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How Did We Get So Dark?
Hook, Line & Sinker

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Hook, Line & Sinker

Release date: 15th June 2017

From How Did We Get So Dark?Track 83:28

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"Hook, Line & Sinker" is a single by Royal Blood, from the album How Did We Get So Dark?, released 15th June 2017. The track is 3:28 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 14 articles about Royal Blood.

About the Artist

Royal Blood

Royal Blood

Lyrics

Hook, Line & Sinker

She's got the devil on one shoulder
And the other's getting colder
She looks so good but it's not nearly
Feeling like it's supposed to
Going sold, going sold
Going, gone
Then she drags me by one finger
To her lips, hook, line and sinker
Honey I'm a sucker, when you linger
Give me everything I want
Cause you know, I won't go
Till I'm gone
Say my name again
Tell me you're caught in the middle
You're caught in the middle
And you're begging for me to stay
Cause every now and then
My love calls like a whistle
It calls like a whistle
And it's blowing your mind again
Got you crawling in the shadows
To the smoke of the tobacco
Burning slowly out the window
And whichever way it blows
There you go, there you go
There you go
I'm a slave to your addiction
Your affection and your friction
I've got all the money to buy exactly what I want
But you're not for sale
Honey no second chances, oh no
Say my name again
Tell me you're caught in the middle
You're caught in the middle
And you're begging for me to stay
Cause every now and then
My love calls like a whistle
It calls like a whistle
And it's blowing your mind again
She's got the devil on one shoulder
And the other's getting colder
She looks so good but it's not nearly
Feeling like it's supposed to
Going sold, going sold
Going
Say my name again
Tell me you're caught in the middle
You're caught in the middle
And you're begging for me to stay
Cause every now and then
My love calls like a whistle
It calls like a whistle
And it's blowing your mind again

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From How Did We Get So Dark?

3:282017Single

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Album

How Did We Get So Dark?

Track number

8

Release year

2017

1How Did We Get So Dark?
3:18
2Lights Out
3:57
3I Only Lie When I Love You
2:50
4She's Creeping

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Royal Blood — Waves (from Back To The Water Below) [3:49]
Royal Blood — Mountains At Midnight (from Back To The Water Below) [3:06]
Royal Blood — Tell Me When It’s Too Late (from Back To The Water Below) [2:44]
Royal Blood — How Many More Times (from Back To The Water Below) [3:12]
Royal Blood — High Waters (from Back To The Water Below) [2:46]
Royal Blood — Triggers (from Back To The Water Below) [2:56]
Royal Blood — Shiner In The Dark (from Back To The Water Below) [3:28]
Royal Blood — The Firing Line (from Back To The Water Below) [3:23]
Royal Blood — There Goes My Cool (from Back To The Water Below) [2:57]
Royal Blood — Pull Me Through (from Back To The Water Below) [3:09]
Royal Blood — Honeybrains
Royal Blood — Honeybrains [3:07]
Royal Blood — All We Have Is Now (Orchestral Version) [2:35]
Royal Blood — Limbo (Orchestral version) [4:50]
Royal Blood — Sad but True
Royal Blood — Sad But True [5:29]
Royal Blood — Limbo / All We Have Is Now (orchestral versions)
Royal Blood — Limbo (SebastiAn remix)
Royal Blood — Million and One (from Typhoons) [4:19]
Royal Blood — Boilermaker (from Typhoons) [3:29]
Royal Blood — Mad Visions (from Typhoons) [3:09]
Royal Blood — Trouble's Coming (from Typhoons) [3:48]
Royal Blood — All We Have Is Now (from Typhoons) [2:34]
Royal Blood — Limbo (from Typhoons) [4:53]
Royal Blood — Who Needs Friends (from Typhoons) [3:10]
Royal Blood — Oblivion (from Typhoons) [2:41]
Royal Blood — Either You Want It (from Typhoons) [3:01]
Royal Blood — Hold On (from Typhoons) [3:14]
Royal Blood — Typhoons (from Typhoons) [3:57]
Royal Blood — The Ground Below (Royal Jewels mix)
Royal Blood — Trouble’s Coming (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Extended] [6:18]
Royal Blood — Trouble’s Coming (Purple Disco Machine remix)
Royal Blood — Trouble’s Coming
Royal Blood — Spotify Singles
Royal Blood — Hole in Your Heart (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:46]
Royal Blood — Lights Out (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:57]
Royal Blood — Where Are You Now? (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [2:47]
Royal Blood — Look Like You Know (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:06]
Royal Blood — She's Creeping (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:24]
Royal Blood — Sleep (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [4:17]
Royal Blood — How Did We Get So Dark? (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:18]
Royal Blood — I Only Lie When I Love You (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [2:50]
Royal Blood — Don't Tell (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:38]
Royal Blood — Third World War (feat. Dubsidia) (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:03]
Royal Blood — Son of a Glitch (feat. BBK) (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:34]
Royal Blood — Tiesels (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [4:00]
Royal Blood — Tombstone Fazzbear Pizza (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [4:07]
Royal Blood — Robotown (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [5:27]
Royal Blood — Minimalista (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:37]
Royal Blood — Muffled (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [4:28]
Royal Blood — Cappuccinka (feat. Sayruss) (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [4:34]
Royal Blood — Feel That (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:12]
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Royal Blood — Better Strangers (from Royal Blood) [4:12]
Royal Blood — Blood Hands (from Royal Blood) [3:09]
Royal Blood — You Can Be So Cruel (from Royal Blood) [2:44]
Royal Blood — Loose Change (from Royal Blood) [2:36]
Royal Blood — Little Monster (from Royal Blood) [3:32]
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Royal Blood — Ten Tonne Skeleton (from Royal Blood) [3:08]
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Royal Blood — Flying (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:55]
Royal Blood — Something You Should Know (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [5:07]
Royal Blood — Every Dog Has It's Day (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:06]
Royal Blood — (It's My) Groove Thang (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [3:37]
Royal Blood — Boys Get Tough (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:10]
Royal Blood — A Better Way (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [7:11]
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Royal Blood – Hook, Line & Sinker (2017) | Track profile | Dork

3:24

5Look Like You Know

6Where Are You Now?

8Hook, Line & Sinker

3:28

9Hole in Your Heart