The band formed in December of 1996, originally consisting of Skiba, Rob Doran (bass/vocals), and Glenn Porter (drums/vocals). 1997 saw the release of the band's first EP, Sundials. This was followed shortly after by the departure of Doran. He was replaced by Andriano, who had been the singer for Tuesday and bassist for the ska band Slapstick. The band released their second EP, entitled For Your Lungs Only, in 1998, which began to build them a sizable fan base in the American Midwest. Later that year, they released their first full-length album, Goddamnit, followed by Maybe I'll Catch Fire in 2000. Both were released on Asian Man Records. Also in 2000, the band released a collection of their previously-released EPs on a self-titled album.
Following the success of their Asian Man releases, Alkaline Trio signed to Vagrant. Joined by new drummer Mike Felumlee (previously of the Smoking Popes), From Here to Infirmary was released in 2001. It was their first album to see any interest from alternative radio and the mainstream media, with the semi-hit punk single "Stupid Kid" and the inclusion of the song "Armageddon" on the Tony Hawk's Underground as well as Tony Hawks American Wasteland video games. Their cover of "Over at the Frankenstein Place" was included in the compilation The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show, an album made to pay tribute to the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
After the release, Felumlee left the band too and was replaced by Grant, previously of The Suicide Machines.
Their next full-length album was Good Mourning, released in 2003, with the album's launch single "We've Had Enough" seeing a considerable amount of commercial success. The album was a significant departure from earlier works, featuring greater production value and a noticeable move toward a more mainstream sound.
The band has also appeared on various compilation albums, notably Plea for Peace Vol. 1 and Rock Against Bush Vol. 1. Skiba and Andriano have both independently recorded split records, Skiba with Kevin Seconds on Asian Man Records and Andriano with Mike Felumlee on Double Zero Records, as well as jointly performing backing vocal duties on the album This is Unity Music by Common Rider. They have also recorded two split EPs with bands who are no longer together: one with Hot Water Music in 2000 and the other with One Man Army in 2004.
Alkaline Trio released their fifth studio album on Vagrant Records, entitled Crimson, on May 24, 2005, which featured the single "Time to Waste." The single for this song also included bonus tracks produced by Mass Giorgini. The tracks "Mercy Me" and "Burn" have also been released as singles from the album.
In 2004 Andriano became a member of The Falcon, a super-group of consisting of The Lawrence Arms' bassist/co-vocalist Brendan Kelly (with who he had played with in Slapstick), and Neil Hennessy, drummer from The Lawrence Arms. The band released a 5-song EP in 2004, and its first full-length Unicornography in September of 2006.
In 2006 Matt Skiba collaborated with Josiah Steinbrick for the band Heavens.
In 2008 Alkaline Trio released Agony & Irony on Epic Records. The album charted at #13 on the Billboard 200.
Alkaline Trio's 7th studio album, This Addiction,was released on February 23rd 2010. This was their first album under their own label, Heart & Skull, an offshoot of Epitaph, and the album debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest the band has ever charted to date.
Alkaline Trio's eighth studio album, Damnesia,, was released July 12, 2011. Consisting of "a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and presented in an intimate semi-unplugged format", the album also included two new songs, "Olde English 800" and "I Remember a Rooftop", as well as a cover version of the Violent Femmes' "I Held Her in My Arms".
On April 2nd, 2013, Alkaline Trio released "My Shame Is True".
On August 31st, 2013, Alkaline Trio released "Is This Thing Cursed?".
On June 8th, 2023, longtime drummer Derek Grant left the band due to mental health reasons and intentions to pursue music production as well as graphic design. He was replaced by Atom Willard, formerly of bands such as Rocket from the Crypt and Against Me!. The band then released the single, "Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs" on October 17th, 2023, and announced an album of the same name due for a release date of January 26th, 2024.
Tuck Me in
Alkaline Trio Lyrics
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Tuck me into bed with snakes.
Tuck me in with the tarantulas,
I want to let 'em in my mouth and down my throat to lay their eggs.
Tuck me into where there's bleeding,
Where it spills out of the walls onto the floor.
Tuck me into where your best friend's apologies amount to shit,
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had nowhere else to go.
Tuck me into where I'm falling,
Where I can feel the heat rise underneath my wings.
And all the fallen angels in hell will tuck me away from you,
Take me away from everything.
Tuck me into where there's dying,
Tuck me in with flames and tuck me in with flies,
Maybe then you will appreciate your only friend
With maggots in her eyes or as ashes in the sky.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had no place left to go.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had no place left to go.
The song "Tuck Me In" by Alkaline Trio is a gritty and disturbing track that touches on themes of death, decay, and isolation. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of someone who is lost and hopeless, asking to be tucked in to dark and dangerous places. The first verse conjures images of freezing temperatures, snakes, and tarantulas, and culminates in a disturbing desire to allow these creatures to lay their eggs inside the person's body. The second verse continues the theme of decay and deterioration, describing a scene of bleeding walls and meaningless apologies. The singer seems to have lost all sense of self and purpose, pouring out onto the floor like fallen glass.
The third verse takes a turn towards the infernal, with references to fallen angels and flames. The singer seems to welcome the idea of being taken away from everything and everyone, possibly even wanting to die. The final lines of the song, "With maggots in her eyes or as ashes in the sky," suggest that the singer may already be dead or close to it. The repeated refrain of "I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass" emphasizes the sense of emptiness and decay that pervades the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Tuck me into where it's freezing,
Put me in a place so cold that it freezes me to my bones.
Tuck me into bed with snakes.
Place me in a bed populated with serpents.
Tuck me in with the tarantulas,
Wrap me tightly with spiders that crawl all over me.
I want to let 'em in my mouth and down my throat to lay their eggs.
I desire to open my mouth and let them slide down to lay their eggs in my gut.
Tuck me into where there's bleeding,
Put me in a place with blood over everything.
Where it spills out of the walls onto the floor.
The place is full of blood spilling from its walls onto the floor.
Tuck me into where your best friend's apologies amount to shit,
Put me in the kind of place where your closest friend's apologies are meaningless.
They always did, for ever more.
They always were, and will continue to be, worthless.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
My emotions spill onto the floor like shattered translucent glass.
Nothing to cry over
There is no reason to shed a tear over it.
My skin went sour long ago
My skin has rotted away for a long time.
It knew it had nowhere else to go.
My skin had no other place to go, nothing else to cover.
Tuck me into where I'm falling,
Take me to a place where I feel like I'm constantly falling.
Where I can feel the heat rise underneath my wings.
Where the heat is rising underneath my wings as I keep falling.
And all the fallen angels in hell will tuck me away from you,
In Hell, where all the fallen angels reside, they will take me away from you.
Take me away from everything.
I want to be removed completely from everything and everyone.
Tuck me into where there's dying,
Place me where death is imminent.
Tuck me in with flames and tuck me in with flies,
Wrap me tightly with flames and flies infesting me, dying along with me.
Maybe then you will appreciate your only friend
Perhaps then you will learn to value your sole comrade,
With maggots in her eyes or as ashes in the sky.
Whether she has dead flies infesting her eyes or turned to ashes in the sky.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
My emotions spill onto the floor like shattered translucent glass.
Nothing to cry over
There is no reason to shed a tear over it.
My skin went sour long ago
My skin has rotted away for a long time.
It knew it had no place left to go.
My skin had no other place to go, nothing else to cover.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: DANIEL MICHAEL ANDRIANO, DEREK R. GRANT, MATTHEW THOMAS SKIBA
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evan boss McElwee
Tuck me into where it's freezing,
Tuck me into bed with snakes.
Tuck me in with the tarantulas,
I want to let 'em in my mouth and down my throat to lay their eggs.
Tuck me into where there's bleeding,
Where it spills out of the walls onto the floor.
Tuck me into where your best friend's apologies amount to shit,
They always did, for ever more.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had nowhere else to go.
Tuck me into where I'm falling,
Where I can feel the heat rise underneath my wings.
And all the fallen angels in hell will tuck me away from you,
Take me away from everything.
Tuck me into where there's dying,
Tuck me in with flames and tuck me in with flies,
Maybe then you will appreciate your only friend
With maggots in her eyes or as ashes in the sky.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had no place left to go.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had no place left to go.
Mr. Mojo Risen
Wow this album got me through sooo many times in my life. Love it. Great Lyrics!
BreakfastBallPar
Still the Best song ever created.
EskiTV
One of their best.
evan boss McElwee
Tuck me into where it's freezing,
Tuck me into bed with snakes.
Tuck me in with the tarantulas,
I want to let 'em in my mouth and down my throat to lay their eggs.
Tuck me into where there's bleeding,
Where it spills out of the walls onto the floor.
Tuck me into where your best friend's apologies amount to shit,
They always did, for ever more.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had nowhere else to go.
Tuck me into where I'm falling,
Where I can feel the heat rise underneath my wings.
And all the fallen angels in hell will tuck me away from you,
Take me away from everything.
Tuck me into where there's dying,
Tuck me in with flames and tuck me in with flies,
Maybe then you will appreciate your only friend
With maggots in her eyes or as ashes in the sky.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had no place left to go.
I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass,
Nothing to cry over
My skin went sour long ago
It knew it had no place left to go.
lucyfugum
love this song.. lots of biterness and anger
FTWorWTF
My favorite song on MICF
Quinn Obropta
Matt's most lyrically fucked up song and I love it
Jason Coker
🖤🤘
Emiliano Dean
Their Sophomore Release is so much more Adventurous. This is when Critics started turning their back on Musical Geniuses...
karen walker
wish i had kept my gravestone alk3 shirt from asian man records. darnnit