Billy Talent is a Canadian rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed… Read Full Bio ↴Billy Talent is a Canadian rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with lead vocalist Benjamin Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jonathan Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup changes, although Solowoniuk is currently taking a hiatus from the band due to a relapse of multiple sclerosis, In the 28 years since their inception, Billy Talent has sold well over a million physical albums in Canada alone and nearly 3 million albums internationally. Between 1995 and 2016, Billy Talent were the 27th-best-selling Canadian artist in Canada and among the top 10 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada.

The band existed for almost a decade before mainstream success. The members met and played in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School under the name Pezz and remained underground in Toronto's indie music scene until 2001. The band renamed itself Billy Talent after running into legal trouble with the old name. It was then that Kowalewicz's connection with an employee of Warner Music Canada's A&R department landed the band a record deal and launched them into mainstream success. Since then, Billy Talent has made three multi-platinum records in Canada and continues to expand their success overseas; this included touring for 20 months supporting their second album. They released their third album, Billy Talent III, in 2009, and their fourth album, Dead Silence, in 2012. Dead Silence was followed up by a full UK tour throughout October and November 2012. To commemorate the longevity since the release of their first studio album, the band has released a greatest hits album entitled Hits in 2014. In 2015, they began to prepare material for their fifth studio album. Just before entering the studio, drummer Aaron Solowoniuk decided to sit out the recording sessions while he continued his longstanding battle with multiple sclerosis. Fellow Canadian Jordan Hastings was quickly recruited to play as Solowoniuk's studio stand-in, and, in early 2016, the group completed work on Afraid of Heights, which was released in July of that year. The band's most recent album is Crisis of Faith, released in January 2022.

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Studio albums
Billy Talent (2003)
Billy Talent II (2006)
Billy Talent III (2009)
Dead Silence (2012)
Afraid of Heights (2016)
Crisis of Faith (2022)

Ever Fallen in Love
Billy Talent Lyrics

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You spurn my natural emotions
You make me feel like dirt and I'm hurt
And if I start a commotion
I run the risk of losing you and that's worse

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone

Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

I can't see much of a future
Unless we find out what's to blame, what a shame
And we won't be together much longer
Unless we realize that we are the same

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

You disturb my natural emotions
You make me feel like dirt and I'm hurt
And if I start a commotion
I'll only end up losing you and that's worse

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

Ever fallen in love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
Ever fallen in love
In love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

Fallen in love with

Ever fallen in love with someone
You shouldn't've fallen in love with

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Billy Talent's hit song "Ever Fallen in Love" explore the emotions experienced by someone who has fallen in love with the wrong person, and the pain and confusion that can come along with it. The first verse discusses how the person's love interest makes them feel, particularly how they "spurn" their natural emotions and make them feel like "dirt." The second verse reveals that the relationship isn't sustainable unless the couple can identify and address the root of their issues, as they are too dissimilar to survive otherwise.

The chorus repeats repeatedly that the person has fallen in love with someone they shouldn't have, expressing a sense of regret and recognizing that the relationship is doomed to end in sadness. The bridge serves as a final plea to the love interest, with the singer asking them not to disrupt their emotions further, as it will merely result in further pain.

Overall, Billy Talent's "Ever Fallen in Love" is a deeply introspective song about unrequited love and the struggles of coming to terms with it. It expresses the raw emotions of love and loss, as well as frustration and confusion when a relationship seems to be falling apart.

Line by Line Meaning

You spurn my natural emotions
You reject my true feelings and emotions

You make me feel like dirt and I'm hurt
You cause me to feel worthless and upset

And if I start a commotion
And if I express my feelings too strongly

I run the risk of losing you and that's worse
I might lose you if I'm too honest and that's even more painful

Ever fallen in love with someone
Have you ever experienced falling in love with someone?

You shouldn't've fallen in love with
You know it's wrong to love them

I can't see much of a future
I can't imagine things working out in the long term

Unless we find out what's to blame, what a shame
Unless we identify and address the root of our problems, it's a pity

And we won't be together much longer
We will not continue to be together for much longer

Unless we realize that we are the same
Unless we understand that we are alike and work together

You disturb my natural emotions
You disrupt my genuine emotions