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Everything Means Nothing

by The KIVA Band

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1.
Boneshaker 04:24
So, I’m told there’s a plan The Almighty has a path for me To lead me from my past to somewhere I can call freedom Well, I can’t find my way, I can’t find my way I just see what I want to see so I can’t find my way And he moves like the wind Like the shadows dancing on the sea Like a whisper through the falling leaves But I cannot see it And I can’t find my way, I can’t find my way I just see what I want to see so I can’t find my way I’m just an old boneshaker Just a mess of mistakes and excuses And I’m no saint for my bed is a state And my heart is less than useless So I’m falling at his feet ‘cause I’m just an honest thief And I could use a little help here on my way I could use a little help here on my way So should I go or should I stay? I take the measure of each word you say For every faltering, fumbling, stumbling step On this stage And I can’t find my way, I can’t find my way I just see what I want to see so I can’t find my way I’m just an old boneshaker Just a mess of mistakes and excuses And I’m no saint for my bed is a state And my heart is less than useless So I’m falling at his feet ‘cause I’m just an honest thief And I could use a little help here on my way I could use a little help here on my way
2.
Are you stuck on the blues? Are you stuck on pain? Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, Was she a force majeure? Was she a hurricane, That did not see you? Greyed out, you mannequin Fade out the paladin Did you notice everything, Her grace, her lines, her all? That voice you’ve got within, That voice, it’s got you pinned, Gives no peace for anything, It’s got you in its noose, You’ve got to shake it lose, Come on Marvin Are you all alone? Do you have no friends? Does no one like you? Across the Rubicon Where there are no amends You bitter corkscrew Played out, its so unkind Fade out and left behind Twisted, gristed tourniquet You really must unwind That voice you’ve got within, That voice, it’s got you pinned, Gives no peace for anything, It’s got you in its noose, You’ve got to shake it lose Come on Marvin, get the rhythm Come on Marvin, get the beat Come on Marvin Those boots won’t get to walk Unless you learn to use your feet Come on Marvin You’ve got to shake the blues If it’s all you do Don’t let your life slip past Turn your don’ts to do-s Put on your dancing shoes Don’t let your love slip past Come on Marvin Did she say something wrong? Oh, did she criticize And so upset you? Is the voice so strong? Does it gnaw inside Of all that you do? So blind, you cannot see So blind, it’s clear to me, All you are is beautiful, Just let yourself be free That voice you’ve got within, That voice, it’s got you pinned, Gives no peace for anything, It’s got you in its noose, You’ve got to shake it lose Come on Marvin, get the rhythm Come on Marvin, get the beat Come on Marvin Those boots won’t get to walk Unless you learn to use your feet Come on Marvin You’ve got to shake the blues If it’s all you do Don’t let your life slip past Turn your don’ts to do-s Put on your dancing shoes Don’t let your love slip past You’ve got to shake the blues If it’s all you do Don’t let your life slip past Turn your don’ts to dos Put on your dancing shoes Don’t let your love slip past Come on Marvin
3.
So did you think You’d find solace in wine From the blood on your hands And the blood in your line? You thought that you’d put a Rope round my neck You wished me to hell But I’m not there yet That white hare that’s running Wherever you creep Will shadow your nightmares And won’t let you sleep And my venom and vengeance Will close like a net ‘Cos you wished me to hell But I’m not there yet Yes you wished me to hell But I’m not there yet Yes you wished me to hell But I’m not there yet I’m your white hare baby Wherever you creep I’m your nightmare baby And I won’t let you sleep Deep down inside You’re so shallow you see So I won’t let you sleep You turned your back On your lover Turned your back on me NSAFWB Deep down inside You’re so shallow you see So I won’t let you sleep No I won’t let you sleep This debt will be settled With restless unease You’ll drink ‘til you’re sodden Yet find no release And your life will unravel On the promise you broke You’ve made your own gallows And I hope you choke Yes you’ve made your own gallows And I hope you choke Yes, you’ve made your own gallows And I hope you choke. I’m you white hare baby Wherever you creep I’m your nightmare baby And I won’t let you sleep You’re feckless and faithless And hollow and cheap So I won’t let you sleep I will haunt your nightmares Whatever you do I will taunt your conscience And never be soothed Deceiving myself That this curse will get through Because you meant the world to me And I meant nothing to you I meant nothing to you I meant nothing to you I meant nothing to you
4.
Autumn Rain 04:46
There’s a fallen queen Treat her heart tenderly Her passions blown By the storms you weave Her restless heart Like autumn leaves But she still sails to your breeze And your song she knows This course she charts when she is lost And to the mast She is always tied And to your tune She is obliged And she will notice every word And she will pay She knew that it meant nothing But she loved you anyway Ooh, ooh ooh, Standing in the Autumn rain And she will yield her heart For one small sign, one small call What you conceal Can she fathom? Can she sound? And to your whim She is slave, she is bound And she longs for any word And she’s dead inside This hollow girl, this jilted bride For she is blind And love is cruel Drunk on grief You are her all And she wails against the wall And she will pay She knew that it meant nothing But she loved you anyway Ooh, ooh, ooh, Standing in the Autumn rain It’s all illusion Just imagined conversations Breaking her apart Taking her through change upon change Until she gets back to the place where she starts It’s all illusion This lonely bag of hopeless Reparations and amends Mistakenly believes If she’s your punch bag Then she must also be your friend So she will set her face To this Autumn rain This Autumn rain For one more year She will stay the same For one more year For one more flame And she will hold onto your name And she will pay She knows you never loved her but She loved you just the same Ooh, ooh, ooh, She loved you just the same Ooh, ooh, ooh, She loved you just the same Ooh, ooh, ooh, Standing in the Autumn rain
5.
I know this guy With a hunger inside It consumes every cell And it blinds him and dumps him in hell Which doesn’t end up so well He says… Don’t take me for a punch-bag Don’t take me for a ride ‘cos Everything means nothing babe, If you ain’t by my side I know this girl And she says FML And she grinds down her teeth In the place she tries so hard to sleep She’s just trying to get some peace She says… You’ve got me on your chain gang You’ve got me Southern Fried ‘cos Everything means nothing babe, If you ain’t by my side Everything means nothing babe, Everything means nothing babe, Everything means nothing babe, If you ain’t by my side Everything means nothing babe, Everything means nothing babe, Everything means nothing babe, If you ain’t by my side I know this guy And he thinks he is dry And he thinks he done And he does not consider this as fun There’s no race for him to run He says… You took me for a monkey You cheated and you lied but Everything means nothing babe, If you ain’t by my side I know this girl And she’s tired of the world And she’s tired all the time And she’s tired of you making her cry But she just cannot say goodbye She says… I ain’t got no choice babe And I ain’t got no pride ‘cos Everything means nothing babe, If you ain’t by my side Everything means nothing babe, Everything means nothing babe, Everything means nothing babe, If you ain’t by my side Everything means nothing babe, Everything means nothing babe, Everything means nothing babe, If you ain’t by my side
6.
There you go again There you go again Deep, deep, deep, deep, deep, deep Down inside You’re so shallow, just a fake Just a disguise Live off the women all your life Called them whore and called them wife Time to pay your over-dues The ones you left, the ones you hurt, the ones you used There you go again There you go again Deep, deep, deep, deep, deep, deep Down inside You’re so shallow, just a fake Just a disguise Time has come for you to fall Karma watches you in thrall Playing dirty, playing mean The ones you left, the ones you hurt, and those between There you go again There you go again Deep, deep, deep, deep, deep, deep Down inside You’re so shallow, just a fake Just a disguise There you go again There you go again Deep, deep, deep, deep, deep, deep Down inside You’re so shallow, just a fake Just a disguise There you go again…
7.
Goodbye 04:36
Maybe I am getting far too cut Maybe I should tape my mouth shut I don’t want anyone to see me like this With my heart on my sleeve And my life on its knees Oh no please Maybe I’ve just got it wrong For no one seems to stick me very long I am indulging the story of lack With my life on its back Attracting the flack I’ve just got the knack Goodbye, goodbye, so long, and fare you well, Goodbye, goodbye, my friend, let’s sound the bell, You won’t be seeing me again So you won’t see me cry Goodbye my friend, goodbye I’ve got this lens that I see through And I can see just where I stood with you And there’s a million things that somehow I just do If there’s a tear you can lend I am losing all my friends I’m at the end Goodbye, goodbye, so long, and fare you well, Goodbye, goodbye, my friend, let’s sound the bell, You won’t be seeing me again So you won’t see me cry Goodbye my friend, goodbye
8.
I love you to the moon and back So we’ll find a way to sing My darling, my darling, my darling, my darling You mean everything I’m wishing on a shooting star Shining silver in the black My darling, my darling, my darling, my darling I love you to the moon and back I will not cry for you, I will not shed a tear For where then would we get to In the tally of our years? We will learn to stand On this mire of shifting sand And we’ll make our own foundations In this broken promised-land I love you to the moon and back So we’ll find a way to dance Oh my darling, my darling, my darling, my darling I know there’s no second chance I’m wishing with this broken heart On all the stars of the Zodiac Oh my darling, my darling, my darling, my darling I love you to the moon and back I will not cry for you, I will not shed a tear For where then would we get to In the tally of our years? We will learn to stand On this mire of shifting sand And we’ll make our own foundations In this broken promised-land Be my starlight in the summer Shining silver in the black Be my hope my darling shooting star ‘cos I love you to the moon and back
9.
The Craic 06:50
There’s a broken rhyme In a tinhorn band There’s a car-crash poet With a rose in hand Could you believe in me? Would you believe in me? There’s halting faith In a broken prayer There’s a ship-wrecked preacher In a Merlin chair Could you believe in me? Would you believe in me? If I’m the only one to care… I'm ready for the beat, I'm ready for the song I'm ready for the melody, the energy That might just happen along I'm ready for the line, I'm ready for the craic I'm ready for the songs you sing, The noise you bring For to take me back Come on, take me back There’s a paper heart From a broken tree On Gingerbread looking For a place to be Could you believe in me? Would you believe in me? There’s no middle path In this muddled-age Just a bottle-full of words For this fading page Could you believe in me Would you believe in me? If I’m the only one to care… I'm ready for the beat, I'm ready for the song I'm ready for the melody, the energy That might just happen along I'm ready for the line, I'm ready for the craic I'm ready for the songs you sing, The noise you bring For to take me back Come on, take me back Would you believe in me?

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Recorded between April and October 2016 by Michael Amos. For more information about KIVA and upcoming gigs, see our website at www.kivaband.uk

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released November 12, 2016

KIVA are:

Annie Kingsbury
Laura Middleton
Anna Shackleton
Tim Isherwood
Ben Simon
Michael Amos

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The KIVA Band Oxford, UK

The KIVA Band are a British recording indie/folk band based in Oxfordshire.

They write original material that draws on traditions as diverse as folk, pop, indie-rock, and classical music. Their songs twist and turn in unexpected directions yet always keep melody at their heart. Their words explore life and love, by turns funny, sad, lost, and found. ... more

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