“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” is Panic! at the Disco’s second single from their debut studio album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. This song is considered the most popular song of P!ATD. It’s also been covered by many bands, including Fall Out Boy. The title derives from the Douglas Coupland novel Shampoo Planet, wherein says the protagonist, Tyler Johnson:
What I write are not sins; I write tragedies."
“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” was the first song Panic! At The Disco selected specifically as a single for the radio. Read more on Last.fm.
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I Write Sins Not Tragedies Lyrics
“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” is Panic! At The Disco’s second single from their debut studio album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. This song is considered the most popular song of P!ATD. It’s also been covered… Read More
[Verse 1]
Oh, well, imagine
As I'm pacing the pews in a church corridor
And I can't help but to hear
No, I can't help but to hear an exchanging of words
"What a beautiful wedding"
"What a beautiful wedding," says a bridesmaid to a waiter
"And, yes, but what a shame
What a shame the poor groom's bride is a whore"
[Chorus]
I chime in with a, "Haven't you people ever heard of
Closing the goddamn door?" No
It's much better to face these kinds of things
With a sense of poise and rationality
I chime in, "Haven't you people ever heard of
Closing the goddamn door?" No
It's much better to face these kinds of things
With a sense—
[Verse 2]
Oh, well, in fact
Well, I'll look at it this way, I mean, technically our marriage is saved
Well, this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne
Oh, well, in fact
Well, I'll look at it this way, I mean, technically our marriage is saved
Well, this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne, pour the champagne
[Chorus]
I chime in with a, "Haven't you people ever heard of
Closing the goddamn door?" No
It's much better to face these kinds of things
With a sense of poise and rationality
I chime in, "Haven't you people ever heard of
Closing the goddamn door?" No
It's much better to face these kinds of things
With a sense of
[Post-Chorus]
Poise and rationality
Again
[Chorus]
I chime in, "Haven't you people ever heard of
Closing the goddamn door?" No
It's much better to face these kinds of things
With a sense of poise and rationality
I chime in, "Haven't you people ever heard of
Closing the goddamn door?" No
It's much better to face these kinds of things
With a sense of
[Post-Chorus]
Poise and rationality
Again
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