TRACKS [6-7] Queen Of Pain, While You're Waiting. This Is The Excellent Remains From Alkaline Trio. Remains is a 22-song compilation spanning the amazing career of Alkaline Trio. It's a gathering of rare tracks, b-sides, and split EP songs they've recorded since their inception 10 years ago. ....................................... "Queen Of Pain" There's a fire forming, not too far from here Along the east coast maybe, it resides in you, my dear Worn out on our courtesy, we've made our curtain calls Like vampire bats deprived of blood, into the New York City night we crawl And you've got a funny way of showing off your bathoom surgery You said you were just cooling down from plans of leaving me There's something I should tell you, for we may not have much time I've never met arms like yours The stars at night are big and bright Deep in your eyes, Miss Vincent You told me once I made you smile But we both know damn well I didn't I'm not much of a jester, but I'd test poisoned food for you Your majesty, you're royal blue I'm royalty, my king of pain There's a hard rain falling, flooding your attic, it's clear Can't put out the fire that resides in you, my dear There's something I should tell you, for we may not have much time I've never seen scars like yours The stars at night are big and bright Deep in your eyes, Miss Vincent You told me once I made you smile But we both know damn well I didn't I'm not much of a jester, but I'd test poisoned food for you Your majesty, you're royal blue I'm royalty, my king of pain The stars at night are big and bright Deep in your eyes, Miss Vincent You told me once I made you smile But we both know damn well I didn't I'm not much of a jester, but I'd test poisoned food for you Your majesty, you're royal blue I'm royalty, my king of pain ....................................... "While You're Waiting" There's a hope in my head That's been cut and bleed Dry as your bloodshot eyes And there's smoke in the air And it's soon to clear Revealing our demise There are some who say That it's a-okay If it makes you feel all right It's just way too bad Now you're worse than sad All locked up there in side And I don't know how you feel But I'll make you a deal If you'll make it out alive My shoulders and ears Are all yours my dear I Hope it comes as no surprise You've been known to say That you're a-okay When you're feeling sick inside I just want you to know I got no place to go Until the day you die While you're waiting Be thankful for your fingers I'll be fading With the colors of your pictures 'I'm not crying wolf,' you whisper, 'I'm really dead this time... I'm really dead this time' There's a hope in my head That's been cut and bleed Dry as your bloodshot eyes And there's smoke in the air And it's soon to clear Revealing our demise You've been known to say That you're a-okay When you're feeling dead inside I just want you to know I got no place to go Until the day you die While you're waiting, Be thankful for your fingers, I'll be fading With the colors of your pictures 'I'm not crying wolf,' you whisper, 'I'm really dead this time... I'm really dead this time' They locked you up They threw away the key Sutured your mouth shut Murdered your family Right before your eyes What could you do? Right before your eyes They took it all from you Your contemplating You hanging from your ceiling Can't help hating You for having that feeling I'm not joking when I tell you I'd miss you all the time I already miss you all the time .......................................