Alkaline Trio - I, Pessimist Lyrics






I give thanks to the waning moon
Cause I'm working for a total blackout
The sun used to be one of my favorite drugs
Looks like that one's gonna kill us all

Disappear
Disappear
I don't need this body
It's so clear
Way too clear
I'm not here with my mind

I'm running on a great big tank again
But how long 'til I crash?
And then this bag's gonna burst again
Bring me down to my bad knee

Disappear
Disappear
I don't need this body
It's so clear
Way too clear
I'm not here with my mind

Disappear
Disappear
I don't need this body
It's so clear
Way too clear
I'm not here with my mind

They say my soul is still alive
In the eyes of god
Maybe living is not enough for me
They say my soul is still alive
In the eyes of god
Maybe living is not enough for me

Disappear
Disappear
I don't need this body
It's so clear
Way too clear
I'm not here with my mind

Disappear
Disappear
I don't need this body
It's so clear
Way too clear
I'm not here with my mind





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  1. d.... ....

    Wow opposites attract

  2. T.... B....

    They say my Soul is still alive in the Eyes of God

  3. V.... t....

    Damn good song.

  4. A.... _....

    This is the very first Alkaline Trio song I remember ever hearing. I've been hooked ever since.

    Also: this song is way too good to only be 2 minutes long.

    A.... _....

    I was lucky enough to have an irc buddy show me alka3 in 199x ! So good!

  5. T.... ....

    Just one of the best bangers in a long like of ALK3 bangers. Add Tim and this is easily one of my favorite Trio songs.

  6. J.... G....

    excellent song!

  7. 0.... ....

    Is that the guy from rise against

  8. k.... k....

    Tims voice was wasted here, the songs good but the bridge mustve included Tim too, not just Dan, Tim just doing backing is not cool...

  9. C.... ....

    thumbs up for toy machine socks at 1:27 :)

  10. B.... G....

    Tim needs to come back and sing with Blink+Matt. This is killer.

  11. M.... D....

    Bring me down on my bad knee!!

  12. e.... _....

    Rise Against The Trio

  13. C.... ....

    I've recorded in the same room they are in. Too freakin' cool! I record at the Blasting Room quite often, actually. And used part of Rise Against's kit once.

  14. M.... D....

    Dan is amazing; Done, Dine My Darling is a personal fave

  15. e.... ....

    Alk Trio and Rise are my favorite bands for sure

  16. M.... P....

    😍😍😍😍 perfection

  17. J.... H....

    I never knew it was the frontman from rise against. They are one of my fav bands!!

    J.... H....

    I came here to see if it was! It sounded so much like him lol

  18. B.... O....

    i love alk3

  19. M.... ....

    I'd rather hear Dennis Buckley just saying

    M.... ....

    MrJohnnyfive1983 :
    It's too bad that no one that has watched this probably don't even know who that even is. Cool fucking dude, last time I seen them play, Dennis was fucking hammered and passing around a bottle of whiskey to the crowd, it was pretty goddamn sweet, haha.

  20. M.... M....

    Man Tim gave them a good lesson.

    M.... M....

    Ha! Sorry but alk3 has not sold out their sound/souls like ra. I prefer the unique sound of alk3, though Tim has a good voice.

    M.... M....

    You are completely right, yet I still think this is the best song alkaline has made so far. But that is my opinion :)

    M.... M....

    +Mike Moors loooool

  21. A.... M....

    i've been listening for far too long.. Chicago native ashamed that i have not seen them live... yet.

    A.... M....

    +Terry Rice
    im fucking jealous. coolest story ever man

  22. Z.... P....

    Before I found out Tim was in the song I was like Damn Matt's voice really sounds like Tim's.

  23. B.... R....

    Tim mcilrath and alkaline trio - BEST SONG EVER

  24. J.... C....

    Matt looks bored, just saying lol

  25. A.... ....

    Oh hey Tim....what you doin here

  26. A.... V....

    Isn't that the singer from rise against?

    A.... V....

    @Nate Monoxide
    I see what you did there.

    A.... V....

    Yeas, it's Tim McIlrath from Rise Against.

    A.... V....

    nothing gets passed you

    A.... V....

    YOU DON'T SAY?! :O

    A.... V....

    Nah that's the singer from alkaline trio

  27. C.... ....

    This song is too short :(

    C.... ....

    @CrackaJack For sure! It could of been so much better if the song was longer!

  28. J.... M....

    just checked out this album for the first time and didn't know Tim featured on it… Lost my shit!

  29. S.... ....

    id totally open mouth kiss matt skiba. full homo

    S.... ....

    well, go big or go home, right?

  30. m.... ....

     I was curious to see what the Epitaph lable was up to these days.  How fucking horrible this shit is right?  They used to be an "ok" Indie label, now it's this fucking annoying pussy rock New Emo bullshit.....  fucking Jock Rocking Military Idiot fanboy sucking shit.   This blows so fucking hard I'd rather listen to lady GAGA or Justin Beiber and FUCK I hate that shit ...

    m.... ....

    STFU you absolute turd 

    m.... ....

    that's MEGA turd to you poopie stain!

    m.... ....

    poopie stain, lol. Why are americans so retarded? 

    m.... ....

    I no weetad!  I MEGA TERD!  Oooopsie Wooopsie......i speld it rong agin.

    m.... ....

    @UJO J

    I am the definer of taste and class!


    Epitaph SUX your mamas giant DICK

    Your punishment?

    Keep listening to this bullshit

  31. S.... ....

    Why is Bobcat Goldthwait singing with them?

  32. D.... R....

    HELL YEAH!! TIM AND ALKALINE TRIO TOGETHER!!!

  33. J.... B....

    this song fucking kicks ass and so does rise against

    J.... B....

    👍👍👍👍

  34. D.... G....

    ... says the idiot with a misfits shirt taking a selfie haha you're so punk

    D.... G....

    He probably shops at walmart and his parents buy all his shit because he's so not mainstream.

  35. D.... ....

    Daniel Isaias, you are a fucking idiot.

  36. D.... I....

    I thought they were suppose to be punk. wtf are they doing making a song with the nigga from rise against

    D.... I....

    the riverdales 

    D.... I....

    Lol, state of you with the homo earrings, keep talking smack from the safe side of your mother's pc kid. You call the guy from Rise against a "nigga" and you're asking ME to make sense? jumped up wigger, I'd smack you out with my pinky. 

    D.... I....

    @Daniel Isaias
    wow youre the kind of person i hate. you dont deserve rise against anyway.

    D.... I....

    @tay lar Damn, I'm so hurt. I don't want that shit.

    D.... I....

    Daniel Isaias i cant even put into words on how fucking stupid you sound. Lets just say if i were ever stuck in a room with you, hitler, and a 9mm with 2 in the chamber, i'd just shoot you twice, my dude.

  37. M.... S....

    I don't comment on YouTube videos, but this song is so good.

  38. F.... C....

    anticipate.. anticipate .. i dont need this body. its so frail im too frail i dont need nobody..its so frail im so frail i dont need nobody. im not here with my mind

  39. F.... C....

    persist

  40. D.... ....

    I hate those shoes at 1:29

  41. K.... J....

    thats a good thing i think. ive been a fan for 10 years and let me tell you in case you dont know. it used to be hard as hell to find anything about them online (music on youtube/lyrics on lyric sites/etcetc) so anything that gives them money so they can make more music and makes it easier to find their stuff i say is a good thing

  42. J.... J....

    baxter and the killing tree as well

  43. M.... ....

    Can Tim do a whole album with Alkaline Trio? Then I get AT action -and- it eases the pain of waiting for the next Rise Against album.

  44. G.... S....

    Like Tims voice

  45. M.... n....

    fuck the ad!

  46. 2.... ....

    Its always fuckin awesome when tim's in on this sh!t

  47. K.... J....

    righteous- thank you! i've heard of them but i'll have to listen to them.

  48. D.... ....

    Yea, he has an own band, and it's called Rise Against dude.

  49. K.... J....

    ah that Tim guy's voice is amazing i love it. is he in a band of his own? i think i'll have to listen to them

  50. D.... K....

    Punk is not dead

  51. D.... P....

    post punk originally was meant as after the punk revolution, 77-79

  52. T.... ....

    Dat chorus

  53. G.... M....

    Gooooooodddddd, very good

  54. k.... ....

    It for some reason didn't even register in my head that Dan is singing this song instead of Matt xD

  55. S.... ....

    I love Rise Against, not a big Alkaline Trio fan, but this song is amazing!!

  56. h.... ....

    You annoy me.

  57. J.... B....

    bad ace. yup. getting this album today!

  58. n.... d....

    They aren't fucking post punk. 'Post' means after (ex: post apocalyptic) and punk hasn't died. It's still fucking here. Post punk isn't a thing. They're punk bands. And amazing I will add

  59. E.... ....

    OMG i didn't know that Tim was here until i listened to this song, AWESOME, my 2 favorite post-punk bands

  60. M.... ....

    This music is awesome

  61. B.... ....

    I love how this song is all chorus. too many songwriters needlessly complicate their music by adding lyrics that aren't in the chorus.

  62. k.... ....

    Both of these bands are why I write punk rock

  63. m.... ....

    I love it!!!!

  64. w.... ....

    very nice guys. IN THE EYES OF GOD

  65. n.... ....

    Its amazing and I disagree with everyone who says otherwise

  66. H.... v....

    Fuck! with tim mclarth?
    AWESOME!!

  67. L.... ....

    Both Dan and Matt have their own style, I don't think one is better than the other. I love their mixture

  68. T.... ....

    my only problem with this song is that it isnt 4 hours long!!!!!

  69. k.... ....

    I think he has a great voice!

  70. D.... C....

    This is the kind of songs that attract new fans in droves.

  71. M.... M....

    I don't know if it is better than This Addiction. I said it is one of their best, not THE best.

  72. m.... ....

    really? It is better then This Addiction. I can't tell if I outgrew them or if they got a little too predictable. I support them regardless.

  73. M.... M....

    This album is great. One of their best in my opinion.

  74. S.... M....

    This is such an amazing song

  75. T.... S....

    oh wait, I just realized the guest vocals are Tim. woops, this is my first song I have heard from them.

  76. T.... S....

    his voice kinda reminds me of Tim Mcllrath from rise against.

  77. F.... ....

    Matt Skiba and Tim McIlrath are the closest things to gods that an atheist like me can worship. And I've met Tim too. In this day and age, it's rare that anyone will take half an hour just to sit down and have a chat with a random fan, but Tim would, and has. Why so much hate, people?

  78. D.... ....

    really good! Maybe this'll be a better album than the disappointment of the last 2

  79. L.... ....

    You comment with style Sophiawhite3 :p

  80. F.... T....

    Great track,they're bringing back my teenage memories :)

  81. i.... ....

    care to tell me a band that you consider 10/10? just curious

  82. i.... ....

    I'm not going to defend anyone, but really, SHITTY music? What the fuck have you been listening to?

  83. i.... ....

    it annoys me too, why do they have him in one of their songs -.-

  84. D.... P....

    Yeah I didn't say it sounded like a Rise Against song, I said it sounded less like an Alkaline Trio song with Tim singing, and I didn't like the blend. But thanks for trying to correct me anyways? Ha.

  85. D.... ....

    This sounds nothing like a Rise Against song.

  86. F.... ....

    This is really good stuff.

  87. D.... G....

    comments are stupid. this one's worse.

  88. P.... W....

    @wd4005 youre right. No one cares. Lol

  89. A.... F....

    Cool. Bro

  90. w.... ....

    i know that no one care but they are wearing ath-m50 the best head phones i have ever had

  91. M.... ....

    500, or Repulsive minds would be more your speed, but I can relate. The bumping side of Trio is what keeps me coming back for more, and it's lacking in some of their (Braincoats) songs.

  92. D.... H....

    Loooooooove the new album, this song is my favorite on the album. They totally redeemed themselves

  93. M.... ....

    I'm not a huge fan of Tim Mcllrath but god damn is he good in this song! If his shitty music was more like this I'd give rise against more of a listen. Also don't try to defend Tim because of what I say He doesn't give a shit about your loyalty that's just silly defending any music artist you are not them so don't be pissed.

  94. R.... C....

    uhuh fiesty answer... even though you dissed tim i like you ;)

  95. S.... G....

    dont mention it (;

  96. R.... C....

    thanks for saying that about the only reason i consider this song the song of the year

  97. S.... G....

    Tim McIIrath ruined this song....should have just let Matt perform it.

  98. A.... P....

    *You're. You're all around. All around. I like what you said, but, man, grammar is everything if you wanna convey a message.

  99. B.... R....

    0:10 and suddenly Toms are a fashionable footwear product.