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.

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Albums

Goddamnit (1998)

• Even Christ himself would cringe at the sight of your scars.
  • Cringe

• 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

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

• Crack my head open on your kitchen floor, prove to you that I have brains.
  • Nose Over Tail

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

• So happy Valentine's Day, I hope the sun's out in New York. I hope he bought you roses.
  • Enjoy Your Day

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

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

• And when I fall down I'll fall apart. Trade in my bike for a shopping cart.
  • My Little Needle

• 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?
  • Madame Me

• Fuck you Aurora, you took my only friend. You won't catch me behind the wheel of a Chrysler ever again.
  • Fuck You Aurora

• 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

The Alkaline Trio (2000)

• At least we're still friends. At least we're still alive.
  • Goodbye Forever

• 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

• 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 backin' up now would be next to impossible.
  • 97

From Here to Infirmary (2001)

• 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.
  • Mr. Chainsaw

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

• It's a valid reason for every drink, and a new tattoo is a new reason to think.
  • Another Innocent Girl

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

• 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

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

• Bless me, dark father, I have sinned. I've done it before and I'll do it again.
  • Hell Yes