Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio are a band from Chicago consisting of Matt Skiba on guitar/vocals, Dan Andriano on bass/vocals, and Derek Grant on drums/back-up vocals. Their music is characterized by dark lyrics, catchy choruses, fast tempos and recurring subjects of love, alcoholism, depression, fire, drugs, blasphemy, and death.

Goddamnit (1998)

 * Even Christ himself would cringe at the sight of your scars.
 * While you're counting sheep, I'll count my lucky stars.
 * You were the last good thing I ever saw.
 * Cringe.


 * Why did you become a cop? Shut the fuck up.
 * After my court date, I'll forget about you. I'll tell my cellmates, I'll forget about you. After the jailbreak, I'll forget about you.
 * Cop.


 * Choking on a thought of leaving, drinking to keep from sobbing.
 * There's no telling what I'd do if I don't return to you.
 * San Francisco.


 * Crack my head open on your kitchen floor, to prove to you that I have brains.
 * Your voice like the sound of sirens to a house on fire. You're saving me.
 * Nose Over Tail.


 * Put down like a teenagers first drink.
 * Put down like a prostitute in court.
 * As You Were.


 * I'm so tired of picking myself up off the ground.
 * So happy Valentine's Day, I hope the sun's out in New York. I hope he bought you roses.
 * Enjoy Your Day.


 * I wanna wake up naked next to you, kissing the curve in your clavicle.
 * Clavicle.


 * And when I fall down I'll fall apart. Trade in my bike for a shopping cart.
 * Between the moon and you, lunacy is setting in.
 * Lately I've been feeling dead inside, like my guts have dried up and died. But every night I water them back to life.
 * My Little Needle.


 * I can't believe my heart's still pounding, I can't believe how close I came.
 * Southern Rock.


 * I know I will always stop and see you and we'll run into each other's fucked up lives.
 * Message From Kathlene.


 * Look at all those stars, look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
 * Trouble Breathing.


 * Without wearing a stitch of clothing, we were both deeply in disguise.
 * Sorry About That.

Maybe I'll Catch Fire (2000)

 * I'm now huffing gas and sniffing paint to take away this buzz that I call you.
 * Keep 'Em Coming.


 * Lower than piss. Have you ever felt like this? Judging by your eyes like crystal balls, Madam Me is predicting that your answer will be yes.
 * Madam Me.


 * We've talked so much I think we filled this ashtray twice.
 * You've Got So Far to Go.


 * My my, what a mess we've made of our pretty little heads these days.
 * You have to be the cutest gravedigger I've ever seen.
 * Fuck you Aurora, you took my only friend. You won't catch me behind the wheel of a Chrysler ever again.
 * Fuck You Aurora.


 * I see you've brought your bedroom eyes. Not assuming you want to keep 'em. I'm assuming you reckon you won't.
 * Nothing to see here but the rain; there's nothing to hold you but the flames.
 * Sleepyhead.


 * All that evil shit's not hard to find. I guess I only claim to be nice.
 * Sorry I don't even know your name. I guess for me it's easy this way.
 * Maybe I'll Catch Fire.


 * But then she went away and she's not coming back, and I'm pretty sure that boy is staying in tonight.
 * She Took Him to the Lake.


 * Shaking like a dog shitting razorblades; waking up next to nothing.
 * I've got a big fat fucking bone to pick with you my darling, in case you haven't heard I'm sick and tired of trying.
 * Radio.

Alkaline Trio (2000)

 * Take your wings outside, you can't fly in here.
 * At least we're still friends. At least we're still alive.
 * Goodbye Forever.


 * One thing that I've never said, I'm truly happy in my heart and in my head.
 * Bleeder.


 * These cuts run deep, these scars are permanent and always on display. This makes things difficult for me.
 * Maybe I'll stay down next time I get hit by a train.
 * I Lied My Face Off.


 * I need a beer to wash it all away without a trace. And then I'll drink 23 more to wipe this stupid smile off my fucking face.
 * My Friend Peter.


 * Sorry I'm late, I was out spoiling my liver.
 * Cooking Wine.


 * And we laid in my bed like a train wreck, and we both got laid like concrete.
 * Sundials.


 * I've got it now, a thorn in my side the size of a Cadillac. Drive it through, cause backing up now would be next to impossible.
 * 97.

From Here to Infirmary (2001)

 * At the right place at the right time, I'll be dead wrong and you'll be just fine.
 * Private Eye.


 * It's better now to be alive, sleeping is my 9 to 5, I'm having nightmares all the time of running out of words that rhyme.
 * I guess I should be one to talk; there's nights that I can't even walk, there's days I couldn't give a fuck, and in between is where I'm stuck.
 * Mr. Chainsaw.


 * I have no desire to see through my own eyes anymore.
 * Take Lots with Alcohol.


 * Why is it that you had to say goodbye in your special way? You slashed the tires on my car.
 * Stupid Kid.


 * He likes to pretend that he's all sewn up; it makes for a much stronger case, but there's blood underneath that skin, and that scar's not so easy to erase.
 * It's a valid reason for every drink, and a new tattoo is a new reason to think.
 * That self-pity shit is just too hard to resist.
 * Another Innocent Girl.


 * If assholes could fly, this place would be busier than O'Hare.
 * You're Dead.


 * A little something like this is way too big to miss.
 * I'll drink this beer and write in fear of a song everybody hates.
 * Armageddon.


 * Did I remember to sleep in? Take lots of pills? Commit irreversible sins?
 * I'm Dying Tomorrow.


 * If it was up to me, I'd never have to miss you.
 * You have every right to be this appalled with me, join the club. I signed up a long time ago, and I know how you feel.
 * Bloodied Up.


 * Never had a drink that I didn't like. Got a taste of you, threw up all night.
 * Crawl.

Good Mourning (2003)

 * I don't blame you for walking away; I'd do the same if I saw me. I swear it's not contagious.
 * This Could Be Love.


 * Dream a good one tonight, I'll listen to the bad ones when they come.
 * One Hundred Stories.


 * You had nine lives and one by one you chewed them up.
 * Continental.


 * What's upside down? What's coated in silver? This crucifix is my four leaf clover.
 * I remain free from all the comforts of home, and where that is, I'm pleased as piss to say I'll never really know.
 * All on Black.


 * You went out with a bang when you took with you all my dreams underground.
 * Emma.


 * Believe in what I am, because it's all I have today, and tomorrow who knows where we'll be.
 * Every Thug Needs a Lady.


 * You know all my favorite singers have stolen all of my best lines.
 * Blue Carolina.


 * Were you planning on staying forever? You don't fit in this hole, or don't you remember?
 * Same place, same hello, same goodbye. Helps you pick through beat up insides.
 * If We Never Go Inside.


 * And all that followed fell like mercury to hell.
 * So what do you say, your coffin or mine?
 * Blue in the Face.

Crimson (2005)

 * You had time to waste, and I'm not sorry. Such a basket case, hide the cutlery.
 * Time to Waste.


 * Drive yourself insane tonight, it's not that far away, and I just filled up your tank earlier today.
 * Mercy Me.


 * Had a nice grip on my life till you twisted my arm.
 * To a hopeless cause I sold my soul, a romantic plastic piece of shit you can mold, until I break into chokeable pieces.
 * I Was a Prayer.


 * Like the pills in your hand, I'll never let you down.
 * Give us back our sins, deadly one through seven.
 * Back to Hell.

Remains (2007)

 * Bless me, dark father, I have sinned. I've done it before and I'll do it again.
 * But I'm better now, having a good a time; being selfish and drunken, and vulgar and lazy.
 * Hell Yes.


 * If they offered a test about being a good friend, I'd put money down that you'd surely flunk.
 * Jaked on Green Beers.


 * You've got a funny way of showing off your bathroom surgery.
 * The stars at night are big and bright, deep in your eyes, Miss Vincent.
 * You told me once I made you smile, we both know damn well I didn't.
 * Queen of Pain.


 * My shoulders and ears are all yours, my dear, I hope it comes as no surprise.
 * You've been known to say that you're a-okay when you were feeling dead inside.
 * I just want you to know I got no place to go until the day you die.
 * While You're Waiting.


 * I'd kill for you and eat the flesh, give you the heart and burn the rest.
 * Fine Without You.


 * Just be true to yourself, if it lands you in hell, well at least now you know.
 * With one million things holding you down, why you're one of those things I don't know.
 * If You Had a Bad Time.


 * I know you never lie, but it's no fun to tell the truth. I guess I never loved, but I will see what I can do.
 * Buried.

Agony & Irony (2008)

 * I've grown to love your disappearing acts, do one more pretty please.
 * Calling All Skeletons.


 * We are one with the larvae and dirt, we don't discriminate at all for what it's worth.
 * Live Young, Die Fast.


 * Do you find you like to fall in love with people that you're never gonna meet? It's easier than breaking up and crying in the street.
 * Love Love, Kiss Kiss.


 * And I might try to apologize, on a good day, on my best day if you stick around.
 * Ruin It.


 * If you'd cry me a river, you can baptize me in.
 * You were the first real choice I would make, but we all make mistakes.
 * Burned Is the House.


 * I bit my tongue and I let it bleed. I've never been big on originality.
 * Live Young, Die Fast (Acoustic).

This Addiction (2010)

 * Those others were like methadone, I took to get me through the day.
 * This Addiction.


 * A final exhale when I'm done, and you can keep my last breath floating in your lungs.
 * Dine, Dine My Darling.


 * Well the fact of the matter is both our hearts shatter way too goddamn easily.
 * When you asked me if I'd stay forever, guess you meant just for the week.
 * Dead on the Floor.


 * I'm like a junkie for your smart mouth.
 * See, I'm so far off the map, the sun is shining, while it's raining and I'm draped in silver lining.
 * Off the Map.


 * I'm leaving heaven behind for good, this time the angels can keep it.
 * Draculina.


 * As I turned into ash before my sweet demise, the end of me was so beautiful.
 * Eating Me Alive.


 * If I'm the captain of this boat then all my shipmates are fools, and all the stars in the world couldn't help me steer my way out of this kiddie pool.
 * It's ironic that I drink to make my insides stop hurting.
 * Fine.

My Shame Is True (2013)

 * Like all good dreams you wind up dead.
 * I'm Only Here to Disappoint.


 * And I don't care if we fuck or we talk or we cry, I just miss you. I wanna kiss you to death tonight.
 * Kiss You to Death.


 * I know you're gonna take what's left, but you'll never see me run.
 * Can you see what's in these hands? It's everything I need to see, to breathe, to feel.
 * Only Love.


 * How is it so dark, your past? How did we grow up so fast?
 * Young Lovers.


 * You keep staring to your future, through these marvel lights they show everything you're never ever gonna have. That's a giant pill, but swallow if you can.
 * Balanced on a Shelf.


 * It's hell and it gets worse, you know. How many more days am I gonna wake up when there's no place I wanna go?
 * If that sunshine's really gonna kill us all, why is every day so cold? Why is everything so fucking cold?
 * Broken Wing.


 * Developed a knack for this dull conversation. I'd sharpen my wit, but what's my motivation?
 * Sun Burns.