text: `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' , shortened to `` The Only Difference '' for radio and convenience , is a single from Panic ! at the Disco 's debut , A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out .
simplified: `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' , also shortened to `` The Only Difference '' for radio plays and ease , is a song written by Ryan Ross for Panic at the Disco 's debut , A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out .