What is that one "Panic at the Disco" song about?

Question

You know, that one they always play on the radio about closing the god d@mn door?

yeah it is called "I write sins not trageties" I love the song but don't know what its about. I thought it was about not talking trash where other people can hear it, my boyfriend says its about not being a wh*re. (close the door, close your legs?)

Answer 1

Its about a couple who are about to get married until the groom overhears that his bride basically is a whore. Closing the Door, basically just means that haven't you people ever thought about the fact that other people could be listening to what your saying??

Answer 2

I've heard many interpretations of this song, in terms of who the singer is... meaning which character in the scenario he is voicing. I've heard everything from the groom to the pastor to the waiter, but no one seems to address the line "Yes, but what a shame, the poor groom's bride is a whore." with any detail, other than the obvious 'the bride has a secret lover(s)'. What if the singer's character is the bride's secret lover? That seems to make the most sense:
He is pacing the back of the church, some bizarre reason in his head for watching his lover marry another man.
He overhears the conversation between the bridesmaid and the waiter, realizes that their secret has been let out, and bursts in saying "Haven't you people ever heard of closing a goddamn door?". The bridesmaid responds with the "No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality", indicating that secrets like this must come out because they're the kind of secrets that eat you alive and destroy marriages.
After it's all said and done, he realizes that he just exposed the secret, and maybe they didn't know to begin with, and either way, the groom is sure to find out - it's just driving him insane, the moment ringing through his head, replaying over and over, hence the multiple repetitions of the chorus.
The slightly sarcastic tone on the "technically our marriage is saved" line could indicate that the groom is saying it to the bride after he finds out about her secret lover, or to the lover himself, in that same mocking tone. I get the impression the groom leaves the bride because, well, she doesn't love him anyway if she's off with her lover.

Answer 3

I write sins not tragedies by panic at the disco. It is like my favorite song.

Answer 4

It is called I write sins not tragedies.

I really like that song and the band.

Answer 5

um, "i write sins, not tradgedies"? it's about an ex-boyfriend that's watching his ex-girlfriend's wedding from the hallway. he wants to just burst in and tell the groom to be that his "wife" is cheating on him with a friend, but he wants to be rational when he does it.
its sumthin like that. i kno, its very confusing

Answer 6

its about a guy who's getting married and find out his bride is a fricken whore..... and i think "closing the door" has something to do with ignorance at something that obvious?

Answer 7

Well, he was getting ready to get married, and he overheard people saying how terrible it was that his bride is a whore. If you've seen the video, you see that they are correct.

Answer 8

I think it's suppose to mean that stuff is not alway's good to see in the world. Or stuff is not alwayz perfect when u get to know them.