Discover the story of the song > Time To Waste – Alkaline Trio

The lyrics are about someone who is observing the world from their window as everyone around them seems to be losing hope and giving up on the future. The protagonist sees this and finds it disgusting that people are selling safety and relief as if it can be bought. They see someone in line every day who had time to waste, and the protagonist is not sorry about it. The protagonist admits that they also had time to kill, but it is now a thing of the past. They think that this person has a lot to say but can't trust anyone to listen. The lyrics also mention dark creatures who are waiting like vultures to feed on the person and everything they have. In the end, the protagonist repeats that the person had time to waste, and they are not sorry about it. The person may be a bit crazy and should hide sharp objects, and the protagonist had time to kill that is buried and gone. They think that the person has guts to share, but no one they can trust to listen.