Don't Take The Bait
by @carleybaer
Liner Notes
PSA.
Lyrics
Chilling in the swimming hole like fishes do The water’s fine and the fish are too Then a splash over yonder but just you wait I’ve been around a while and that looks like bait
So juicy and delicious just floating there Some fish are circling round but I say beware One lesson learned the hard way was all it took And now I’ve gotten pretty good at spotting the hook
Somebody’s trying to get you Somebody wants to net you Be careful or you might end up on someone’s plate Don’t take the bait
I get it, we’re fish and we’re not too bright But that ain’t no reason to take a bite If someone’s tempting you with treats for free That ain’t a sign of their generosity
Somebody’s trying to get you Somebody wants to net you Be careful or you might end up on someone’s plate Don’t take the bait
Compliments or politics or pity or dirt If you try to bite you’re in for a world of hurt Rage or engagement, information galore It’s a trick to get you playing their tug of war
Somebody’s trying to get you Somebody wants to net you Be careful or you might end up on someone’s plate Don’t take the bait
Comments
Cool song. I love the metaphor you've played with here. Some great word play.
I got hooked by the title. The ukulele delivery system makes this so delightful but I can imagine a full band performing it. Really like the chorus and that bridge is gold.
this is cute. good songwriting. i enjoyed this.
Fun song! I couldn't help but take the bait and now I'm hooked 😂 Well done!
Lyric = spot on. Music = awesomesauce. Song = wonderful. Carley = amazing.
This is a lovely song! I love the bouncy melody, and I love some of those dissonant ukulele chords you sit on to really hear their crunchy glory (it also sounds pretty darn great as this extra-saturated lo-fi recording). God I wish I could have not taken the bait so many times in my youth - sure would have saved me a lot of deeply hateful DMs and such.