Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: punk
Song Meaning of “The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver” by All Time Low
This song is an insightful look into the struggles of trying to stay afloat in a relationship, when faced with the stubbornness of a partner. The lyrics explore the tension between the singer and the person they are in a relationship with, with each trying to save the other while simultaneously drowning them in conflicting viewpoints.
The lyrics portray the irony of the struggle of both trying to be life-savers for one another, when in fact they are both ironically choking each other in the process. The singer laments that they feel helpless and exhausted in their attempt to help the other, which only causes more hopelessness in the relationship. They muses that they’re running together in circles, and that the ultimate goal of peace, harmony, and understanding seems further and further away.
The idea of ‘choking on a lifesaver’ serves as a metaphor for this frustrating relationship, and how futile their attempts to bridge the gap and make amends eventually ends in even more aggression and discontent. Despite both of them trying to save one another, they can’t seem to quite catch up on the current, and eventually the partnership inevitably comes to an end.