Billy Talent - Billy Talent

Billy Talent - Billy Talent lyrics

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
When I Was A Little Girl

This Is How It Goes

Everybody is tired and poor and sick of trying
If you see me on the 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 glued to the ground
Dirty look from total stranger
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

This is, how it, it goes
This is, how it, it goes
This is, how it, it goes
This is, how it, it goes

Unscrew my head
And rinse it out
Polish my thoughts
Turn into doubts
Unscrew my head
And 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

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 you 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

Try Honesty

Well, I tripped, fell down naked
Well, 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 ya 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, so sly
Your well of lies ran dry
I cut the cord, free fall
From so high we seem so small!

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

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

Line & Sinker

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
[x2]

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 head 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
[x2]

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 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
[x2]

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 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
[x2]

Lies

Forced conversation, hidden 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 villain, eyes in the ceiling, your false intentions
have worns 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 altar
Lies... make you falter
Lies... keep your mouth fed
Lies... till 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 altar
Lies... make you falter
Lies... keep your mouth fed
Lies... till 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 altar
Lies... make you falter
Lies... keep your mouth fed
Lies... till your death bed... lies

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 wounds 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

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

River Below

Rejected since day one
My name is, Bastard Son
I've been damned so many times I've lost count
Blue collar working man
Devices masterplan
Bi-polar with a mental sidearm

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

Contraption
Made up of
Nuts and bolts
Creates the
New monster
to burn your family tree down
Tick tocking
Times up now
Split second
The world frowns
Lonely hearts
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
I'm running from the inferno
They'll think I'm insane
But you'll all know my name
Into the river below
I'm running from the inferno
I'll take all the blame
The front page and the fame
I'll take all the blame
The front page and the fame
Into the river below
Into the river below
Into the river below
Into the river below

Into the river below
I'm running from the inferno
They'll think I'm insane
But you'll all know my name
Into the river below
I'm running from the inferno
I'll take all the blame
The front page and the fame
Yeah I'll take all the blame
The front page and the fame
But you'll all know my name
And they'll think im insane
But you'll all know my name
But they'll think im insane

Standing In The Rain

My head, it hurts, each day its getting worse
My looks, and smile, have now become my curse
Tight lips, red skirt, the never ending street
Big car, little man, my lover for a fee

So if you see me will you just drive on by
And will I catch that twinkle inside your eye
And if you 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 runnin' through my veins

My head it hurts, each day its 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 you see me will you just drive on by
And well I catch that twinkle inside your eye
And if you 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 runnin' through my veins

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

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

Standing in the rain
Milk carton mug shot baby
Missing since 1983
Standing in the rain
20 years of dirty needles
Rain drops runnin' through my veins
Standing in the rain
Mother I have lost my way
Standing in the rain
Mother I have lost my way

Cut The Curtains

Oh my girl
You're so hot when you walk you melt snow
And now that disco has finally grown old
Lets buy back our souls
So lets see
Ya 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
The 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
The intermission is a mission on it's own
So 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
The intermission is a mission on it's own
So 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

Prisoners Of Today

I'd never bite off more then i could chew
But then she came and bit me
I'd never bite off more then i could 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
A prisoner 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 thats the truth but

We're breaking up the city
No time for wasting away
So tell me why should we stay
A prisoner of today
We're breaking up the city
No time for wasting away
So tell me why should we stay
A prisoner of today (no time for one another)

Well this is our time
Well this is our time
Well this is our time
And our place
History I
History I
History I
Can't erase
Well this is our time
Well this is our time
Well this is our time
And our place

Theres No time For One Another

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

Teacher said it's just a phase
When I grow up my children
Will probably do the same
Kids just love to tease
Who knew it'd put me under ground
At seventeen

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
There's nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There's nothing to gain
My notebook will explain
There's nothing to lose
When no one knows your name
There's nothing to gain
And I just died today

Voices Of Violence

Dont wait for
A knight in shining armor
Your saviour's
Reflected in the mirror
These flowers
Have grown from blood stains on the ground

Go rake the
Leaves off your grass and my grave
The fact is
Everyone bleeds when they shave
Theres no use,
So don't deny we're just the same

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

These cowboys
Will run 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
Like friends that you never meet
They'll send them
Sympathies with a Hallmark card

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

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

We'll take it back
Voices of violence, voices of violence
We'll take it back
Voices of violence, voices of violence

Voices of violence will always be heard
Voices of violence, voices of violence
voices of violence will always be heard
Voices of violence, voices of violence

When I Was A Little Girl

Another F again I fret,
Another cocky hypocrite,
Another dirty look from a passer by.
Kiddie porn and lunatics
All the things that make me sick,
Another suicide from a sad rock star.

So get the fuck out of my face,
And disappear without a trace.
You annoying little prick.
I'll reach into my bag of tricks,
and pull out a hand grenade.
Your machoism fades away.
But I will not pull out the pin,
BECAUSE THAT'S MEAN

With judgment day not far way,
You're surfing all your days away.
I don't know who to blame,
Is it me or is it you?
Violent death and viruses,
And lack thereof, of consciousness,
Another shitty song on the radio.

I'll kick the teeth out of your face.
I killed the cat there's no more chase.
You push on me I'll push you back.
So come on, let's go attack.
Cause this is it I've had my fill.
Don't find yourself inside a pill.
But I will not pull out my gun,
CAUSE I DON'T OWN ONE

Why can't you just let me be
I said
Why can't you just let me be
Why can't you just let me be
Why can't you just let me

Billy Talent - Billy Talent lyrics

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