Lyrics

There's a man out fishing for me. His silhouette blocks out my light.
I saw him dragging his boat down early, in the morning, he knows that I'll bite.
I always act weak when the sun's obscured. If it's dark, I'm swimming blind.
I'm baited and fooled by pretty words, when they're all the warmth I can find.

You always feel good about catch and release,
It exonerates you, fisherman.
Because her heart's still beating,
and her eyes are still bright
at the moment that she leaves your hand.
She's stunned by you, then she flees from you,
But her beauty is forever marred,
by a big fisherman with soft city hands and a nasty little heart built hard.

Today I'm taking a dive my belly's staying low to the ground.
It's dark here too but I can rest my mind
in places where I won't be found...

By lazy men, By greedy men, The ones out casting their net.
Looking to leave their mark on every girl they've ever met
The hungry men, big fishermen, stealing the life from the sea.
I let them in, damn fishermen then I let them steal the life from...

You always feel good about catch and release,
It exonerates you, fisherman.
Because her heart's still beating,
and her eyes are still bright
at the moment that she leaves your hand.
She's stunned by you, then she flees from you,
But her beauty is forever marred,
by a big fisherman with soft city hands and a nasty little heart built hard.

I'm living my days by catch and release,
I get punctured, and then I'm tossed back
The barbs are clipped and filed down smooth
But the hook is the quiet attack.
The hook, is the quiet attack.