Cover art for Hold Me Like a Grudge by Fall Out Boy

Hold Me Like a Grudge

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Mar. 24, 20231 viewer58.2K views

Hold Me Like a Grudge Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When you ask how I've been
I know you mean well, I know you mean well

Who am I dialing tonight? That's a bummer
Thaw out my freezer burn feelings for twenty summers

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm just a cherub riding comets through the night sky
Screaming at the stars like night lights

And I love my life, love my life
Running middle fingers through the red lights
And I guess I'm getting older 'cause I'm less pissed
When I can't get onto the guest list

To the end of the world, the end of the world
Fever-dream tangerine sweat
When I get down, down
Silent killers are these years coming like waves
(You put the "fun" into dysfunction)

[Chorus]
Hold me, hold me like a grudge
The world is always spinning, and I can't keep up, woah
Faster and faster, can't do it on my own
Part-time soulmate, full-time problem, yeah
So, hold me like a grudge
[Post-Chorus]
Hold me like a grudge, yeah, yeah
Hold me like a grudge
Hold me like a grudge

[Verse 2]
I guess, somehow, we made it back
And with a few dreams of ours still intact
I am a diamond on the inside, just add the pressure
Know it's inside me but I got no map to my own treasure

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm just a cherub riding comets through the night sky
Screaming at the stars like night lights

And I love my life, love my life
Running middle fingers through the red lights
And I guess I'm getting older 'cause I'm less pissed
We didn't make to your year-end best list
Not the end of the world, the end of the world

Fever-dream tangerine sweat
When I get down, down
Silent killers are these years coming like waves
(You put the "fun" into dysfunction)

[Chorus]
Hold me, hold me like a grudge
The world is always spinning, and I can't keep up, woah
Faster and faster, can't do it on my own
Part-time soulmate, full-time problem, yeah
So, hold me like a grudge
[Post-Chorus]
Hold me like a grudge, yeah, yeah
Hold me like a grudge
Hold me like a grudge

[Bridge]
I thought I knew better, I thought it would get better
I figured somehow by now, I would have got it together
And if you put your, put your heart in it, heart in it
Then we'll do more than just get by together, yeah
Call you up and demand, you have no fun without me
I'm like a storm on the horizon, storm on the horizon
(You put the "fun" into dysfunction)

[Chorus]
Hold me, hold me like a grudge
The world is always spinning, and I can't keep up, woah
Faster and faster, can't do it on my own
Part-time soulmate, full-time problem, yeah
Hold me like a grudge

[Outro]
Hold me like a grudge (Hold me), yeah, yeah
Hold me like a grudge (Hold me, hold)
Hold me like a grudge (Hold me like a)
Hold me like a grudge

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Genius Annotation

Some say that this song is a sequel to “This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arm’s Race.” Others are confused what on earth tangerine sweat is. All we know that “Hold Me Like A Grudge” is a pretty revolutionary single from “So Much For Stardust.” This single was premiered on March 23, 2023 on The Tonight Show. It was nominated for an MTV, made it to #25 in US HOT ROCK AND ALTERNATIVE SONGS on Billboard 100, and #8 in UK ROCK AND METAL (OCC.)

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What did Fall Out Boy say about "Hold Me Like a Grudge"?
Genius Answer

The song has a bounciness to the verse that reminded me of 2000s alternative radio, kind of. But then the chorus is so distinctly Patrick Stump.

—Pete via MoreCore.TV

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