Alkaline Trio - Continental

I've got a dying urge to feel the way you do
Too close for comfort, bed and breakfast in a spoon
The shortest breath of your young life
A long walk home on Friday night
You made one last stop at the store

So close to perfect, swear to hell, thought it was you
This bouncing baby boy's now turning baby blue
I've got your pictures on my walls
I've got a long list of calls I must make to your existing family

You had nine lives and one by one you chewed 'em up
Your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
This won't take long, you said, I'm not going far
Go wait in the car
Go wait in the car

I often wonder what it feels like to be you
A mess like this stuck on your hands with crazy glue
Ran out of time, no kiss goodbye
Wish I could learn to let this sleeping dog die without lying to myself

You had nine lives and one by one you chewed 'em up
Your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
This won't take long, you said, I'm not going far
Go wait in the car
Go wait in the car

You had nine lives and one by one you chewed 'em up
Your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
This won't take long, you said, I'm not going far
Go wait in the car
Go wait in the car

Category:

Music

Tags:

• alkaline
• trio
• good
• mourning
• continental
• music
• punk
• rock

[chiodos236]

i don't think i've ever listened to a trio song i didn't like. "agony and irony" is probably their worst material, but it's still a decent album.

[GobFan77]

@chiodos236 if ya had to say it, then yes, i agree with ya, agony and irony is probably their worst.... but its songs like Calling All Skeletons though, i fuckin LOVE that song lol peace!!

[cageebee]

why isnt it on itunes?

[GobFan77]

well as awesome as this song and this album IS.... it's just not so well-known, and to the mainstream.... you'd have better chances at finding songs from albums such as: "Maybe I'll Catch Fire", "Crimson", or "Agony & Irony" :) peace!!

[pancakesandmilk1]

i love ALL the songs on this CD,

this band is just amazing-

[chaplain327]

like to point out theres only 1 dislike....and thats 1 to many

[hornygoat007]

The ending to this song is so fuckin' awsome...

[deadfresh5]

This is their best album, hands down.

[Meteddica]

Even as a music lover, I concede that the majority of albums have "meh" songs, or filler if you will. This is a great example of a record where none of the songs are expendable. It's got substance and quality from the opening second to the last.

[yozh37]

good morning and from here to infirmary are the best alk3 albums IMO, i love every song in those albums...

[jamesbullet55]

@Softmachine505 They are quite amazing :D

[JollyRogersBoy666]

my favourite lyricists in music by far, i love the pictures their songs paint with the words

[Softmachine505]

i have always loathed this band, so i was FLOORED when i found out this AMAZING sound was A.Trio. The lyrics are FLAWLESS. I had to eat crow! Clearly, i was in the wrong, and you folks... entirely correct. apologies to trio fans every where! :)