Brand New then released a shirt reading “Because mics are for singing, not swinging”, insulting Lazzara’s signature stage antics which once injured their bassist to the point of needing stitches. Taking Back Sunday followed with their own “Proudly swinging since 1999” shirt. The two bands toured together in 2002 and Lacey joined Taking Back Sunday on stage in Boulder, Colorado to perform “There’s No ‘I’ in Team”. Nolan also performed with Brand New. However, the feud was still unresolved. Nolan left Taking Back Sunday in 2003 after Lazzara cheated on Nolan’s sister, leading Lacey to reconcile with Nolan and allegedly insult Taking Back Sunday at concerts again. In a December 2003 interview with Alternative Press , Lacey said, “We did something silly like write something about them on a T-shirt, and they took it so personally, going as far as to call our friends and physically threaten us… We wish Taking Back Sunday the best as a band, but I don’t wish many good things on some people in the band.” Nolan also wrote an apology song to Lacey with his new project Straylight Run , “Your Name Here (Sunrise Highway)”, which was released in 2004. The lyrics gave rough directions to Nolan’s house at the time in Massapequa , offering Lacey to come visit him.
Nolan leaves Taking Back Sunday
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