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

The lyrics talk about a person who is watching from their window as people around them seem to give up or lose hope. The protagonist has found everything they need to be happy, but they find it disgusting that others are selling safety and comfort. The protagonist sees the same person in line every day and knows that they have wasted a lot of time and don't feel sorry for it. The protagonist also mentions that they had time to kill, meaning they had nothing important to do. There are dark creatures waiting and hungry, but the protagonist doesn't trust them. In the end, the protagonist repeats that they had time to waste and they are not sorry for it.