Alkaline Trio – For Your Lungs Only

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a right turn gone wrong.
nothing but the dust
left to fill your lungs up.
have to choke and choke and choke.
reprecussion, what got us this form, facilitation for feeling listless
reprecussion, what got us this form, facilitation for feeling listless
the son sits out in the sun.
and thats when he calls 'father'.
he realized a long time ago, hes never coming home no.
reprecussion, what got us this form, facilitation for feeling listless

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Track duration: 02:19


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    General Comment:I really like munsened's idea.

    But I do think it has SOME kind of smoking influence.
    Flag sethsiqueon December 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:people who think its about cigarettes are pretty stupid. who the hell writes a song about smoking? its more likely to be about weed cause matt was a heavy weed smoker and it can give you all those listless style feelings. yet of course it could have nothing to do with that and not be so literal. who cares, maybe it has no meaning!
    Flag Jakusmackuson July 17, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Whoever says this song is a bad Alk3 song is obviously a fan of their more "pop" work. In reality, this song is amazing and the bass work is awesome. If anyone thinks it's lyrically weak, then they aren't looking deep enough into it.
    Flag deaffromsilenceon May 15, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:In the beginning of this song the lyrics remind me of smoking...huh.
    Flag ladynauseaon November 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This Song is one of trio's best in my opinion!
    Flag Astronomyon June 27, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:HEY! this is one heck of a song! how can you say that this is their worst song? you have no musical sense. Even blink 182 have copied the verse guitar, listen to the "not now" song with blink. the intro is the same. Anyone else who thinks Matt sounds like the Strung Out singer in this song? Cuz I do!
    Flag bowlineon April 09, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I'm quite sure the meaning of the song is as follows
    The first section is all about mans fall from grace
    "a right turn gone wrong.
    nothing but the dust
    left to fill your lungs up.
    have to choke and choke and choke."

    The following section is asking why man was punished and put into the form he is in and how it facilitates sloth.
    "reprecussion, what got us this form, facilitation for feeling listless
    reprecussion, what got us this form, facilitation for feeling listless"
    In the next part the son is Jesus the father is God and they are saying Jesus is never going home because there is no heaven
    "the son sits out in the sun.
    and thats when he calls 'father'.
    he realized a long time ago, hes never coming home no."

    Anyway thats my interpretation.
    Flag munsenedon September 11, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:such a good song, and i love the title... along with the line he son sits out in the sun.
    and thats when he calls 'father'
    As long as the trio keep coming up with shit like that, they will always be keeping it real... i dont care how popular they get, with lyrics like that, they arent sell outs.

    Edited by oofus on December 11 2005, at 12:49PM

    Flag Bo0shon August 16, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Who says it's about smoking cigarettes?
    It could just be a song about decisions you've made that you wish you could take back in general.
    Flag Actionhank1786on February 15, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:dude you people need to get with it... its about smoking cigarettes... they've talked about this song before...

    a right turn gone wrong. smoking is fun but bad for you.

    filling up with dust enough to peel your lungs up, youll have to choke and choke and choke... self explanitory.

    reprecussion, what got us this form, facilitation for feeling listless. youll end up feeling really dumb when your voice goes out... its kind of a funny song since they still smoke and they wrote this song in 98
    Flag buzzicallyouon November 08, 2004   Link

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