Billy Talent Lyrics: Debut-Album "Billy Talent"

- This Is How It Goes
- Living in the Shadows
- Try Honesty
- Line & Sinker
- Lies
- The Ex
- River Below
- Standing in the Rain
- Cut the Curtains
- Prisoners of Today
- Nothing to Lose
- Voices of Violence


Songtext "This is How it Goes"

Every body is tired and poor and sick of trying!
If you see me on a corner will you stop or will you splash me?
Take a look at what we've become, nothing more than silhouettes of
A pretty family on a postcard picture perfect, I don't want it!

So I hold my breath til my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can't steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!

Shitty weather, bad timing, lucky penny glue to the ground,
Dirty look from a total strange, hope you get lost and you're not found!
Take a look at, what we've become, nothing more than silhouettes of
A pretty family on a postcard picture perfect, I don't want it!

So I hold my breath til my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can't steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!

This is, how it, it goes!

So unscrew my head, and then rinse it out,
Polish my thoughts, turn into doubts!

So I hold my breath til my heart explodes,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!
You can steal my body but you can't steal my soul,
Cause this is how it is and this is how it goes!

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Songtext "Living in the Shadows"

Constant quick fixes, don't make no sense
Hop on bandwagons, you make me sick

Don't you tell me, what you think is right!
When you're living in the shadows
I can tell that, you have lost your sight!
When you're living in the shadows

Distant loud chuckles, keep me awake
Awkward instances won't make you hip

Don't you tell me, what you think is right!
When you're living in the shadows
I can tell that, you have lost your sight!
When you're living in the shadows

We've said this all before, your shadow's at the door,
We've said this all before, your shadow's at the door,
There's darkness in the hall and we won't take the fall!

Don't you tell me, what you think is right!
When you're living in the shadows
I can tell that, you have lost your sight!
When you're living in the shadows

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Songtext "Try Honesty"

I tripped, fell down naked
I scratched my knees they bled
Sew up my eyes, need no more
In our game, there is no score


Forgive me father why should you bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete's sake
Cry agony, cry agony

Insane assault, so sly
Your well of lies ran dry
I cut the cord, free fall From so high we seem so small

Forgive me father why should you bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete's sake
Cry agony, cry agony

I'm insane, it's your fault... cry!!!

Forgive me father, why should ya bother now?
Forgive me father, why should ya bother now?

Forgive me father why should you bother
Try honesty, try honesty
Hop in your dump truck, reverse for good luck
Ride over me, ride over me
Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls
Die tragedy, die tragedy
Call me a cheapskate, come on for pete's sake
Cry agony, cry agony

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Songtext "Line & Sinker"

What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don't forget!
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 that you're 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!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don't forget!
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 you're 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
Sadly seem to miss my chimney
Reality is truly scaring me
Stand up straight and firmly say

What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answer with a line and sinker
Look at me and don't forget!
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!

What you see is what you get!
Fishing for the answers with a line and sinker
Look at me and don't forget!
Hard to get a grip with all these broken fingers

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Songtext "Lies"

Forced conversation, diffen agenda, you think we're
stupid how dare you! The rug has not been pulled over
our eyes you fool, we can see right through!

Tip toeing villian, eyes in the ceiling, your false intentions
have worn thin...But we've been in your room and in your
closet too, we've got one on you!

Lies...make it better
Lies...are forever
Lies...to go home to
Lies...to wake up to
Lies...from the alter
Lies...make you falter
Lies...keep your mouth fed
Lies...til your death bed
Lies...

Inside an office, a fallen angel, a smiling Buddha with
Snake eyes, Creates the latest trends, and
I just can't pretend, don't call me your friend!

Lies...make it better
Lies...are forever
Lies...to go home to
Lies...to wake up to
Lies...from the alter
Lies...make you falter
Lies...keep your mouth fed
Lies...til your death bed
Lies...

Lies will come back to hunt you...
Bullet proof your limousine
Lies will come back to hunt you...
hit and run a broken dream!

Lies...make it better
Lies...are forever
Lies...to go home to
Lies...to wake up to
Lies...from the alter
Lies...make you falter
Lies...keep your mouth fed
Lies...til your death bed
Lies...

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Songtext "The Ex"

Well, I looked at her face and then I knew she changed,
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!

So I sat in my room for 27 days,
No she never called, I had something to say!
No she never called, I had something to say!

I don't know much and I don't know how...

Why would she put me through such torture,
I would have given my life for her,
She was the one that knocked me over,
Now I'm alone sitting on the corner

Well, I heard she's great and her new boyfriend's lame
She can go to hell I'll never be the same!
She can go to hell I'll never be the same!

And these open wonds will heal with time they say,
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!
My heart turned black and then the sky turned gray!

I don't know much and I don't know how...

Why would she put me through such torture,
I would have given my life for her,
She was the one that knocked me over,
Now I'm alone sitting on the corner

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Songtext "River Below"

Rejected...since day one
My name is...bastard son
I've been damned...so many times I've lost count!
Blue collar...wokring man
Devises...masterplan
Bi-polar...with a mental side arm

I'm sick and I'm twisted
I'm broken you can't fix it, don't make me
cause I'll do it, red button and we'll all go...

Into the river below...running from the inferno...
You'll think I'm insane but you'll all know my name!
Into the river below...running from the inferno...
I'll take all the blame, the front page and the fame!

Contraption...made up of
Nuts and bolt...creates the
New monster...to burn your family tree down!
Tick-tocking...time's up now
Split second...the world frowns
Lonely heart...never had nobody!

I'm sick and I'm twisted
I'm broken you can't fix it, don't make me
cause I'll do it, red button and we'll all go...

Into the river below...running from the inferno...
You'll think I'm insane but you'll all know my name!
Into the river below...running from the inferno...
I'll take all the blame, the front page and the fame!

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Songtext "Standing in the Rain"

My head, it hurts, each day it's getting worse,
My looks and smile have no become my curse,
Tight lips, red skirt the never ending street
Big car, little man, my lover for a fee...

So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!

Standing in the rain...
Milk carton mug shot baby missing since 1983,
Standing in the rain...
20 years of dirty needles rain drops
Running through my veins

My head, it hurts, each day it's getting worse,
No sun, my room has now become my hearse
Cold sores, I'm beat got bruises on my feet,
My pride, these men have taken it from me!

So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!

Standing in the rain...
Milk carton mug shot baby missing since 1983,
Standing in the rain...
20 years of dirty needles rain drops
Running through my veins

So if ya see me will ya just drive on by
Or will I catch the twinkle inside your eye?
And if ya want me, well I guess I want you
Oh pretty baby how could you!

Standing in the rain...
Milk carton mug shot baby
Mother I have lost my way

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Songtext "Cut The Curtains"

My girl, your so hot when you walk you melt snow
And now that disco has finally grown old
Lets buy back our souls
So let's see, we've got 5 bucks between you and me
My mental dishes are finally clean
So cleared are we

Cut the curtains. the actors have gone home
Intermission's a mission on it's own

Now here, seems our wax wings have melted away
And we've only been here for one day
My faith fades away

So don't be a grey cloud when there's none in the sky
We found there's no hidden treasure to find
At least we tried

Cut the curtains, the actors have gone home
Intermission's a mission on it's own
Cut the curtains, the actors have gone home
Grab your suitcase, we don't have time to fold

There is no doubt you throw your inbox out

Cut the curtains, the actors have gone home
Intermission's a mission on it's own
Cut the curtains, the actors have gone home
Grab your suitcase, we don't have time to fold

We don't have time to fold

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Songtext "Prisoners of Today"

I never bite off more than I can chew but
then she came and bit me,
I never bite off more than I can chew but then she bit my leg,
She said "Don't wanna work, I wanna play and live
my life like it was Sunday!"
"The only problem is that Sunday only comes
now once a week and I'm a freak but..."

We're breaking up the city,
No time for wasting away,
So tell me why should we stay,
Prisoners of today!

My body's tired my souls excited and
I wish that I was gifted,
My body's tired my souls excited and
I wish I had some spunk,
She said " I wanna run, I wanna hide, and
leave this place just like it left me"
"The only problem is I need to find the balls to
follow through and that's the truth now..."

We're breaking up the city,
No time for wasting away,
So tell me why should we stay,
Prisoners of today

When there's no time for one another?

Cause this is our time and our place...
History I can't erase

We're breaking up the city,
No time for wasting away,
So tell me why should we stay,
Prisoners of today

When there's no time for one another?
There's no time for one another?

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Songtext "Nothing To Lose"

Need more friends with wings,
All the angels I know put concrete in my veins
I’d always walk home alone
So I became lifeless just like my telephone


There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change


Never played truth or dare,
I’d have to check my mirror to see if I’m still here
My parents had no clue,
That I ate all my lunches alone in the bathroom


There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change

There’s nothing to lose
My notebook will explain
There’s nothing to gain
And I can’t fight the pain


Teachers said it’s just a phase,
When I grow up my children will probably do the same
Kids just love to tease,
Who'd know it put me under ground at age 17


There’s nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There’s nothing to gain
But the days don’t seem to change

There’s nothing to lose
My notebook will explain
There’s nothing to gain
And I can’t fight the pain

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Songtext "Voices of Violence"

Don't wait for, a knight in shining armour
Your saviour's, reflected in the mirror
These flowers, have grown from bloodstains on the ground!

Go rake the, leaves of your grass and my grave
The fact is, everyone bleeds when they shave
There's no use, so don't deny we're just the same!

We'll take it back!
Broken dagger, southern swagger
Voices of violence

These cowboys, will ride off in the sunset
Once their toys, have turned another profit
Back fire, their smoking guns will never rest!

Unleash the, skeletons from the closet
These strangers, are friends that you never met
They'll send them, sympathies with a Hallmark card

We'll take it back!
Broken dagger, southern swagger
Voices of violence

Even after I'm dead and buried, I'll still remember
Even after I'm dead and buried, I'll come back fighting!

We'll take it back!
Broken dagger, southern swagger
Voices of violence

Voices of violence will always be heard

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