A deep dark secret down at the bottom
But this bay can't keep it unforgotten.
And a story that was told has now grown taller than we'd ever wish to be
Beyond belief

I'll grab the boat if you go grab the anchor,
The tarp and twine and the weights that sank her.
They weren't enough look who showed up
A new light shed is shining through. Illuminating you as we lay

Side by side, dead and broken
Our lives aren't the same since the night yours went stolen.
Blood ran black beneath the moonlight. Your lover's blood ran cold,
Cutting off the hands he used to hold.

A deep dark secret down at the bottom
But this bay can't keep it unforgotten.
And a story that was told has now grown taller than we'd ever want to be
Beyond Belief.

Side by side, dead and broken
Our Hearts aren't the same since the night yours went stolen.
Blood ran black beneath the moonlight. Your lover's blood ran cold,
Cutting off the hands he used to hold.

We used to hold.



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Track duration: 02:09

"Dead and Broken" as written by Salvatore P. Erna

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    General Comment:Shitty lyrics. WAY wrong.
    Flag mxbradyon July 27, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Matt wrote this song whilst watching the Lacy/Laci Peterson case 'unfold' acording to Remains booklet thingy.... still a good song though xx
    Flag xxsazwilsxxon January 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this is a good song... short but sweet and str8 to the point of Lacy Pattersons death... i like how the trio come up with songs like sadie, this, and the donner party that describe actual events... very clever

    Edited by oofus on December 11 2005, at 12:46PM

    Flag Bo0shon August 16, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:hah... you showed me.

    I dunno it seemed like Lacy was pretty recent and I thought that split was around forever... judging how matt's voice isn't fucked up yet. I guess that makes sense too cause Sadie is about a real person too.
    Flag rubie sohoon February 28, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:laci petersons death was heavily in the media way before that split came out...she disappeared the day before xmas 2002 and was found not too long after that. the split this song was on came out in late spring 2004. laci's death was big news in the bay area considering thats where laci was from, which explains matt's interest, since he lives in sf or berekely or something now...just read the lyrics and think about laci: "A deep dark secret down at the bottom But this bay can’t keep it unforgotten"; laci was found in the bay, her body tied up in some kind of box that was weighted down by home made anchors. it was supposedly dumped there by scott peterson in his boat who obviously did it to get rid of the body (I’ll grab the boat if you go grab the anchor, The tarp and twine and the weights that sank her), but her body turned up anyways and because of that scott peterson, laci's husband (or lover, duh), became prime suspect (They weren’t enough look who showed up A new light is shining through. Illuminating you; Your lover’s blood ran cold, Cutting off the hands he used to hold). theres really not much to pick apart....
    Flag spikkit000on February 28, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Are you serious? There is no way at all this is about laci peterson, this song was around WAY before that ever happened, it came out on the alkaline trio/one man army split, and I'm not sure Alkaline Trio gives a rat's ass about laci... come now, people die every day.

    I think the song isn't supposed to be a story, they use symbolism a lot, sort of like their lyrics are sophisticated. It's a story at face value but if you sit back and think about it, it prolly means more. I read a quote some where where matt skiba said that people think tons of their songs are just about girls and break ups, but they're much deeper. I don't really feel like picking this one apart though.
    Flag rubie sohoon February 15, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:i never heard it was about laci peterson, but i could tell it was just by listening to the lyrics....
    Flag spikkit000on February 08, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:haha you feel.
    Flag pakistanimanon January 22, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I feel its about Laci Peterson.
    Flag kdr519on November 13, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:ooops. meant to say way "WRONG" not "long". sorry.
    Flag missmistakeon June 03, 2004   Link

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