Taking Back Sunday comenzó en noviembre de 1999 tomando como referencia a bandas de hardcore punk como Lifetime y Endpoint y el emo que creó Sunny Day Real Estate. Sin embargo, su primer material no vería la luz hasta 2001, año en que lanzan su primer EP autotitulado Taking Back Sunday, al que le seguiría Lullaby EP. Después, la banda estaría de gira por el país con bandas ya consagradas como At the Drive-In y Alkaline Trio. Durante los comienzos, y en los años siguientes, la banda sufrió cambios en su formación.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Verse 1: C#Ebm It takes so long You're going BbmF# forward looking back C# A body like a welcome Ebm mat You never even BbmF# stood a chance C# (On your own) A body like A Ebm welcome mat Bbm (On your own) Going forward F# looking back
(Now you're C#Ebm looking back) You never even BbmF# stood a chance
Refrain: Ebm You don't wanna know F# You don't wanna know
Chorus 1: C# You feel so safe safe safe Being G# kept in the dark (You know you never F# stood a chance) You know you never stood a chance Cause it's that C# same dark place Where you'll G# get torn apart (You know you F# never stood a chance) You know you never stood a chance C#EbmBbmF# On your own C# On your own EbmBbm (Hot damn tell me F# that don't feel good)
Verse 2: C#Ebm It takes so long You're never one BbmF# for looking back A body like A C#Ebm punching bag You never even BbmF# stood a chance C# You don't wanna know (Body like a punching bag) You don't wanna know (You're never one for looking back) You never even Ebm stood a chance (Took a chance) F# On your own
Chorus 2: C# You feel so safe safe safe Being G# kept in the dark (You know you never F# stood a chance) You know you never stood a chance Cause it's that C# same dark place Where you'll G# get torn apart (You know you F# never stood a chance) You know you never stood a chance C# You feel so safe safe safe Being G# kept in the dark (You know you never F# stood a chance) F#(hold) EbmC#Bbm you don't wanna know
Bridge: Ebm Oh Fat and happy BbmG# straight to hell (Woo oou hoo) Ebm In a body like C#Bbm a prison cell (Woo oou hoo) Ebm Oh Fat and happy Bbm straight to hell In a body like G# a prison cell F#(hold) Straight to hell You know you never F#-- stood a chance
Chorus 3: C# You feel so safe safe safe Being G# kept in the dark (You know you never F# stood a chance) You know you never stood a chance Cause it's that C# same dark place Where you'll G# get torn apart (You know you F# never stood a chance) You know you never stood a chance Yeah in that C# same dark place I will tear G#F# you apart You know you never C# stood a chance (You know you never
stood a chance) G#F# On your own I'm gonna tear C#(hold) you apart