Line Without a Hook – English Lyrics

• By: Ricky Montgomery

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of authentic Indie-Pop with "Line Without a Hook." This song is a masterclass in using modern, conversational English to express deep, complex feelings of love, self-doubt, and personal growth. You can learn vocabulary related to emotional vulnerability ('I am a wreck'), dependency, and figurative language like the song's central metaphor. Its raw, personal storytelling makes the language feel immediate and highly relatable.

[English]

I don't really give a damn about the way you touch me when we're alone

You can hold my hand if no one's home

Do you like it when I'm away?

If I went and hurt my body, baby, would you love me the same?

I can feel all my bones coming back, and I'm craving motion

Mama never really learned how to live by herself

It's a curse, and it's growing

You're a pond, and I'm an ocean

Oh, all my emotions feel like explosions when you are around

And I've found a way to kill the sound, oh

Oh, baby, I am a wreck when I'm without you

I need you here to stay

I broke all my bones that day I found you

Crying at the lake

Was it something I said to make you

Feel like you're a burden?

Oh, and if I could take it all back

I swear that I would pull you from the tide

I said no, I said no Listen close, it's a no

The wind is a-pounding on my back

And I found hope in a heart attack

Oh, at last, it is past

Now I've got it, and you can't have it

Oh, baby, I am a wreck when I'm without you

I need you here to stay

I broke all my bones that day I found you

Crying at the lake

Was it something I said to make you

Feel like you're a burden?

Oh, and if I could take it all back

I swear that I would pull you from the tide

Darling, when I'm fast asleep

I've seen this person watching me

Saying, "Is it worth it? Is it worth it?

Tell me, is it worth it?"

Because there is something, and there is nothing

There is nothing in between

And in my eyes, there is a tiny dancer

Watching over me, he's singing

"She's a, she's a lady, and I am just a boy"

He's singing

"She's a, she's a lady, and I am just a line without a--"

Oh, baby, I am a wreck when I'm without you

I need you here to stay

Broke all my bones that day I found you

Crying at the lake

Oh, was it something I said to make you

Feel like you're a burden?

Oh, and if I could take it all back

I swear that I would pull you from the tide

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wreck /rek/ B2	noun - a person who is very tired, upset, or unhealthy
crave /kreɪv/ B2	verb - to want something very much
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a cause of harm or great trouble
emotion /ɪˈməʊʃən/ A2	noun - a strong feeling such as love or anger
explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒ(ə)n/ B2	noun - a sudden strong expression of emotion
burden /ˈbɜːrdn/ B2	noun - something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation for something good to happen
attack /əˈtæk/ B2	noun - an act of violence or a sudden medical event
pond /pɑːnd/ A2	noun - a small area of still water
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2	noun - a very large body of salt water
motion /ˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - the act of moving
tide /taɪd/ B2	noun - the regular rise and fall of the sea
burden /ˈbɜːrdn/ B2	noun - something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - to look at or observe attentively over a period of time
worth /wɜːrθ/ B1	adjective - having value, importance, or merit
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - something that you hear
bone /boʊn/ B1	noun - the hard parts inside a body
dancer /ˈdænsər/ B1	noun - a person who dances