Taking Back Sunday é uma banda de Amityville, Long Island, New York. Os membros atuais são o vocalista Adam Lazzara, guitarrista Eddie Reyes, guitarista/vocalista John Nolan, baixista Shaun Cooper, e baterista Mark O'Connell.
Seu primeiro lançamento foi em 2001, com o Taking Back Sunday EP. Nessa época, os integrantes da banda eram Antonio Longo no vocal, John Nolan como guitarrista e backing vocal, Eddie Reyes também como guitarrista (o fundador original da banda), Adam Lazzara no baixo e Mark O'Connell na bateria.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Verse 1: C# The nicest man Fm I ever met C# Was more malicious G# than malcontent C# Yeah, he taught me how Bbm to hold my tongue C# And wait to strike til FmEb their backs were turned
Refrain 1: C#Cm And you slither away like FmG# the snake that you are C#Cm Yeah, you slither away FmF# like the snake that you are
Chorus 1: C# And all I ever did G# was look up to you C# And if all I ever FmC#Fm did was let let you down EbFm Ain't nothing stopping me now
Interlude: C#-G#-Fm-G#-
Verse 2: C# The vanities fell FmC# correctly beneath G# The receding part of his twenties C#Bbm Was capital M-E (I couldn't subscribe) C#Fm Was capital M-E (but you Eb can't say I didn't try)
Refrain 2: C#Cm You say what you want FmG# (maybe I didn't get my way) C#Cm So you say what you want FmF# (maybe I didn't get my way) But I got I got away
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge: Bbm Was it everything you hoped for? C# Was it all of that and Bbm more? Too much too soon? Fm Or too good to be true? Eb Was it everything you hoped for? Was it all of that and more?
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2: Bbm And all I ever did G# was look up to you C# And if all I ever FmC#Fm did was let let you down EbFmC#(hold) Ain't nothing stopping me now