Taking Back Sunday - There's No "I" In Team Lyrics






Well I can't regret,
can't you just forget it?
I started something I couldn't finish
And if we go down,
we go down together
best friends means,
well best friends means

And I've got a twenty-dollar bill
that says you're up late night starting
fist fights versus fences in your backyard
Wearing your black eye like a badge of honor
Soaking in sympathy
from friends who never loved you
nearly half as much as me

Broken down in bars and bathrooms
All I did was what I had to
Don't believe me when I tell you
it's just what anyone would do
Take the time to talk about it
Think a lot and live without it
Don't believe me when I tell you
it's something unforgivable...ohoh

Well I can't regret,
can't you just forget it?
I started something I couldn't finish
If we go down,
we go down together
best friends means,
well best friends means

You never knew
well i never told you...
Everything I know about breaking hearts
I learned from you, it's true
I've never done it with the style and grace you have
But I've made long term plans
based on these mistakes

Broken down in bars and bathrooms
All I did was what I had to
Don't believe me when I tell you
it's just what anyone would do
Take the time to talk about it
Think a lot and live without it
Don't believe me when I tell you
it's something unforgivable

Is this what you call tact?
I swear you're as subtle as a brick in the small of my back
so let's end this call,
and end this conversation
there's nothing worse...
(that's right he said, that's right he said it)
I swear, you have no idea
The jealousy that became me thinking
(that's right he said)
that you always had it way too easy

Broken down in bars and bathrooms
All I did was what I had to
Don't believe me when I tell you
it's just what anyone would do
Take the time to talk about it
Think a lot and live without it
Don't believe me when I tell you
it's something unforgivable

Best friends means I pulled the trigger
Best friends means you get what you deserve
Best friends means I pulled the trigger
Best friends means you get what you deserve
Best friends means I pulled the trigger
Best friends means you get what you deserve
Best friends means I pulled the trigger
Best friends means you get what you deserve
Best friends means I pulled the trigger
Best friends means you get what you deserve

Best friends means I pulled the trigger!!!
Best friends means you get what you deserve!!!





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Taking Back Sunday There's No "I" In Team Comments
  1. M.... ....

    Ode to my best friend, Todd. Shot down by the cops. All he wanted was his voice heard. Taking Back Sunday was his first verse.

  2. C.... P....

    The brand new reference 😩😩

    C.... P....

    Seventy times 7 was actually about John Nolan (the lead guitarist and backup singer of taking back Sunday) sleeping with Jesse lacey's (lead singer of brand new) girlfriend so this song is a response to that

    C.... P....

    Jesse was actually the original bassist of Taking back Sunday but left and started brand new because of this

  3. J.... P....

    Its 2019 10/26 I'm 24 and still sad

    J.... P....

    Damn. Different stats, same sentiment. Was legit just pondering the same exact thought

    J.... P....

    Dm Me if you need someone to talk to. Goodluck out there

    J.... P....

    @Jt Prince thank you.. same to you ♡

    J.... P....

    11/27 , 24 too, still sad

  4. B.... T....

    Who else noticed that after 2010 music really fucking changed

  5. J.... W....

    This album was released with such a ringing feedback from the guitar and it was hard for me too listen too honestly.The worst recording ever.

  6. e.... ....

    OH MY GAWD - THIS SONG - ------- NOSTALGIA OVERLOAD!!!!!

  7. J.... F....

    Brand New>Taking Back Sunday.

    J.... F....

    Thank you

  8. I.... ....

    From 7 years old to 21 ... this is amazing.

    2005 is when I discovered taking back Sunday.
    Shoutout my uncle who is 12 years older.

    I.... ....

    Me 2 or it was Jan 2006

  9. E.... T....

    This basically defined my sophomore year.

    E.... T....

    Same. Graduated in 08

  10. B.... ....

    Apparently this song is about a friend cheating with his friends girl

    B.... ....

    Is this the one about the Brand New cheating feud,?!

  11. R.... M....

    2019, we here.

  12. L.... N....

    i never heard this before yet i get a nostalgic feeling.

  13. T.... l....

    Still my GO to .

  14. J.... M....

    Music is what it means to you and what you make it!!! Layne Stanley <3

    J.... M....

    This song is about a girl doing unforgivable things to me and how I dealt with it. Fuck controversy and drama!!!

  15. l.... ....

    Still loving this song!

  16. S.... S....

    That intense guitar rift in this song is really fucking good

  17. g.... ....

    I got a 20 dollar bill . man yall cant stop ripping off brand new its so fucking blatant. You ripped the entire song of jude law and a semester abroad. Then this u ripped from mixtape wtf.

  18. B.... B....

    If y'all was really best friends y'all shoulda just shared the hoe fuckkkk

  19. M.... F....

    Stupid bitch broke my heart

  20. O.... ....

    sodium levels are high!

  21. C.... !....

    I miss this time period so fuckin much!
    Here in 2018.

    C.... !....

    CaughterEyes ! Amen to that!

    C.... !....

    Same <3

    C.... !....

    CaughterEyes ! Same here I’ve found myself binge listening to tbs all over again

  22. t.... ....

    Me 17 year old self, crying on the floor, it's still thankful for what this album has represented for its life.

    t.... ....

    15 years later and I still scream this song top of my lungs in my garage drunk at 7 in the morning

    t.... ....

    @Thomas lavis 29 here too. High school was fucking lit 😂😂😂

    t.... ....

    Respect 💚

    t.... ....

    17 has turned 35 and I still blast this

    t.... ....

    @AutumnWind83 same here!

  23. T.... ....

    Oh the days of picking sides when this feud was all the rage. Brand New won but I loved TBS, too. Good music is good music. Cherish this.
    The days of CDs and LimeWire and FrostWire. THAT'S RIGHT HE SAID IT!

  24. M.... ....

    if the drama never happened jess would still be the bassist of tbs and we wouldnt have brand new. so yeah it sucks but at least we got a dope band out of it and a good tbs song.

  25. S.... S....

    I feel like brand new doesn't capture quite the same energy that lazzara brings to the table. He gives all these songs especially the older ones such a unique edginess that kind of embodies youth itself. Brand new i feel has a larger number of good albums though

  26. G.... P....

    this song was written about a man? gay!

    G.... P....

    Garibubu Princess You’re miles off. Better step back.

    G.... P....

    1) You're homophobic
    2) It's a diss track aimed at Jesse Lacey.

  27. b.... m....

    I love both TBS and BN, but overall, TBS is just better imo.

    b.... m....

    Scorched idiot

    b.... m....

    Brand New is superior in every way. Especially lyrically. The Devil and God will always be better than anything TBS has ever done.

  28. S.... B....

    This comment section is so toxic. Can't we just listen to the music instead of saying how much better Brand New is? The whole beef is stupid anyway.

  29. M.... J....

    End of 2017, everything makes sense.

  30. T.... ....

    Well, at least Adam Lazzara's not a rapist.

    T.... ....

    Neither is jesssie, hes just a pig.

    T.... ....

    or John Nolan! (who wrote this song)

    T.... ....

    Mat Johnson he had a 15 yr semd him nudes how is he has for what she did. Fuck outta here she only told yrs later cause she was mad he wouldn't fuck her facts kiddo

    T.... ....

    Lmaoooo

    T.... ....

    Neither is Jesse Lacey. He's a pig, yes, but not a rapist. But you are right in that Adam's clearly the better man.

  31. B.... A....

    Pulled the *treeeger*

  32. s.... m....

    *420k views*

  33. b.... ....

    school yourself you fucking nerds

    https://youtu.be/bQ5i4Q-5BP8

  34. C.... J....

    Stop comparing TBS to Brand New they are both great

    C.... J....

    Chase Jones YEAH... Fo sheezy

    C.... J....

    this song is about brand new so...

  35. M.... 3....

    TBS>Brand New

  36. K.... J....

    Seventy Times 7 Doesnt Put U In Ur Feelings And Changes Ur Mood Like There No I In Team

    K.... J....

    Y The Fuck Do U Type Like This

  37. K.... J....

    Adam Is Better Than Jeese Adam Voice Makes U Wanna Replay The Songs Over And Over Again He Brings Agony And Narcissus And U Could Relate With The Words Jesse Is Great And All Honestly But He Not On Adam Level Their Both Great Singers

    K.... J....

    Kou Just Kooling Jessie would demolish him in all ways

  38. B.... F....

    Yes, I agree that Brand New is much more substantial that Taking Back Sunday, and their lyrics and songwriting are much better. I also prefer Brand New a lot. That being said, there's no reason to slander Taking Back Sunday, they're pretty good. If not for the lyrics, then for the fun melodies. Also, there are no songs that can portray the mid 2000's "emo" era better than Cute Without the "E" and MakeDamnSure, aside from maybe Helena. So yeah, Brand New is the better band, but you don't need to hate on Taking Back Sunday. Kinda like Metallica and Megadeth, why not like both?

    B.... F....

    Pseudo Wounds megadaeth is garbage. And brand news the boy who blocked his own shot is as much that times feeling as well as the used poetic tragedy

    B.... F....

    Helena is a mcr tune

  39. T.... ....

    Well all the brand new comments about tbs sucking compared to them, I get it. But sometimes it's more about what was happening at the time with your best friend while listening to this stuff, and for that reason it won't trumped.

  40. M.... C....

    I didn't know this song had to deal with the band Brand New until I started reading the comments. 😂

    M.... C....

    you can hear the lyrics from "seventy times seven"! "is that what you call tact...etc"

    M.... C....

    also says i got a 20 dollar bill which is from mixtape

    M.... C....

    “I’ve got a twenty dollar bill, that says no one’s ever seen you without make up. You’re just so made up”

  41. S.... G....

    I use to walk threw the halls with this on repeat life is extremely short .

    S.... G....

    G O T H P E A C H me has a 15 year old, I'm actually doing that right now, my dad used to perform with these guys in 2002, so that's how I'm familiar with this scene of rock

    S.... G....

    You should have walked into an English class...

  42. E.... ....

    can we all agree that slutty chicks ruin friendships?

    i seriously am no fan of TBS, the only band i like in this sort of genre is brand new (holy fuck they have good writing) im just interested in art, i read about this whole drama and was curious as to what this song said. from what ive read, sherri dupree seems like a slut to be a person who betrays who they were supposedly commited to being in a relationship with. thats not cool. you have to be pretty selfish to pull that shit. i know jesse and the TBS guy became friends again and got over it, im sure they agreed "yeah shes a pretty shitty person, not worth our friendship"

    E.... ....

    I think Sherri dated Jesse after this initial feud, though. This original feud was pre-Sherri, I'm pretty sure. Although it's funny that Adam dated her sister Chauntelle at one point.

    E.... ....

    EeveeFall the same Sherri Dupree that's married to Max Bemis from Say Anything?? Lol

    E.... ....

    Yes, and she used to be married to Chad Gilbert from New Found Glory

    E.... ....

    There's no better. Both bands are still different. I love both bands. But I agree, that chicks a whore

    E.... ....

    Hey, Sherri Dupree is awesome.

  43. S.... ....

    I just remember being at the beach and just riding my bike and listening to this song on repeat. Life is to short.

  44. M.... R....

    Welcome to the real well.

  45. M.... R....

    It's the biz people, it's the music, of course your not going to like some of it so what, now imagine how you'd sound if you were behind the action and quiet.

  46. J.... C....

    Brand New>TBS

    J.... C....

    thats why you're on this song;)

    J.... C....

    whiteboiwyatt yes mfer w out brand new who would they have to copy n steal from

    J.... C....

    Scorched i like Thursday but brand new shit on both

    J.... C....

    James Davidson mo the fuck he hasn't a 15 yr old sent him nudes he never touch her and he apologized for keeping it. he didnt kno her age till yrs later when she made him look horrible cause he wouldn't fuck her shut up faggot

    J.... C....

    @James Davidson him being a pos doesnt make their music not good but they also put out daisy so

  47. J.... B....

    LOl @ everyone saying "shut up about Band New this is TBS." the song is about the dude from Brand New. People are going to talk about it lol if you dont want to read the comments divert your eyes.

    J.... B....

    Josh Bowman these people don't know the history man! Haha

    J.... B....

    Shut up u tew

    J.... B....

    plus the line i got a 20 dollar bill is from brand news mixtape

  48. t.... ....

    how about everyone stfu about Brand New this is Taking Back Sunday

    t.... ....

    trippy The song is about brand new asswipe thats y its topic of discussion

  49. r.... ....

    How do people like TBS more than Brand New? Honestly, Brand New is so substantial.

    r.... ....

    Donavan Dover I don't follow... brand-new is better

    r.... ....

    Jesse Lacey (brand news frontman) was just recently exposed for soliciting nudes from a 15 year old girl, and countless other actions of his that he publicly apologized for. Brand news tour is on pause right now, because of these events. He was 24 at the time of the 15 year old btw. So you can choose to support that. But I'm personally going to say Taking Back Sunday forever.

    r.... ....

    Brand new is fabulous but TBS was there for me through song and helped me on hard nights. I know it's just music but it helped some major depression growing up.

    r.... ....

    Probably, *its the quiet things that no one ever knows?*

    r.... ....

    TBS>Brand New

  50. t.... ....

    This guy's a dick, so much for an apology right?

    t.... ....

    What do you mean? I just started listening to this music.

    t.... ....

    I mean he also had a couple of diss tracks against him before coming up with this song

    t.... ....

    +KingOfaMillionMoons "I started something I couldn't finish.... don't believe me when I tell you its something unforgiveable

    t.... ....

    Dem shots from brand new though. Jesse straight up told John he wished he was as good as Jesse in "I believe you but my tommy gun don't". I think John was an asshole, but Jesse was a little childish in his response. At least we got some great music out of it.

  51. s.... m....

    nope but there is a ME....ok bad joke.

    s.... m....

    +shane mack but there is an "I" in "Bribe"

    s.... m....

    But there is an I in pie and there's an I in meat pie and the anagram of meat is team...

  52. R.... ....

    Brand New is a complete Joke. When compared to Taking Back Sunday.

    R.... ....

    sweet anagram bro.

    R.... ....

    u have been retarded since birth huh? I like both but without brand new these guys wouldve gotten nowhere they piggie backed off brand new for 2 whole tours and stole lyrics and entire song ideas he even admitted to such in this song "all I did was what i had to anyone would"

    R.... ....

    @greenghost3737 shut the fuck up your on every single Damn comment I go through, Mr know it all, just appreciate the music without having your opinion stated and argued about EVERY COMMENT

    R.... ....

    lmao gtfo

  53. G.... S....

    Okay, I like both Brand New and Taking Back Sunday, but man, this song is way better than Seventy Times 7.  So much more musically complex and lyrically intense.

    G.... S....

    That lyrically complex it includes seventy times 7 lyrics in the background?

    G.... S....

    +Suspicious Aloysius its like a lyrical middle finger

    G.... S....

    half the lyrics are took from seventy times 7

    G.... S....

    shelby masters the rest r from mixtape and jude law and a semester abroad

  54. y.... ....

    Lol Brand New is so much better but these guys are still amazing

    y.... ....

    apples and emo oranges.

    y.... ....

    ROCCOTHEGREAT yes

  55. A.... ....

    http://snag.gy/VaNwG.jpg

  56. A.... ....

    Two great group, but I prefer Seventy times 7 to There's no I in team, but I repeat, I really like both songs

    A.... ....

    But that's just my opinion

    A.... ....

    ADJAX they stole the line from mix tape and the entire song for Jude law and a semester abroad

    A.... ....

    Lynn Nnyl what stealing his boys songs or stealing his guitar players wife.

    A.... ....

    greenghost3737 i just realized that they also copied some of the lyrics in Mix Tape... lol...

    A.... ....

    greenghost3737 they didn’t steal lines from the songs they have the same lines because they were said during a phone conversation Adam and Jesse had

  57. C.... j....

    im a chubby chaser

    C.... j....

    LOL, what.

  58. Z.... W....

    hard to decide between the two bands but TBS is better in my opinion

    Z.... W....

    If you're talking about this song and this album vs Your fav weapon and 7x77 I can understand your point of view, but overall if you count all of Brand New's albums vs all of TBS's I think Brand New is clearly ahead by miles.

    Z.... W....

    +Zane Watson i think brand new is AMAZINGLY good, listen to Deja entendu if you don't believe me. Or the band "THe spin room" try them out. some songs sound EXACTLY like tbs's

    Z.... W....

    Brand New

    Z.... W....

    better music but lesser lyricism.

  59. T.... ....

    Well best friends means...

  60. T.... ....

    Brand New = Taking Back Sunday.

    T.... ....

    Well Jesse was in taking back Sunday before nolan slept with his girlfriend and then Jesse quit the band and started brand new and the rest is history so it's kinda the other way around but both bands are awesome so who really cares anyway

  61. J.... R....

    Best friends means

    J.... R....

    JUNE ROB Sleeping with your best friends girlfriend.

  62. x.... ....

    Panama! 0:02

    x.... ....

    xmuscularghandix hell yes thats the riff and they stole the rest from multiple brand new songs

  63. 4.... ....

    No surprise it's in the "A-hole"

  64. K.... G....

    I got a twenty-dollar bill that says no one's ever seen you without makeup. You're always made up.

    K.... G....

    Yeah well I've got a twenty-dollar bill that says you're up late night starting fist fights vs. Fences in your backyard.

    K.... G....

    Brand new

    K.... G....

    "Is this what you call tact?
    I swear you're as subtle as a brick in the small of my back
    So let's end this call
    And end this conversation"

    K.... G....

    Wrong song, youre singin mixtape by brand new

    K.... G....

    Jacob Ashcraft ... This lyric in the first verse was almost single-handedly the knock out punch (if the song ends after 'backyard', history is rewritten and TBS is the undisputed champ and because Jesse is never vindicated by way of his far superior performance aided by the execution of John Nolan by swinging microphone and angry mob that couldnt tolerate this dude sleeping w/ bf girlfriend and also bragging about it and believing that his band was another level above Jesse/Brand New/and regular people.
    TBS bought into their own hype machine even harder than the LongIsland girls that are a very impressive fan base to be able to claim... Better hope they dont migrate to the aide of a heartbroken Jesse who has played his cards the right way.
    And really only needs to sit back and watch the shit show unfold...

  65. B.... ....

    TEAM under the A it a i

  66. K.... ....

    Brand new >TBS

  67. P.... E....

    you kinda look like the guy from catfished lololol.

  68. K.... ....

    Dedicated to my 1st lost love this entire album was my break up album may her young soul rest in peace RIP her last ex killed her & got away with it as he threatened to do 2 weeks prior left that voicemail and text "I'll kill u & get away with it" & "if I can't have u no one will!" we were on&off for years 18-27y/o knew her since she was 16 just turned 21 died at 24 8years she's said we'd get married some day I'll always -3 her hence why I don't listen to emo at all only uplifing trance now

  69. c.... s....

    And if we go down,we go down together...

  70. t.... ....

    I'ts JUST WHAT ANYONE WOULD DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

  71. k.... ....

    okay jesse lacey was backup singer of tbs they are both great bands now everyone shut up they made up along time ago get the fuck on with your lives...

  72. k.... ....

    no he wass backup vocals..

  73. d.... ....

    Whats funny is that the Brand New released the song 7 times seventy, which is the precursor to this song. Both songs deal with the same situation.
    Heres a link that explains a bit more.

    songmeanings(dot)net/songs/view/146183/?&specific_com=73016181869#comments

  74. s.... ....

    ladies please.. from autumn to ashes was better than both these cool bands Lol

    s.... ....

    scumdog93 reflections was killer.

    s.... ....

    No way man.

  75. K.... M....

    I can't regret, can't you just forget it?

  76. w.... ....

    jesse lacey was never lead singer of tbs, he was backup to antonio longo or john nolan

  77. J.... M....

    You mean Taking back Sunday = Brand New I do recall Jesse Lacey being the lead singer of tbs...

  78. p.... ....

    Love the ending

    p.... ....

    pattyshouts the ending is eveeeerrything!!!

  79. J.... ....

    nigga, you need to be in a special class. Taking Back Sunday and Brand New are very similar. They were in fact, the same thing at one point. They're both great.

  80. H.... Z....

    Here:
    Nigga, please!

    H.... Z....

    LANGUAGE

  81. J.... M....

    I seen taking back sunday play with brand new in Buffalo their both great bands regardless of who was the lead singer of what band get over it you noobs.

  82. N.... P....

    Did they ever release a song together? Brand New and Taking Back Sunday that is.

    N.... P....

    Nathan Platt y tbs stole everything so y even bother

    N.... P....

    Nathan Platt y tbs stole everything so y even bother

    N.... P....

    brand new Sunday

  83. M.... P....

    BEST ALBUM EVER!

    DON"T ARGUE EMBRACE THE PUNK! <3

  84. I.... ....

    How exactly does one answer that?

  85. S.... ....

    Dude. What's with the n-bomb?

    S.... ....

    SomethingWitty1987 diiii

  86. D.... A....

    <33333333 my fave song ^^

  87. N.... M....

    well if two bands hate each other and make two whole albums dedicated at attacking each other people are going to argue which one is better... but regardless they are both great, or were at some point

  88. m.... ....

    there's two os in poop!

  89. P.... ....

    that makes it TWICE as good

  90. M.... ....

    I like both bands but to be honest, brand new is a better band. Tell all your friends is a brilliant album though, one of my all time favorites.

  91. M.... ....

    not only that, but if Brand New sounds like TBS then they need to change their name, because they were a little late when that train left.

  92. T.... H....

    Tell All Your Friends = Your Favorite Weapon... other than that.... Brand New > Taking Back Sunday
    No arguing with that...

  93. P.... ....

    While there is no "I" in team, there is an "O" in poop

  94. L.... B....

    I love Brand New and tbs. But, I was listening to tbs first so they got the upper hand.

  95. S.... S....

    ahh I cant decide between them I've been loving them both since I was 15