[alkaline trio]

album: alkaline trio / hot water music split (2002)
label: jade tree records

song: queen of pain
there's a fire forming not too far from here
out on the east coast maybe it resides in you my dear
we're worn out on all courtesy
we've made our curtain calls
like vampire bats deprived of blood
into the new york city night we crawl
and you've got a funny way
of showing off your bathroom surgery
you said you were just cooling down
from plans of leaving me
there's something i should tell you
for we may not have much time
i've never met arms like yours
and the stars at night are big and bright
deep in your eyes miss vincent
you told me once i made you smile
we both know damn well i didn't
i'm not much of a jester
but i'd test poison food for you your majesty
you're royal blue
i'm loyalty, my king of pain there's a hard rain falling
flooding your attic it's clear
i can't put out the fire which resides in you my dear
there's something i should tell you
for we may not have much time
i've never seen scars like yours



song: while you're waiting
there's a hope in my head that's been cut
and bled dry as your bloodshot eyes
and there's smoke in the air
and it's soon to clear revealing our demise
there are some who say that it's a.o.k.
if it makes you feel alright
it's just way too bad
now you're worse than sad
all locked up there inside
and i don't know how you feel
but i'll make you a deal
if you make it out alive
my shoulders and ears are all yours my dear
i hope it comes as no suprise
you've been known to say that you're a.o.k.
when you're feeling sick(dead) inside
i just want you to know
i've got no place to go until the day you die
while you're waiting, be thankful for your fingers
i'll be fading with the colors of your pictures
"i'm not crying wolf" you whispered
"i'm really dead this time"
they locked you up
they threw away the key
sutured your mouth shut
murdered your family
right before your eyes, what could you do?
right before your eyes, they took it all from you
you're contemplating you hanging from your ceiling
i can't help hating you for having that feeling
i'm not joking when i tell you i'd miss you all the time
i already miss you all the time