Good good, now we're making some progress, come on just tap tap tap your toes to the beat.

And I believe, this may call for a proper...

1. anonymous

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   Jun 26th 2007 !⃝

   If you haven't noticed...none of their song titles have any refrence to the actual song. Martyr dosent have a point right now.

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2. anonymous

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   Apr 28th 2007 !⃝

   I think the person who is two (Maybe three, depending how you count it) above me has got the wrong song. LOL
   
   =]
   
   xx
3. anonymous

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   Feb 19th 2007 !⃝

   I think the interpretation is correct. However, note the line: "It seems the artists these days are not who you think, but we'll pick back up on that on another page..."
   
   The song wasn't written by Panic. It was written by a seperate songwriter, I believe his name is Mark. When they went into the studio, Mark didn't like thier sound. That line was put in by Mark because, well, Panic isn't the artists that you think, but no one is going to bring it up right away and mess with thier careers.
   
   Not too much about interpretation, by ironic, nonetheless.

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4. anonymous

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   Nov 21st 2006 !⃝

   FALL OUT BOY DID NOT WRITE THEIR SONGS!!!! RYAN ROSS WRITES THE MUSIC!!! FALL OUT BOY WRITES ABOUT SEX, MASTURBATION, AND WOMEN (I like fall out boy. I'm not trying to insult them by the way.) THE SINGER DOESN'T EVEN WRITE THE LYRICS IN FALL OUT BOY!!! pete wentz writes the lyrics. In case you don't have your facts straight, pete wentz is the BASSIST!!! just because he signs panic! at the disco to fueled by ramen/ decay dance doesn't mean that he writes their songs for them. Why ARE people so ignorant? (and whoever thinks pete writes panic!s lyrics, get your facts straight before you go and say dumb things about the best band in the whole world who actually write lyrics not about penis size or sex.)
5. anonymous

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   Oct 3rd 2006 !⃝

   Hey just to clarify pete the bassist of fall out boy wrote the line "trophy boys, trophy wives" not the singer (patrick) of fall out boy.

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6. anonymous

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   Aug 5th 2006 !⃝

   I think it's about someone who gets back at his ex
   he looks better than before, and is more confident.
   
   
   "i'm the new cancer, never looked better, you can't stand it.
   Because you say so under your breath.
   You're reading lips "when did he get all confident?"
   
   then, his ex becomes disoriented: goes to the ladies room to recover, as she is feeling out of it: he talks about her to people around him:
   
   "next is a trip to the, the ladies room in vain, and
   i bet you just can't keep up (keep up) with these fashionistas, and
   tonight, tonight you are, you are a whispering campaign.
   I bet to them your name is "cheap", I bet to them you look like shh..."
   
   he has laced her cigs
   "talk to the mirror, oh, choke back tears.
   And keep telling yourself that "i'm a diva!"
   oh and the smokes in that cigarette box on the table,
   they just so happen to be laced with nitroglycerin."

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7. anonymous

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   Jul 18th 2006 !⃝

   The "trophy boys trophy wives" part and many other lines were written by the singer of fall out boy. Dont know if that helps anyone but just thought I would dish out a random fact.

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8. anonymous

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   Jul 11th 2006 !⃝

   If you think about it... The only difference between them selling out and being a sucess ("martrydom", according to another post here) or being a total flop ("suicide") with this first release is how much media attention and good reviews ("press coverage") they get.
   
   So this is an introductory song for the band, with a nice, danceable beat.
9. imXjustXme

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   Jul 8th 2006 !⃝

   Yeah, it's what all you said up there! but this part: "It seems the artists these days are not who you think/So we'll pick back up on that on another page"
   
   I think when they make a new album that's there other page! since there hole album is like a story theyll just keep adding on
10. anonymous

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    Jul 6th 2006 !⃝

    Actually no offence to the person above but martyrdom IS a REAL word if you don't believe me, here's the definition from dictionary.com:
    2 entries found for martyrdom.
    mar·tyr·dom ( P ) Pronunciation Key (märtr-dm)
    n.
    
    1.
    a.The state of being a martyr.
    b.The suffering of death by a martyr.
    2. Extreme suffering of any kind.
    
    so that may help with your interpretation
11. CraD

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    Jun 16th 2006 !⃝

    "And I believe this may call for a proper introduction, and well, Don't you see, I'm the narrator, and this is just the prologue?" - Its simple, this song is the formal introduction to the album, the prologue to the "picturesque score of passing fantasy" that the band will take the listener through in the course of the album.
12. anonymous

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    Jun 10th 2006 !⃝

    A lot of their songs have things to do with books by Chuck Palahniuk.
13. emvob123

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    May 25th 2006 !⃝

    Here's what I think:
    
    Sit tight I'm gonna need you to keep time
    
    - Referring to their 15 minutes of fame
    
    So come just snap, snap, snap your fingers for me
    Good, good now we're making some progress
    Come on just tap,tap,tap your toes to the beat
    
    - The more people whole support them, the bigger they'll get, which is what they want.
    
    And I believe, this may call for a proper introduction and well
    
    - Referring to introducing themselves because they're new.
    
    Don't you see, I'm the narrator and this is just the prologue...
    
    - Brendon saying 'Hey, I'm the lead singer, this is our band, we're new, and this is our first CD (prologue).'
    
    Swear to shake it up if you swear to listen
    
    - Saying 'As long as we're loved, we'll keep dishing it out.'
    
    Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention
    
    - They're trying to make it big, but are very young.
    
    I, aim to be, your eyes trophy boys, trophy wives
    
    - They want to be the ones that everyone talks and be the famous band boys with beautiful wives.
    
    That's what I believe the song is saying!
14. anonymous

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    May 11th 2006 !⃝

    I think they mean that they are going to get famous and then have wives that look like dolls and they will be trophy boys because they will be so famous
15. anonymous

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    May 9th 2006 !⃝

    What do they mean by trophy boys' trophy wives?

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