Discover the story of the song > Maybe I Ll Catch Fire – Alkaline Trio

The protagonist is feeling lonely and unable to connect with anyone. They do certain things to try and feel something exciting or different, like hanging out of a window and maybe even throwing lit cigarettes down. They're searching for something warm and comforting to hold onto, something pure to get rid of the darkness inside their mind. The protagonist feels like they're not good enough and that they only pretend to be nice. They also mention that they can't look at anyone in the house because they've seen their face so many times, so they look out of the window and look at rocks. They hope that maybe they'll fall out of the window and feel something intense, like something tough to break them or something sharp to make them feel pain and release it. Sorry, they say that they don't even know their partner's name and it's just easier for them to feel this way.