Fall Out Boy Figurative Language

Have you ever felt as though you have lost your spot in heaven? Has anyone ever put their dreams on the backburner just to help yours come true? Could you imagine being so in love with someone that you don’t know how to move on? The song “Heaven’s Gate” by Fall Out Boy touches on every single one of these topics. You can understand the author’s point of view and what they wanted to convey in this song by looking at each and every stanza and picking out the figurative language in them. The true meaning of the poem and the tone shifts are determined by the format of the poem itself.

In the song “Heaven’s Gate” by Fall Out Boy, the lyrics tell a story about a man feeling as though he has lost his spot in Heaven as well as loving someone more than

An example of this would be “And in the end if I don't make it on the list/Would you sneak me a wristband?”. This is an example of a metaphor referencing that at community events (like a concert), people are given wristbands to prove they’re supposed to be there. He feels as though as he hasn’t earned his spot in heaven and will only be permitted in if he has some sort of proof that he belongs there. Another piece of figurative language would be “But I'm a missile that's guided to you”. This is yet another metaphor used in the song, but this one is simply saying that he’s a dangerous mess of emotions but he cannot help but fall in love with this person over and over again. He feels as though no matter where he turns, he always comes back to this one special someone. A third example of figurative language would be the use of the word heaven in general. It could be used to symbolize a happy life or success, like in the chorus where it says “Give me a boost over heaven's gate/A boost over heaven's gate/Give me a boost over heaven's gate/I'm gonna need a boost//'Cause everything else is a substitute for your love/Give me a boost over heaven's gate”. A fourth example of figurative language would be the third verse where it goes: “You're the one habit I just can't kick/You're the one habit I just can't kick/You're the one habit I just can't kick/You're the one habit I just can't kick/You're the one habit/You're the one, you're the one/You're the one habit I just can't kick” because it is anaphora (a piece of figurative language where the first part of the sentence is repeated multiple