After the release of Is This It, the band toured around the world, featuring dates in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and North America opening for the Rolling Stones. The band headlined UK’s Carling Weekend festivals in 2002, largely chronicled by a mini-documentary entitled “In Transit” whi...
[Verse 1]
No choice now, it's too late
Let him go, he gave up
I gave up
Lisa said, "Take time for me"
Droppin' him down to his knees
Ah, chest down
[Chorus]
Take me away, see, I've got to explain
Things, they have changed in such a permanent way
Life seems unreal, can we go back to your place?
Oh, "You drink too much" makes me drink just the same
[Verse 2]
People tried, felt so right
Givin' themselves good advice
Lookin' down sometimes felt nice
[Bridge]
He knows it's justified to kill to survive
He then, in dollars, makes more dead than alive
Let's suck more blood, let's run three hours a day
The world is over, but I don't care
[Chorus]
'Cause I am with you, now I've got to explain
Things, they have changed in such a permanent way
Life seems unreal, can we go back to your place?
Oh, "You drink too much" makes me drink just the same, oh!
[Outro]
The first time, it happened too fast
The second time, I thought it would last
We all like it a little different
Alone, Together was written by Julian Casablancas.
Alone, Together was produced by Gordon Raphael.
The Strokes released Alone, Together on Mon Jul 30 2001.