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Alkaline Trio - Time to Waste Lyrics
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There's someone down below blowing you a kiss.
They watch from their windows
as all arms fall to their sides,
and all eyes fix on the death of tomorrow.
And you found everything you need
to make a life complete,
completely revolting and they have safety and relief
For sale down the street.
I see you in line every day
You had time to waste and I'm not sorry,
such a basket case, hide the cutlery.
I had time to kill, it's dead and buried.
You've got guts to spill but no one trustworthy.
These creatures are waking up in these dark trees.
Awaiting like vultures.
Eyes roll back turn white in time to feed
They salivate in hunger.
for you, and everything they need
to make a death complete,
completely unnatural and salvation lies
behind those dead eyes that watch you while you sleep every night, and
You had time to waste and I'm not sorry,
such a basket case, hide the cutlery.
I had time to kill, it's dead and buried.
You've got guts to spill but no one trustworthy.
You had time to waste and I'm not sorry,
such a basket case, hide the cutlery.
I had time to kill, it's dead and buried.
You've got guts to spill but no one trustworthy.
 lyrics submitted by KoRn2008 on 30-05-2005 lyrics corrected on 09-02-2007 |
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11-06-2005 18:18 xMajinx | 
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freakin' awsome song! | | 11-06-2005 18:21 Baino |
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| This is the worst song off the new album.
But this song totaly rocks!!!
Shows you how good the record is.
Buy it.
Crimson.
 | | 20-06-2005 23:16 guitarfreak1254 |
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Great Fuckin Song!  | | 21-06-2005 00:41 HYPNOTiSED | 
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| i love this song so muchhh.  | | 27-06-2005 02:50 DanielJ |
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Hey, now im not trying to be morbid or anything, but i think this song may be about cutting yourself. Just think about the lyrics. Here:
"There's someone down below blowing you a kiss.
They watch from their windows
as all arms fall to their sides,
and all eyes fix on the death of tomorrow."
I think that means something about this persons death (kinda straightforward.)
"Such a basket case, hide the cutlery."
I think this is saying that they left the knifes or razors or whatever they used to hurt themselves with out. Maybe it's too obvious...
These creatures are waking up in these dark trees.
Awaiting like vultures.
Eyes roll back turn white in time to feed
They salivate in hunger.
for you, and everything they need
to make a death complete,
completely unnatural and salvation lies
behind those dead eyes that watch you while you sleep every night
Ok... I think the creatures are the blades, waiting to feed on blood. And the are making a death occur unnaturally.
That's just what I think. I could be wrong. Tell me what you think...
By the way i love this song!!!
| | 05-07-2005 16:51 ifeeljustfine |
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While cutting yourself is entirely a plausible song topic for the trio so long as they are signed with vagrant, it seems fairly unlikely that they would be that stereotypically emo, but with lyrics like "its not so much a storm as a dark cloud that lingers inside of me" it is possible.
the impression i've always gotten was that he was with some girl and just didn't give a shit. she had time to waste, and he's not sorry he's the one that wasted it, but he doesn't care, hence no one trust worthy etc.
and as to the line about the "death of tomorrow", i've always interpreted that as a metaphor for the end of tomorrow, but that's pure speculation on my part, your interpretation is equally valid, i just don't necessarily think they will be obnoxious enough to sing about suicide. because contrary to popular belief, cutting yourself does not necessarily belie suicidal tendencies.
so in short, i think the song equals:
hey a fucked up girl, i think i'll mess around with her a while, she has nothing better to do.
oh, now i'm down. she's screwed but i don't feel bad. because blah blah blah :chorus: | | 05-07-2005 17:49 x_StRaWbErReEz_ |
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This song seems to kick face. | | 12-07-2005 23:12 death66613 |
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I love this song!!!!!!!!! It's one of a kind!!!!     | | 12-07-2005 23:14 6Dollie6 |
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love this song | | 12-07-2005 23:19 simple_minded |
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alkaline trio are my gods lol all songs of theres are great.
matt skiba!!! | | 17-07-2005 00:34 backwards |
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this song is awesome.
to above posters, sometimes lyrics aren't meant to be explained. we inturrpret them as we will.. that's what music is about, isn't it?
artists write what they feel, what they experience and share it with others- and we listen and understand in our own way, even if it's completely different from the artist's thoughts, or someone else's..
| | 17-07-2005 23:03 DanielJ |
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| Hey, I bought their new album, Crimson, and it seems like there are two different voices that split about equal between all of the songs. like in:
Time to Waste, Burn, Dethbed, Sadie, Fall Victim, Prevent This Tragedy, Back To Hell , and Your Neck
the voice sounds the same....
but in
The Poison, Settle For Satin, I Was A Prayer, and Smoke, it sounds different...
and in Mercy Me, both of them sing at different times. Now im assuming that it's different people in the band, could someone tell me who does which voice? | | 19-07-2005 02:18 cairowinters | 
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| I agree with backwards. Artists always have their own idea on what the song means to them, but listeners can always interpret it in their own way too - that's part of what music's about - making it fit you. So whatever interpretation you come up with isn't necessarily right or wrong, it's just how the song fits you. The only thing about interpretations that annoy me is when people take something that's obviously gonna be deep and just take it at face value (like System Of A Down's BYOB for example).
By the way, does anyone else thing the singer here looks a bit like Brandon Flowers (Vocalist, The Killers) in the video? | | 19-07-2005 02:19 FireWaterBurn |
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Very catchy...I like it. | | 20-07-2005 10:31 Conk |
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This rocks  | | 22-09-2005 16:52 Alien_06 |
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| I've always found Alkaline Trio's lyrics a bit confusing, but I've always loved the songs I hear for them. so yeah, this song is really good. Good Job Alkaline Trio . | | 31-10-2005 03:04 lovebelow3 |
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cutting was my second guess as to what this song was about, but my instincts are telling me it's has a metaphor to vampires call me crazy *your crazy* i know but it's just what i first thought | | 12-11-2005 04:43 downandout |
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| The intro to this song is amazing. The juxtoposition of the piano and the guitars was key. The video adds major effect as well. It's a great way to open an even greater album.
* offtopic :
I thought this song was the best song after fall victim.
| | 29-11-2005 04:06 e80kse |
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What a weird song! Hide the cutlery? like WTF! | | 14-12-2005 20:35 punkrock101_ |
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OMG this song rocks!!
[offtopic]i have just booked tickets to go see them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG so excited!! but its kinda wierd, they did their Fall Tour 2005, then ther doing two dates in feb, in sheffield and leeds, how rockin is that, that i live in one of those places aha not gonna say where ...
[topic=]i luv alkaline trio this song, the little instrumental bits get stuck in mi head so easily,, they rock! WWOOOOT!! | | 15-03-2006 22:37 Shinra |
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Great!! First song that got me into the band. | | 11-04-2006 13:14 HostOfSorrow |
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Second song that got me into the band. :p
Absolutely love it. | | 31-12-2006 23:09 Eliseyreesy |
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