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Always Alright
Alabama Shakes Lyrics


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Well, you come upstairs but not to talk
You stay a little while then you do a little walk on home
I hear you downstairs smoking cigarettes, I hear you talking
'Cause you ain't got nothing to talk about at all
So you took me to party, you got me alone
Said you wanna feel good and you feel like you're gonna explode

Well, I don't care, can't pay no attention
And I don't give a- about your intentions at all
Ooh-ooh

So pass me the whiskey, pass me the gin
Pass me whatever the drink left in
Well, I don't care if it's seven in the morning
For all I care it could be the second coming
Well, you say you can't take it anymore
It's a really big deal
It's a really big deal
Well, I don't care, can't pay attention
And I don't give a- about your intentions at all
Ooh-ooh

We're alright
We're always alright
We're alright
We're always alright
We're alright, we're
We're always alright
We're alright
We're always alright
We're alright
We're alright, ooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Alabama Shakes's song Always Alright touches upon the idea of living in the moment and not worrying about the future or the past. The song talks about a partner who comes over to the singer's house but doesn't come over to talk, just to walk. The singer knows that her partner has nothing to talk about and hears him smoking cigarettes while talking.


The partner then takes the singer to a party and tries to seduce her, saying he wants to feel good and feels like he's going to explode. The singer doesn't pay attention to his intentions and asks for a drink instead. She wants to forget all her worries and focus on the present moment. She doesn't care about the time or the consequences, it could be the second coming and she wouldn't care. The partner talks about their problems being a big deal, but the singer doesn't care about the problems or the intentions of her partner.


In essence, the song Always Alright points out the importance of living in the moment and letting go of the past and the future. It urges us to focus on our present and to not worry about our partner’s intentions or future problems.


Line by Line Meaning

Well, you come upstairs but not to talk
You come up to my room, but not to talk. I know that you're only here to hook up with me.


You stay a little while then you do a little walk on home
After we hook up, you leave straight away without saying anything to me.


I hear you downstairs smoking cigarettes, I hear you talking
After you leave my place, I can hear you smoking cigarettes and talking to someone else downstairs.


'Cause you ain't got nothing to talk about at all
You have nothing to say, which shows me that you weren't interested in me beyond our physical interaction.


So you took me to party, you got me alone
You took me to a party and then got me alone in order to hook up with me.


Said you wanna feel good and you feel like you're gonna explode
You told me that you wanted to feel good and that you were close to climaxing.


Well, I don't care, can't pay no attention
I don't care about what you're saying or doing because it doesn't matter to me.


And I don't give a- about your intentions at all
I'm not interested in what you are planning for the future or what your motivations are.


So pass me the whiskey, pass me the gin
Give me some whiskey or gin to drink.


Pass me whatever the drink left in
Give me whatever is left in the drink bottle.


Well, I don't care if it's seven in the morning
I don't care what time it is, I'm still going to drink.


For all I care it could be the second coming
I don't care what's happening in the world, all I care about is getting drunk.


Well, you say you can't take it anymore
You say that you can't handle the situation anymore.


It's a really big deal
You think that it's a significant issue.


We're alright
I'm okay with the situation.


We're always alright
No matter what happens, we'll still be okay.


We're alright, we're
We're still okay.


We're always alright
No matter what, we'll always be okay.


We're alright
We're still okay.


We're always alright
No matter what, we'll always be okay.


We're alright
We're still okay.


We're alright, ooh
We're still okay, even though the situation might not be perfect.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Zachary Riley Cockrell, Heath Allen Fogg, Brittany Amber Howard, Steven William Johnson

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