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No One Is Perfect

from KIVA by The KIVA Band

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Recorded July 2013 to July 2014.

Annie Kingsbury: Vocals
Meg Veale: Violin
Tim Isherwood: Acoustic guitar
Michael Amos: Acoustic guitar, bass, percussion

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No One Is Perfect
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One more reason, one more means to go,
The exit door is open,
You make your choice, it's undone,
And in a moment she's gone,
You will walk away, familiar road,
Shaken, stirred, and wiser,
Well if you're all so knowing,
Why did you let her go?

And with the night, it all comes flooding back to you,
When you took flight, it all came flooding home,
Expect you'll never love again,
'Cos no one's perfect.

Many are the apples in the tree,
Your greed born of abundance,
But if I might remind you,
A little light's behind you,
Distracted by the memory of sins,
Against the grey of mundane,
You stand and sagely leave,
The wreckage that you weave.

And with the night, it all comes flooding back to you,
When you took flight, it all came flooding home,
Expect you'll never love again,
'Cos no one's perfect.

And I know where you have been,
And all the hearts that you have burnt,
And all the things that you have seen,
And all the lessons never learnt,
And you have made a heart of stone,
So don't ask me why it is,
That you will always be alone,
It's the price of one more kiss,
It's the price of one more kiss

Another in a line of pretty things,
Dumb, damaged, or desperate,
Which one of these is you?
No answer coming through.
Drinking like a bastard in the sun,
When all around is raining,
You're not the wicked sort it's,
Someone else's fault.

And with the night, it all comes flooding back to you,
When you took flight, it all came flooding home,
Expect you'll never love again,
'Cos no one's perfect.

And I know what you have done,
And all the ways you've made your bed,
And all the warnings you ignored,
On the packaging you read,
So don't say it's so unfair,
Because you'll always play this game,
A lack of interest in your stare,
And you'll never take the blame
No, you’ll never take the blame

credits

from KIVA, released January 10, 2015
Words by Amos, music and arrangement by Amos / Isherwood / Kingsbury / Veale

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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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