Surrender
Billy Talent Lyrics

She reads a book from across the street
The singer sees someone reading a book from the distance.

Waiting for someone that she'll never meet
The person reading the book is waiting for someone whom they know they will never meet.

Talk over coffee for an hour or two
The singer wishes to have a conversation with the person they saw reading the book over a cup of coffee.

She wonders why I'm always in a good mood
The artist wonders if the person has noticed how they are almost always in a good mood.

Killing time before she struts her stuff
The person is passing the time before their scheduled or expected activity.

She needs support and I've become the crutch
The singer is willing to be there for the person when they need emotional or other kinds of support.

She'll never know how much she means to me
The singer thinks that the person will never realize just how much they matter to them.

I'd play the game but I'm the referee
The artist would like to participate in the person's life but feels like they are in a position to regulate things rather than compete.

(Surrender) every word, every thought, every sound
The artist is expressing the sentiment that they want the other person to give in to all thoughts and emotions related to them.

(Surrender) every touch, every smile, every frown
Continuing the previous sentiment, the artist wants the other person to give in to every physical and emotional expression.

(Surrender) all the pain we've endured until now
The singer is urging the other person to surrender all the agony that they have been through until now.

(Surrender) all the hope that I lost, it was found
The artist is telling the other person to give in to the positive and hopeful emotions that they have been feeling lately.

(Surrender) yourself to me
The singer wants the other person to give up their self-restraint and surrender themselves to the singer.

Even though I know what I'm looking for
The singer knows what they want from the other person, both emotionally and mentally.

She's got a brick wall behind her door
The singer feels that the other person has a barrier around them and is not easily approachable.

I'd travel time and confess to her
The artist is fantasizing about traveling through time and revealing their true feelings to the other person.

But I'm afraid she'd shoot the messenger
The artist is scared that the other person might react negatively to their confession and end up hurting them emotionally.

I think I found a flower in a field of weeds
The singer thinks that they have found something precious and unique amid numerous obstacles.

Searching until my hands bleed
The singer has worked their fingers to the bone searching for something or someone special.

This flower don't belong to me
The person or thing that the artist is searching for does not belong to them.

Why can't she belong to me?
The artist is asking themselves why they cannot have the person they are in love with.

(Surrender) I never had the nerve to ask
The artist is admitting that they did not have the courage to express their true feelings to the other person.

(Surrender) Has my moment come and passed?
The singer is wondering if they have lost their chance to make a move and seize the moment with the other person.

(Surrender) I never had the nerve to ask
The artist is restating their lack of confidence in confessing to the person they like.

(Surrender) Has my moment come and passed?
The singer repeats their anxiety about possibly having missed their window of opportunity with the other person.

(Surrender) I never had the nerve to ask
The singer is confessing again that they did not have the boldness to express themselves to the other person.