The band has played countless shows in LA and has put out several releases on their own, selling and distributing the album via their website.
In May 2007 Killola completed a self-booked UK tour (the band personally booked 13 shows in 13 days, all set-up through Myspace). At the end of that tour, they recorded a live-in-studio record (15 tracks mixed live to analog tape) in Suffolk, England (Bury St Edmunds).
In mid 2007, Killola lent some music to a webisodic series called "Girltrash!" (web-spinoff of "The L Word") written and directed by Angela Robinson. After Robinson attended a Killola performance, she offered Rieffel a lead character role in the show itself. She plays a foul-mouthed lesbian crook called 'Daisy Robson'. - www.girltrash.tv
Killola's live show is high-energy and often provocative in nature. It is said that Lisa sometimes "blacks out by the middle of the first song, then wakes up about 30 minutes after the show ends".... noted antics include jumping on fans, throwing up, groping the drummer, and laying on the floor in the middle of the crowd.
On top of making music for ears, Killola is a highly fan-accessible band. The band members host online interactive video-chat shows every Friday night, and on Monday nights Johnny and Lisa host a radio show on Dave Navarro's web-radio station SPREAD RADIO LIVE. The band personally mails out several pounds of postage every week to fans through their "You Take Time, We Take Time" campaign... details at www.killola.com/youtaketime
Killola encourages fans to tattoo themselves with band-related artwork and/or lyrics. The band's website devotes a section to Killola fan-tattoos showcasing photos of several fan-tatoos from around the world. The band states that a Killola tattoo gets you free entry into performances for life.
Hollow
Killola Lyrics
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'Cause someone inside sure wants me
Dead end's all I see.
Life made a mighty hard, mighty bad woman outta me.
Why not get a bit too numb?
Ain't gots no home, ain't gots no
One more for my pride.
More 'cause I'm hollow inside.
Yeah.
Oh, why I even wake up?
You know it's getting even harder to see.
What you gonna say that ain't worse than I say to me?
I try to lift myself up off the ground.
'Cause I'm hardly ever up, and they kick me when I'm
Down here on the floor, watchin' everybody soar so I do a little more.
Oh, why I even wake up?
You know it's getting even harder to see.
What you gonna say that ain't worse than I say to
What you gonna say that ain't worse than I already say to me?
Man, come on. Hit me with your best shot.
La la la la la la la hollow hollow
La la la la la la la hollow hollow
La la la la la la la hollow hollow
La la la la la la la
Yeah. Yeah.
The song "Hollow" by Killola is a deep account of struggles with internal demons. The lyrics convey the feeling of being trapped and lost in the world, overwhelmed by the voices in one's head. The opening line "God please turn down these voices in my head" highlights the singer's desperation and desire for relief from the overwhelming thoughts that plague them. The reference to feeling like a "dead end" emphasizes the sense of being stuck and unable to move forward. The chorus "so give me just a little more 'cause I'm hollow inside" underscores the longing to find something, anything, to fill the emptiness within.
The verses reveal the singer's daily struggle with negative self-talk and feelings of isolation. The line "you know it's getting even harder to see" refers to the loss of hope and optimism, and the ensuing frustration that they feel. The lyric "watching everybody soar so I do a little more" is an acknowledgment of the pressure that comes from comparing oneself to others, and the need to push oneself past the limit to try and measure up. The final line "Man, come on. Hit me with your best shot" is a call to face whatever challenges come their way, no matter how difficult.
Overall, "Hollow" is a poignant reminder of the importance of self-care, and the need to work through the obstacles standing in the way of personal growth and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
God please turn down these voices in my head.
I'm struggling with my inner demons and need some peace and quiet.
'Cause someone inside sure wants me
There's a part of me that's self-destructive and wants me to fail.
Dead end's all I see.
I feel like I have no way out and that everything is hopeless.
Life made a mighty hard, mighty bad woman outta me.
I've been through a lot and it's made me tough, but also bitter.
Why not get a bit too numb?
Maybe if I don't feel anything, it won't hurt as much.
Ain't gots no home, ain't gots no
I don't have much to hold onto, and that makes everything feel worse.
One more for my pride.
Maybe if I can achieve something, I'll feel better about myself.
Then give me just a little
But that little bit isn't enough, and I know it.
More 'cause I'm hollow inside.
No matter what I do, I still feel empty and unfulfilled.
Oh, why I even wake up?
I'm so tired of feeling like this, I don't even want to get out of bed.
You know it's getting even harder to see.
Things are getting worse and I can't even see a way forward anymore.
What you gonna say that ain't worse than I say to me?
I already know that I'm a failure and nothing anyone says will change that.
I try to lift myself up off the ground.
I'm trying to be positive, but it's hard when everything is going wrong.
'Cause I'm hardly ever up, and they kick me when I'm
I'm already down, and people seem to take pleasure in making things worse for me.
Down here on the floor, watchin' everybody soar so I do a little more.
It's hard to watch others succeed while I'm struggling, but I'll keep trying to do better.
Man, come on. Hit me with your best shot.
I don't care what life throws at me anymore, I can take it.
La la la la la la la hollow hollow
I might pretend to be okay, but deep down I know I'm still empty.
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, it sucks, but what can you do?
Contributed by Connor Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.