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Top 10 misheard lyrics

Just when you think you’re a die-hard fan who knows every single word to your favorite band’s songs, you come across the dreaded lyric video at 4 a.m. Before you know it, you’re having an existential crisis over the lines. “You mean to say I’ve been singing it wrong the whole time?” Yes, yes you have. But don’t worry, we have been, too. Here are just 10 hilariously misheard lyrics that fit their songs almost too perfectly.

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The Story So Far – “Quicksand”

What we hear: “But I’d rather gamble lose all in French toast”
What it is: “But I’d rather gamble lose all and face death”

“French toast” makes absolutely no sense, but for some reason, we never questioned it. It doesn’t even sound like “face death,” so it’s hard to come to terms with the fact that this the Story So Far lyric is so much deeper than its funny counterpart.

nothing,nowhere. – “nevermore”

What we hear: “I guess I goth what I asked for”
What it is: “I guess I got what I asked for”

When alternative rapper nothing,nowhere. wrote this, he probably didn’t expect people to mix up “got” and “goth.” But, we mean, we’ll take both. Listen for yourself.

The Wonder Years – “Came Out Swinging”

What we hear: “I guess you’d call this progression/I got a rim job and a girlfriend”
What it is: “I guess you’d call this regression/I left a real job and a girlfriend”

Honestly, if it weren’t for blink-182, we would probably hold pop-punk artists to an elevated standard for lyrical composition. This track from the Wonder Years is so dynamic, fast-paced and angsty, you can’t blame us for getting the words wrong.

Fall Out Boy – “Sugar, We’re Goin Down”

What we hear: Drop a whore, break a leg/We’re always sleeping in Mississippi for the wrong teen”
What it is: “Drop a heart, break a name/We’re always sleeping in and we’re sleeping for the wrong team”

While this track may be the Fall Out Boy song with the strongest potential for misheard lyrics, the alt-rock band are notorious for mumbling. Don’t believe us? Here’s an entire video dedicated to misheard FOB lyrics:

 

My Chemical Romance – “The Sharpest Lives”

What we hear: “‘Cause I love all the boys with a way with the boys in the band”
What it is: “‘Cause I love all the poison away with the boys in the band”

After all, who would have a better way with boys in bands than a boy in a band himself? We’ve been thinking this song was an LGBTQ anthem for 12 years now. But guess what? It’s not.

 

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Joyce Manor – “Catalina Fight Song”

What we hear: “Suck a titty by the ocean”
What it is: “Sunken city by the ocean”

This lyric is so commonly fucked up, even Joyce Manor know it. Serving as the track’s opening line, it’s loud and punchy, as well as super-unclear. Off Never Hungover Again, this track is a short, fuzzy mess that has been misheard by punk kids everywhere.

All Time Low – “Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t)”

What we hear: “I farted for a long time now”
What it is: “I fought it for a long time now”

It’s better to let it all out than to keep it all in, All Time Low. The first time we listened to this song, we did a double take.

Paramore – “Brick By Boring Brick”

What we hear: “And we’ll dig a deep hole/To bury Picasso, bury Picasso”
What it is: “And we’ll dig a deep hole/To bury the castle, bury the castle”

What do Hayley Williams and the rest of Paramore have against Picasso? What did he ever do to her? Given the context of the rest of the song, we should have caught this one earlier.

Taking Back Sunday – “Cute Without The ‘E’ (Cut From The Team)”

What we hear: “Your lips, they taste cold/I bought her a Juul”
What it is: “Your lipstick, his collar/Don’t bother, angel”

This one is a modern day take on Taking Back Sunday’s all-time classic. Juuls definitely weren’t a thing in 2002, but the first half of the line would have totally been believable.

blink-182 – “All The Small Things”

What we hear: “All the small things/Drew Carey sings”
What it is: “All the small things/Truth care, truth brings”

It’s kind of funny that whenever one of the dirtiest pop-punk bands of all time have a misheard lyric, it isn’t dirty at all. They make sure you hear those loud and clear. Anyway, Drew Carey doesn’t seem like blink-182’s style, but after the first time you hear it, you can’t shake it. We’re sorry.