Taking Back Sunday - Capital M-E Lyrics

The nicest man I ever met
Was more malicious than malcontent
Yeah, he taught me how to hold my tongue
And wait to strike till their backs were turned

And you slither away like the snake that you are
Yeah, you slither away like the snake that you are

And all I ever did was look up to you
And if all I ever did was let, let you down
Ain't nothing stopping me now

The vanities fell correctly beneath
The receding part of his twenties was capital M E
(I couldn't subscribe)
Was capital M E
(But you can't say I didn't try)

You say what you want
(Maybe I didn't get my way)
You say what you want
(Maybe I didn't get my way)
But I got, I got away

All I ever did was look up to you
And if all I ever did was let, let you down
Ain't nothing stopping me now

Was it everything you hoped for?
Was it all of that and more?
Too much too soon or too good to be true
Was it everything you hoped for?
Was it all of that and more?

All I ever did was look up to you
And if all I ever did was let, let you down
Ain't nothing stopping me now

But all I ever did was look up to you
And if all I ever did was let, let you down
Ain't nothing stopping me now

• Anonymous

  Adam said in an interview (which you wqill find on youtube) that this song is about Fred

• Anonymous

  adam actually said this is about fred, now this is making up to the 75 characters needed to post this comment

• Anonymous

  I suppose "Comment by Anonymous August 04, 2009 08:17" that you've never heard of TBS's tellallyourfriends album where Adam just rips into Jesse of Brand New over the falling out they had as band members/best friends...
  I can confirm this song is about Fred Mascherino leaving TBS to form the Color Fred.
  Source: Adam Lazzara interview.

• Anonymous

  That is a bogus assumption. Does anyone ever stop and think that people in bands just MIGHT have a life outside of their band? Maybe he's just trash talking a not so good friend.

• Anonymous

  this is about fred leaving. this is what adam now thinks of fred