In a nutshell, 3rd Alley formed in October 2004 in Mudd's home studio. It s… Read Full Bio ↴In a nutshell, 3rd Alley formed in October 2004 in Mudd's home studio. It started from a 4 track demo that Zack had made and sent in to Long Beach Recs. Zack on vocals, songwriting and guitar, Tyson on bass and Mudd on Drums. We put out "After School Special" (aka. ASS) one year after the band's inception. It's been released in Japan, Europe and Australia, with all different bonus songs. Mudd was inspired by McDonald's "collect them all" campaign, which turned out to be a great idea. The band has supported the album by touring across america, europe and mexico.

Zack got his feet wet fronting the San Diego Band, Handful, but has also toured America as a solo artist. He locked himself in his home studio for a few months and wrote and recorded a bunch of songs and shortly after 3rd Alley was formed and a lot of those songs turned into Alley songs, i.e. "i need sleep," the original demo version, was released on the Martian Church/LBR Compilation "More Propaganda" in 2005.

Tyson aside to his sparkling personality has played bass in Indonesian Mules and fills in for Randy Bradbury in Glue Factory on occasion. Rumors of Tyson's ambitious attempt at becoming a child star are rampant and are based on our previous bio mentioning his Sunny Delight fame.

Augmentation brought in some new members: Todd Forman (of sublime fame) on sax, keyboard and occasional cabbage patch.

Seachange brought in Todd Elrod (from Bargain Music) on Drums and occassional dog barks, long beach style of course.

theese guys come from Longbeach and have a great sound.
for more info check their labels in the us, japan and europe.

www.longbeachrecords.com
www.longbeachrecords.de
www.fondoflife.net
www.inyaface.jp

All My Friends are Flaky
3rd Alley Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

(Z. Walters)

No on comes thru lately
all my friends are flaky x 2

we should hang out sometime is a played out gesture
promises, promises hollow drunken pester

we are over people controllers

there's only so many times you can even the score
before a chore becomes worse than it was before

we are over people controllers

no on comes thru lately
all my friends are flaky x 2

life is like stew fequently you have to stir it baby,
follow thru and people act you crazy,

we are over people controllers

no on comes thru lately
all my friends are flaky x 2

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "All My Friends are Flaky" by 3rd Alley express the frustration of the singer with their friends who have become unreliable and undependable. It highlights how potentially fun plans often fall through because of empty promises made by these so-called friends. The first two lines, "No one comes thru lately, all my friends are flaky", sets the mood and tone of the song – a feeling of disappointment and resentment towards friends who were once close but now fail to deliver on any commitments.

The verse "We should hang out sometime is a played out gesture, promises, promises hollow drunken pester" emphasizes how the most simple phrase with good intentions has become meaningless because of overuse and a lack of follow-through from friends. This verse highlights how drinking and partying play a significant part in this kind of culture and friendships. The chorus repeats the line "We are over people controllers" and emphasizes that these flaky friends have become too controlling, imposing the burden of keeping up the friendship equally on all participants.

The final verse "Life is like stew frequently you have to stir it baby, follow thru and people act you crazy, we are over people controllers” indicates that the singer is tired of having to put in extra effort to maintain friendships that were once easy to maintain. The lyrics suggest that keeping friends requires stirring the pot and reminding them constantly to uphold their end of the deal instead of acting crazy when a person follows through with what they promised.

Line by Line Meaning

No on comes thru lately
My friends have been unreliable and haven't been coming through for me lately

all my friends are flaky x 2
Every single one of my friends is unreliable and hard to count on

we should hang out sometime is a played out gesture
The phrase 'we should hang out sometime' has become meaningless and overused, with no real intention of follow-through

promises, promises hollow drunken pester
Even when my friends promise to hang out, it's usually an empty and insincere gesture that doesn't amount to anything

we are over people controllers
We are tired of being controlled by other people and their unreliable behavior

there's only so many times you can even the score
Even when we try to make up for our friends' flakiness, there's only so much we can do before it becomes more of a hassle than it's worth

before a chore becomes worse than it was before
Trying to make plans with flaky friends can turn into a burden, making the situation worse than it already was

life is like stew fequently you have to stir it baby,
Life is unpredictable and requires constant attention and effort to keep things moving forward

follow thru and people act you crazy,
When you follow through on plans and hold people accountable for their promises, it can cause friction and tension with friends who are used to flaking out

Contributed by Juliana O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS