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)

Swallowed Up by the Ocean
Billy Talent Lyrics

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We spent our lives together
It should have last forever
But now it's time to sail on

So take this anchor from my heart
So we can finally drift apart
Before we drown in sorrow

I gave you sanctuary
Under the sun we lived care free
I tried so hard to love you

But then you turned your back on me
Your good intentions turned to greed
And now it's great to know that you have bee

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed oh

The bluest skies turned into grey
Through tortured eyes I watched you change
A paradise went up in flames
And though I cried a thousand times
You didn't hear the lies in time
There's nowhere left to hide since you have been

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed oh

Your devastation took it's toll
As the waves came crashing to the coast
This sinking ship, I'm taking back from your control

It felt so good to cross my arms and renounce my faith in mankind
How could you ever be so blind to think that you survive

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
I hope you know that nothing matters
Now that you have been
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest

I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
Oh, I hope you know someday this ship will be your end

Overall Meaning

The song "Swallowed Up by the Ocean" by Billy Talent is a song about a failed relationship. The lyrics depict a feeling of sadness, frustration and disappointment about a relationship that should have lasted forever. The opening verse begins with the line "We spent our lives together, it should have lasted forever, but now it's time to sail on". These words suggest that the singer had high hopes for their relationship, but it didn't work out. The mention of "sail" also implies that they are moving on from the relationship.

The next few lines of the song go on to describe how the singer tried to love their partner, but the partner's good intentions turned to greed. The lines "But then you turned your back on me, your good intentions turned to greed" suggest that the partner was once well-intentioned, but over time became selfish, causing a rift in the relationship. The chorus of the song, which repeats the phrase "Swallowed up by the ocean" also has a symbolic implication. The sea usually represents a force of nature that can be overwhelming and uncontrollable, which represents the chaos and turmoil the relationship has faced.

The emotions conveyed in the song are raw and intense. The verse "Your devastation took its toll, as the waves came crashing to the coast" suggests that the relationship has had severe consequences on the singer, with their partner wreaking havoc in their life. The final verse, "It felt so good to cross my arms and renounce my faith in mankind, how could you ever be so blind to think that you survive" implies the singer has lost faith in humanity, and perhaps indicates that they are moving on without their partner.

Overall, "Swallowed Up by the Ocean" is a moving and intense song about the heartbreak and disillusionment that can come from a failed relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

We spent our lives together
We were together for a long time

It should have last forever
I thought it would last forever

But now it's time to sail on
But now it's time to move on

So take this anchor from my heart
Please take away the pain you caused me

So we can finally drift apart
So we can finally go our separate ways

Before we drown in sorrow
Before our sadness consumes us

I gave you sanctuary
I provided you with a safe place

Under the sun we lived care free
We lived happily and without worry

I tried so hard to love you
I put so much effort into loving you

But then you turned your back on me
But then you betrayed me

Your good intentions turned to greed
Your kind intentions were replaced by selfishness

And now it's great to know that you have been
And now it's satisfying to see that you have been

Swallowed up by the ocean
Overwhelmed by the consequences of your actions

Swallowed oh
Drowned

The bluest skies turned into grey
The happy times turned sad

Through tortured eyes I watched you change
I watched you change for the worse

A paradise went up in flames
Our perfect life was destroyed

And though I cried a thousand times
And even though I cried a lot

You didn't hear the lies in time
You didn't realize the truth soon enough

There's nowhere left to hide since you have been
There's no escaping the consequences of your actions

Swallowed up by the ocean
Overwhelmed by the consequences of your actions

Swallowed oh
Drowned

Your devastation took it's toll
Your actions had consequences

As the waves came crashing to the coast
As the consequences caught up to you

This sinking ship, I'm taking back from your control
I'm taking control back from you

It felt so good to cross my arms and renounce my faith in mankind
It felt good to give up on humanity

How could you ever be so blind to think that you survive
How could you be so naive to think you wouldn't face consequences

Swallowed up by the ocean
Overwhelmed by the consequences of your actions

I hope you know that nothing matters
I hope you realize that nothing can change what you did

Now that you have been
Since you've faced the consequences of your actions

I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
I hope you know that I've found closure

Oh, I hope you know someday this ship will be your end
I hope someday you face the consequences of your actions

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: AARON SOLOWONIUK, BEN KOWALEWICZ, IAN D'SA, JON GALLANT

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Leaf

4y↑9

We spent our lives together
It should have last forever
But now it's time to sail on

So take this anchor from my heart
So we can finally drift apart
Before we drown in sorrow

I gave you sanctuary
Under the sun we lived care free
I tried so hard to love you

But then you turned your back on me
Your good intentions turned to greed
And now it's great to know that you have bee

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed oh

The bluest skies turned into grey
Through tortured eyes I watched you change
A paradise went up in flames
And though I cried a thousand times
You didn't hear the lies in time
There's nowhere left to hide since you have been

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed oh

Your devastation took it's toll
As the waves came crashing to the coast
This sinking ship, I'm taking back from your control

It felt so good to cross my arms and renounce my faith in mankind
How could you ever be so blind to think that you survive

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
I hope you know that nothing matters
Now that you have been
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
Oh, I hope you know someday this ship will be your end

All comments from YouTube:

Jon Gelstein

5y↑12

Billy Talent has been and continues to be my favorite band. Seen the guys live many times and their live show is just amazing. Billy Talent for life 🤘