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.

Quotes

Albums

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.