Grand Avenue is a rock band from Denmark started in 2001. The band consists… Read Full Bio ↴Grand Avenue is a rock band from Denmark started in 2001. The band consists of Rasmus Walter-Hansen (vocals, guitar). Niels-Kristian Bærentzen (guitar), Marc Stebbing (bass) and Hjalte Thygesen (drums).
The four band members met at a music college in London in 1997. Frontman Walter-Hansen and lead guitarist Bærentzen started to write songs together and with the addition og Stebbing and Thygesen Grand Avenue was formed. The band released a single in 2003 called "What's On Your Mind", which became "Ugens Uundgåelige" (the most played number on the radio station for a week) on National Danish Radio P3, which caught the attention of EMI. The band signed with the record company, and released their debut album Grand Avenue in 2003.
In 2005, the band moved to New York to record their follow-up album She and work with producer Bryce Goggin. The album was released in 2005.
During 2006, the band started working on their third album, The Outside which was released in 2007. Again, the band had a "Ugens Uundgåelige" with the single "The Outside".
Frontman Walter-Hansen dated supermodel Helena Christensen for two years from 2004 to 2006.

Nothing At All
Grand Avenue Lyrics

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I don't want to talk about it
And all these things
We should have said
I can't keep my head above it
I'm slowly drowning in my bed

I just want you to be around
When it all comes down on me

Won't you show me how
And wake me from my sleep
I'm just waiting
Anticipating
Nothing at all

I'm tempted like the punch
That's about to hit me
Feeling guilty but I don't know why
I'm sick of all these predictions
Cause they're not really helping me

I just want you to be around
When it all comes down on me
Won't you show me how
And wake me from my sleep
I'm just waiting

Anticipating
Nothing at all

Overall Meaning

The song "Nothing At All" by Grand Avenue is a melancholy ballad about a person who is struggling with their emotions and finding it difficult to communicate with others. The uncertainty and guilt that they bear are expressed through the lyrics, "I'm tempted like the punch that's about to hit me. Feeling guilty but I don't know why." The frustration is palpable when the singer says that these emotions are suffocating them, "I can't keep my head above it. I'm slowly drowning in my bed."

The chorus is a plea for someone to be around when everything is too much to bear. The repetitive phrase "I'm just waiting, anticipating, nothing at all," highlights the despair felt by the singer as they wait for something to happen, without knowing what that something is. The song expresses the feeling of being adrift in one's emotions with no clear idea of what anchor to hold on to.

Overall, the song's theme is about emotional confusion and vulnerability. The mood conveyed by the melody and lyrics is heavy and introspective. The desperate plea of needing someone who understands and offers comfort is relatable to many who have faced emotional struggles.

Line by Line Meaning

I don't want to talk about it
I am reluctant to discuss the issue

And all these things we should have said
We regret the unsaid things

I can't keep my head above it
I am overwhelmed and struggling to cope

I'm slowly drowning in my bed
I am consumed by anxiety even when I'm sleeping

I just want you to be around
I need your presence for comfort

When it all comes down on me
When the troubles become too much for me to handle

Won't you show me how
Can you guide and support me through this?

And wake me from my sleep
I need to be brought back to reality

I'm just waiting, anticipating
I am passively waiting for the situation to change

Nothing at all
I don't expect anything to happen

I'm tempted like the punch
I am drawn towards the danger despite knowing the consequences