Alkaline TrioAlkaline Trio is a punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on guitar/vocals, Dan Andriano on bass/vocals, and Derek Grant on drums. The band was originally formed in 1996. Since 2003, their albums have consistently reached the top 20 on Billboard’s Top 200. The group’s music features dark lyrics, catchy choruses, fast tempos and subjects of love, depression, drugs, and death.

The song Mercy Me comes from the groups fifth album, Crimson, which was released in 2005.

Mercy Me
It’s been a long day living with this
It’s been a long time since I felt so sick
I took a long walk straight back home
I could’ve walked back to San Francisco
I used to long for time alone
I used to long for a place of my own
and I’m losing faith in everything
I’m lost, so lost, i’m lost at sea, you’ll see

I used to long for broken bones
I used to long for a casket to call my own
I never had a problem facing fear
but I’m done, over and dumb my dear and

Oh mercy me
God bless catastrophe
There’s no way in hell
We’ll ever live to see through this so
Drive yourself insane tonight
It’s not that far away and I just
filled up your tank earlier today
(Yeah!)

It’s been a long day living with this
It’s been a long time since I felt so sick
I took a long walk straight back home
I could’ve walked back to Chicago
I used to long for time alone
I used to long for a place of my own
and I’ve lost faith in everything
I’m lost, so lost, I’m lost without you

Oh mercy me
God bless catastrophe
There’s no way in hell
We’ll ever live to see through this so
Drive yourself insane tonight
It’s not that far away and I just
filled up your tank earlier today
(Yeah!)

So drive yourself insane tonight
It’s not that far away and I just
filled up your tank earlier today
(Yeah!)
Written by Alkaline Trio

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