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This one is written in the style of "The Final Cut" era Pink Floyd and equally as miserable. The people we love the most are the ones that hurt us most deeply sometimes.

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I can’t sleep
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Little miss bird’s nest
Like the devil messed your hair
In this witching hour,
You’ve set yourself apart,
Curled around a cigarette
At the bottom of the stairs
All paths lead you back to where you start

Are you one of those who cannot sleep?
Those who cannot still their troubled minds?
Are you calling out and calling out
And staring down the small hours,
Wishing for a world that’s less unkind?

He’s making promises
Like little paper ships
Or little trails of vapour in the air
He says he loves you
But you know that he’s weak
So I find you at the bottom of the stairs

Are you one of those who cannot sleep?
Those who cannot still their troubled minds?
Are you calling out and calling out
And staring down the small hours,
Wishing for a world that’s less unkind?

There’s an old man down by the riverside
And he’s drowning his time
He’s drowning the voice in his head
And he’s drowning his pride
But it’s all lost in a moment
And nothing is spared
Because I never said “I love you”
And I never said I cared
And I never stopped to look behind
To see how he had fared
And I never cleared the baggage
That we left undeclared

And the river grants no one any favours
And now you’re fading,
Like the letters in the knave
And you gather all your secrets to your heart
I am fallen
No one here was saved
And all paths lead me back to where I start

I am one of those who cannot sleep
Those who cannot still their troubled minds
And I’m calling out and calling out
And staring down the small hours,
Wishing for a world that’s less unkind

There’s an old man down by the riverside
And he’s drowning his time
He’s drowning the voice in his head
And he’s drowning his pride
But it’s all lost in a moment
And nothing is spared
Because I never said “I love you”
And I never said I cared
And I never stopped to look behind
To see how he had fared
And I never cleared the baggage
That we left undeclared

And that river just keeps on flowing.

credits

from One Of A Million Butterflies, released December 3, 2023
Written, performed, mixed, and produced by Michael Amos.
All vocals: Annie Kingsbury.

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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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