Alkaline Trio: Fuck You Aurora Meaning

Fuck You Aurora Lyrics

My, my what a mess we've made
Of our pretty little heads these days.
It appears a heavy wind's blown through here recently.
Best wishes have been made for you.

You never had no say it's true.
You have to be the cutest gravedigger I've ever...

1. anonymous

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   Mar 10th 2020 !⃝

   About a girl he liked at Columbia College, whom he could not date because she was his friends ex-girlfriend. She moved to Aurora (where she worked for Mopar which is where Chrysler comes in). Aurora (fuck you Aurora) was used in place for the guy that she had a baby with. Matt and her reconnected years later and shared some hard truths and then he wrote this song.
2. anonymous

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   May 1st 2017 !⃝

   Matt explains that the car crash is just a metaphor for the end of the friendship he had with someone after all it died but not literally. The crash represents the "death" of that friendship.
3. anonymous

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   Oct 20th 2012 !⃝

   I'm from Aurora. There is a Chrysler, and Rarely any Tornados. Try watching this video on youtube... http://youtu.be/6zJRuKuXnQU
   Matt Skiba explains it himself.
4. anonymous

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   Jul 17th 2012 !⃝

   it's called an oldsmobile aurora. DUR.
5. anonymous

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   Dec 11th 2011 !⃝

   No one died... if you read the Interview, Matt himself explains what it's about. I thought it was about a death as well, but its not... sorry to disappoint.
   
   Http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=37014
   
   And no.. there is not a Chrysler plant in Aurora. I work in Aurora.
6. anonymous

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   Oct 24th 2010 !⃝

   there is a car called a crystler aurora, hew says he cant blame himself anymore so hes gonna blame her car for taking her away.
7. anonymous

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   Jul 19th 2008 !⃝

   Http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=370141
   
   Matt explains the meaning in an interview given before the release of their latest album.
   
   Interviewer: What is the meaning behind “Fuck You Aurora?”
   Matt: It’s about a friend of mine that moved to Aurora, Illinois. After that we didn’t get to see much of each other. Somebody’s gotta take the blame. Sorry, Aurora.
8. anonymous

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   Dec 4th 2007 !⃝

   There is no Chrysler plant in Aurora, I should know I live here. "City of lights" is our city's motto, seeing back in the 1800's all the streets had lights. It's a deep song about losing a friend to a car wreck, and I get it I've been there. I see the wind/storm/tornado as the strength of emotion.
9. mommy10402

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   Dec 9th 2006 !⃝

   ok first of all there is no such thing as a chrysler aurora. Second it is about matt skibas friend dying in her car in a tornado those are the words right from his mouth.
10. anonymous

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    Nov 5th 2006 !⃝

    Aurora is a town in Illinois (hence the 'city of lights' reference). The song was written about one of Matt, Dan's and my own dear friend who was killed in an unfortunate car accident.
    
    Please stop misinterpreting now that I've clarified the meaning. Her death hurts even now...Years later.
    
    Please enjoy the song for the loss matt, dan, myself and too many others have been affected by. I pray no one else has to feel such a pain.
    
    "Everything will be okay in the end...If it's not okay, it's not the end."
11. anonymous

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    Nov 5th 2006 !⃝

    This had a big discussion on the alkaline trio official boards before they got exclusive to the blood pact.
    
    Anyway, it was deduced that there is a chrysler plant in aurora, and a friend of matt's worked/works there and he had to leave or something to that extent. Obviously they didn't end on good terms. So now he won't drive a chrysler.

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
12. anonymous

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    May 15th 2006 !⃝

    Aurora, to add another possible interpretation, is also the goddess of the dawn. And he's not actually saying "fuck you." it's that feeling of desperation when you don't know what else to say. It's "I can't believe this happened, fuck you." I personally think they threw in the Chrysler line just for humor sake, "I don't know who to blame so yeah, it's the fucking car's fault" or "after this, I can't go back to how thing's were, because everything's changed." he obviously feels a lot of guilt "you never had no say it's true." I think that they'd been out drinking, and he crashed. I picture it at predawn. He's trying to deal with the guilt, but not fully able to come to terms with what he did.

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13. Marie

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    May 7th 2006 !⃝

    Well Alkaline is from Chicago IL and there is a suburb of Chicago called Aurora. I think that a friend got into a car accident while driving a chrysler and was killed in Aurora so they are saying fuck you to the town.
14. anonymous

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    May 1st 2006 !⃝

    I think skiba's friend was driving a chrysler aurora and got into a car accident and he's mad at the chrysler car company because it was their fault.

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