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Pete Wentz, lyricist and musician of the pop/punk rock band Fall Out Boy, joins us this week as AOL Radio's guest blogger -- sharing with us 10 underrated lyricists overlooked because of their loose association with the label "emo." Check out his list below -- which includes lyric highlights hand-picked by Wentz himself -- and download Fall Out Boy's Compilation album 'Believers Never Die -- Greatest Hits,' available Nov. 17!
10) Brand New: 'Jesus Christ'
Written by: Jesse Lacey
Lyric Highlight: "Jesus Christ, I'm alone again / So what did you do those three days you were dead? / Cuz this problem's gonna last more / Than the weekend"
9) Say Anything: 'Mara and Me'
Written by: Max Bemis
Lyric Highlight: "There are babies with guns beheading / Their friends in shopping malls around the world / Yet somehow Kings of Leon /Still find the time to write songs about girls"
8) Kevin Devine: 'Keep Ringing Your Bell'
Lyric Highlight: "I won't go back out til my memory starts / Erasing itself into something less brutal / Some beautiful bullshit I pretend to belong to"
7) The Postal Service: 'The District Sleeps Alone Tonight'
Written by: Ben Gibbard
Lyric Highlight: "...after the bars turn out their lights / And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening / And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving"
6) The Academy Is...: 'Down and Out'
Written by: William Beckett
Lyric Highlight: "Always up or down / Never down and out / You dream of demons while you sleep / They'll make you stutter when you speak "
5) Butch Walker: 'Going Back/Going Home'
Lyric Highlight: "I'm not happy with myself these days / I took the best parts of the script and I made them all cliche"
4) Refused: 'Summer Holidays vs. Punk Routine'
Written by: Dennis Lyxzén
Lyric Highlight: "Rather be forgotten, than remembered for giving in"
3) Panic! at the Disco: 'Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off'
Written by: Ryan Ross
Lyric Highlight: "Oh now I do recall / We were just getting to the part / Where the shock sets in / And the stomach acid finds a new way to make you sick"
2) Manic Street Preachers: 'Motorcycle Emptiness'
Written by: Richey Edwards
Lyric Highlight: "Life lies a slow suicide / Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths / From feudal serf to spender / This wonderful world of purchase power"
1) Manchester Orchestra: 'Shake It Out'
Written by: Andy Hull
Lyric Highlight: "I felt the world begin / To peel off all my skin / And I felt the weight within / Reveal the bigger mess that you can't fix"
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10) Brand New: 'Jesus Christ'
Written by: Jesse Lacey
Lyric Highlight: "Jesus Christ, I'm alone again / So what did you do those three days you were dead? / Cuz this problem's gonna last more / Than the weekend"
9) Say Anything: 'Mara and Me'
Written by: Max Bemis
Lyric Highlight: "There are babies with guns beheading / Their friends in shopping malls around the world / Yet somehow Kings of Leon /Still find the time to write songs about girls"
8) Kevin Devine: 'Keep Ringing Your Bell'
Lyric Highlight: "I won't go back out til my memory starts / Erasing itself into something less brutal / Some beautiful bullshit I pretend to belong to"
7) The Postal Service: 'The District Sleeps Alone Tonight'
Written by: Ben Gibbard
Lyric Highlight: "...after the bars turn out their lights / And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening / And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving"
6) The Academy Is...: 'Down and Out'
Written by: William Beckett
Lyric Highlight: "Always up or down / Never down and out / You dream of demons while you sleep / They'll make you stutter when you speak "
5) Butch Walker: 'Going Back/Going Home'
Lyric Highlight: "I'm not happy with myself these days / I took the best parts of the script and I made them all cliche"
4) Refused: 'Summer Holidays vs. Punk Routine'
Written by: Dennis Lyxzén
Lyric Highlight: "Rather be forgotten, than remembered for giving in"
3) Panic! at the Disco: 'Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off'
Written by: Ryan Ross
Lyric Highlight: "Oh now I do recall / We were just getting to the part / Where the shock sets in / And the stomach acid finds a new way to make you sick"
2) Manic Street Preachers: 'Motorcycle Emptiness'
Written by: Richey Edwards
Lyric Highlight: "Life lies a slow suicide / Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths / From feudal serf to spender / This wonderful world of purchase power"
1) Manchester Orchestra: 'Shake It Out'
Written by: Andy Hull
Lyric Highlight: "I felt the world begin / To peel off all my skin / And I felt the weight within / Reveal the bigger mess that you can't fix"
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