alkaline trio - my standard break from life

I've got a regular problem
So my standard break from life is in order
I'm having trouble making sentences
I'm older but I don't feel any smarter
You see I don't know what I said to you
And now you're pissed at you know who
And I guess I deserve it
I wish I could waste my time without wasting all your time
I try to leave a good impression
But it's hard when my obsession's in a pint glass
And when you're only 23
It's not attractive to complain about your sore back
Yes I can bitch until my eyes are blue
And you're in bed with someone new
And I guess you deserve him
Wish I could waste my time without wasting all your time
You say I'm fixable
A classic case, lack of will
I say I don't wanna try
I'd rather stay here all night

I've got a motivation problem
So my standard break from life is getting longer
Spent over 30 hours in this bed
In two days, I guess I could've phoned her
But now that I'm awake
I'd rather take a drink
And walk down to the lake
And beg the sky for lightning bolts
I can't waste my time without wasting all your time
You say it's fixable
A classic case, lack of will
I say I don't wanna try
I'd rather sit here all nigh

Category:

Music

Tags:

• alkaline
• trio
• standard
• break
• from
• life

[landspeed24]

great song, great band, great.

[jimmyrm93]

the songs not a greenday rip off at all. ive listened to greenday since 94 til they turned all pop shit in 04 and this isnt anything like them so stop trashin ALK3

[ferrouslingua]

teehee, @jimmyrm93, i've been listening to greenday since '91, smoothed out.....  i like that you're defending my favorite band, and you are right, this isn't a greenday rip off, but be correct about the dates.

[noogey89]

@AlexLima1971 It means he breaks away from his real life from time to time to be by himself. "I've got a motivation problem So my standard break from life is getting longer Spent over 30 hours in this bed In two days, I guess I could've phoned her"

[AlexLima1971]

Hey, I'm not a native english speaker. I understand the whole song except the "standard break" part. What the hell does "standard break from life" mean?

Please, someone!!!

Except that I'm lazy as hell and eventho girls eventually think they can fix me they're wong...

[jimmyrm93]

@mrjamiemonck  not even worth a reply

[mrjamiemonck]

@jimmyrm93

if you stopped listening in 04 when they "turned all pop shit", how would you know?

[JenOB86]

soundtrack to my life! "I try to leave a good impression but its hard when your obsessions in a pint glass, and when your only 23 its not attractive to complain about your sore back"

[detroitisdelish1]

I tried to leave a good impression

but its hard when my obsessions in a pint glass!!

GENIUS!!

[CazFunkenstein]

If anything this song is just a touch Smoking Popes-ish. And from what I have heard they are huge fans of the Popes. Green Day can't even claim to have stayed this consistent IMO.

[yankees9868]

@TheDEATHofRAP666 warning is a rip off of the kinks picturebook, alkaline trios better then green day because all there songs are good but i do like green day but alkaline trio is still alot better

[watchthiscityfall]

If you play guitar, the drums, bass and sing in a band guess what you are unoriginal. Alkaline Trio are totally different, both in lyrics and live. Alkaline Trio plays with just the three of them no matter what unless it's like a guest. Green Day always has an extra guitarist, because they are not smart enough to use just one guitar and a bass with drums, either that or Billie Joe has just gotten lazy since Gilman St.. go to wikipedia and look up 924 gilman st