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Tethered

by Khiva

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Striking a carefully crafted balance between saccharine vulnerability and sharp edged honesty both sonically and lyrically, Khiva's 'TETHERED' unapologetically showcases two sides to the same coin. Like heavy sand shifting across the bottom of the ocean, it's bold low end structure carries a story through perilous depths to reach a weightless place among the current, where a crooning melody offers a breath, a sense of closure, to an otherwise melancholic tale. Bookended by her increasingly known use of dark wit and allegorical rhyme, 'TETHERED' is a grateful nod to the dual nature of all things, and as always, the sound system.

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[Verse]

First of all, a little bit under the weather
Top of the morning is better
I pulled it off just like the stitch in my sweater
A little unraveling's meant to be
Laugh it off, cause you ain't soon to forget it
We know we don't wanna revisit
I flipped em off, don't fuck with me when I'm inventing
Palms hot when I rub em together

I ripped it off, IV to the dream I was tethered
Washing the wound that it rendered
I faced the wall, something about it uncentered
Am I still dreaming I'd rather be
My eye are vibrating moving so rapidly
Under my eyelids I witness a tragedy
When I awaken it's actually happening
Bathing in gas and they're saving a match for me huh

Awful things doing awful things
Still don't know what the bell toll brings
I would never give up my wings, huh
Drown in smoke and I learn to blow rings
I ain't calling these fools kings severed all my ties to the false that leaves
Love
Multiplying multiplying, die a little harder the result of the arrest I'm in
But
This light is strangely comforting I asked for their forgiveness and they came to my defence

[Chorus]

And every time I say that I need some help
Double sided mirror breaks reflecting someone else
Only I can see you face fearless and bright eyed
Honey don't be afraid of the other side


[[Verse]

Heard the call, somebody gotta go get her
Officer you should know better
Quit lippin off, thought you were returning to centre
Flicking the light or pretending and worst of all
Hitting a personal record for overall wellbeing standards
But you go too hard beat yourself into a pulp
Quick dissolve and I'm feeling the venom
Was a swift resolve, abstract form of redemption
Visiting hours are ending
Remember all the times that we proved we were innocent
Stare down the doom when it's imminent
Looking like they soul devoured don't wanna let it in
Como la loba I'm howlin a veteran I'm watching over my home but not settling
But settle down

[Chorus]

And every time I say that I need some help
Double sided mirror breaks reflecting someone else
Only I can see you face fearless and bright eyed
Honey don't be afraid of the other side

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released October 15, 2021
Written and produced by J. Le Couteur
Mastered by Bob Macc

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Khiva Vancouver, British Columbia

Nurturing a propensity toward the emotionally fuelled and often dramatic, dubstep and bass driven 140-centric styles offer a natural focal point, but in no way a limit, for Khiva's musical exports.
Her intentional selections bring forth a contagious energy through lively and dynamic mixes, using the decks as a tool to channel the profound, moving and unexplainable.
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