Line And Sinker Lyrics
Billy Talent
Lyrics
What you see is what you get (don't you know)
Fishing for the answer with a line and sinker
Look at me and don't forget (don't you know)
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
Today I don't feel pretty
And i'm tired of trying to fit right in
Don't think they're just so great
Cause being great must suck
We don't always see the bright side
We all need ego suicide
You hung my id today
But I have licked my wounds and carried on
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
Reality is truly scaring me
So stand up straight and firmly say
What you see is what you get (don't you know)
Fishing for the answer with a line and sinker
Look at me and don't forget (don't you know)
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
My heart is in the right place
So wipe that smirk right off your face
Don't make me feel like that
Cause that's just plain not nice
We don't always see the bright side
And I lied when I said I was fine
You slapped my face today
But I have licked my wounds and carried on
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
Reality is truly scaring me
So set 'em straight and finally say
What you see is what you get (don't you know)
Fishing for the answer with a line and sinker
Look at me and don't forget (don't you know)
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
Everybody needs some sympathy
Santa seemed to miss my chimney
You stole my luck from me
And now my fortune cookie's empty
Cause you came and you stole it all from me
So set 'em straight and finally say
What you see is what you get (don't you know)
Fishing for the answer with a line and sinker
Look at me and don't forget (don't you know)
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers
Song & Lyrics Facts
Billy Talent's "Line and Sinker" was released on November 9, 2018 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Afraid of Heights. The song was written by band members Ben Kowalewicz, Ian D'Sa, Jon Gallant, and Aaron Solowoniuk, and produced by D'Sa.
Lyrically, the song is about a person who has been taken advantage of but still believes in hope and redemption. It features powerful guitar riffs, an intense vocal performance from Kowalewicz, and urgent lyrics that capture the desperation of the situation. With its hard-hitting sound, "Line and Sinker" is one of Billy Talent's most memorable songs.