It's about love. Sorry if that's not punk rock enough for you hardcore dudes. Matt Skiba has said in various interviews that he often compares love to heroin addiction. And, NO, he was never a heroin addict.
It's not about "thinking too deeply" -- it's about realizing nothing is simple. Did it hurt your brains too much to decipher the metaphors? (rolls eyes)
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From a 2011 article by David B. Anthony about misunderstood songs/lyrics:
Alkaline Trio – “My Little Needle”
In its infancy, Alkaline Trio was known as much for its members’ love of substances as its music. Vocalists Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano made numerous references to drinking and drugs, so it was no surprise to find a song called “My Little Needle” on the band’s debut Goddamnit. Opening with, “I’ll come down and get you high,” it seems obvious the song is about a literal needle, and descriptions of withdrawal make an ever stronger case. It wasn’t until 2008 when the album was rereleased that a bonus documentary cleared the air. The song’s chorus, “So where are you, my little needle/ The stacks been burned away but I’m so inebriated” finally made sense, it was not about addiction, but finding true love—the “needle in the haystack.”
It's about love. Sorry if that's not punk rock enough for you hardcore dudes. Matt Skiba has said in various interviews that he often compares love to heroin addiction. And, NO, he was never a heroin addict.
It's not about "thinking too deeply" -- it's about realizing nothing is simple. Did it hurt your brains too much to decipher the metaphors? (rolls eyes)
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From a 2011 article by David B. Anthony about misunderstood songs/lyrics:
Alkaline Trio – “My Little Needle”
In its infancy, Alkaline Trio was known as much for its members’ love of substances as its music. Vocalists Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano made numerous references to drinking and drugs, so it was no surprise to find a song called “My Little Needle” on the band’s debut Goddamnit. Opening with, “I’ll come down and get you high,” it seems obvious the song is about a literal needle, and descriptions of withdrawal make an ever stronger case. It wasn’t until 2008 when the album was rereleased that a bonus documentary cleared the air. The song’s chorus, “So where are you, my little needle/ The stacks been burned away but I’m so inebriated” finally made sense, it was not about addiction, but finding true love—the “needle in the haystack.”