Alkaline Trio - Emma

Emma appeared like an angel
Emma fell like rain
Into my lap like a heart attack, like lightning from her name
I'm running dry of bad excuses
Don't want to lie or seem intrusive
But time hasn't told me anything, and neither has she

A poinsettia in poison rain
Traded true love for insult and injury
We washed it down the drain with one silver bullet and two vicodin
With two vicodin

Emma woke up in darkness, suitcase already packed
Note on the bedstand signed in blood, "Sincerely, never coming back."
A nightmare on my street the day she arrived
A nightmarish household in which she died, because it made her feel at home
Somehow made me feel at home

A poinsettia in poison rain
Traded true love for insult and injury
We washed it down the drain with one wooden stake through the heart and two vicodin

A poinsettia in poison rain
Traded true love for insult and injury
We washed it down the drain with one silver bullet and two vicodin
We watched the sun fall crown on a city that sleeps in a world upside down
A slow ticket straight out of town
You went out with a bang when you took with you all my dreams underground
With you all my dreams underground

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• emma
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• punk
• rock

[tomatooverlord]

I know an Emma, she's a total bitch, but has one of the most amazing racks ever...so I tolerate her. Fuck me and my hormones.

[1234iamfantastic]

I was a vicoden addict for 5 years til the day my daughter was born, the moment I saw her this song played in my head like I was at there Austin show 9 months before that day, and this song is how she got her name Emma Durden my one and only, haven't popped a vic since, i fucking love this song

[maddie420151]

This really happened to me like four or five months ago. :(

Oh and I have step one tatted on my neck! :P

[262LittleBit]

@DwnAszPunk no, it's about some girl who Matt went to school with and she had some inappropriate relations with a teacher and kicked him in his balls on the playground. True story.

[DwnAszPunk]

umm if you know an emma...isn't this song about a girl dying of a drug overdose?

[JakeAmdahl]

@tomatooverlord genius post

[thokih1]

Best backup vocals ever ?

[charlytheo2007]

Their best album, i originally had this when it was first out 2003? all tracks i still like now. good shit

[Meteddica]

This song makes me want to thumbs up every comment!

[MyNameIsShen]

@tomatooverlord I know an Emma too, my ex-girlfriend actually, she's a total bitch too!

[GreatWallOfMIchigan]

@TenorioLeonardo whoremoans

[KittKatt97]

@tomatooverlord hahahaahha!