"Kiven is a magnetic trio fitting fire and refinement in a swiftly orchestr… Read Full Bio ↴"Kiven is a magnetic trio fitting fire and refinement in a swiftly orchestrated back and forth between generous textures and explosive build-ups" - The Deli Magazine

"Kiven conjure up a unique and unrestrained amalgam of sounds and styles that's for some truly intoxicating and infectious tunes. It'll make you think and it'll make you dream—like all great daring rock bands do." - Artist Direct

Tyler Demorest, Danny Schnair, and Matt Cohen, known collectively as Kiven, hail from the smog-swept city of Los Angeles. While their musical influences have undoubtedly come from a wide array of musical and artistic spectrums, this trifecta ultimately blends together to create the band’s unique and personal sound. The band released their first EP, Two In The Same, in 2010 while still studying in school, and then followed with STEP in the spring of 2012, featuring their hard-hitting single, “Release.” Shortly after their sold out CD Release Show at the Bootleg Theatre in Silverlake, Kiven has continued to pack venues in the Los Angeles area on a nightly basis. Following the initial momentum and direction of sound from STEP (their previous EP), the recently released EP, "1840" continues to progress forward both sonically and emotively, reflecting Kiven's musical and personal growth. The tracks off of 1840 build in a more organic sense and with a naturally touching pull on the listener with pocket drums, grooving bass lines, hard hitting guitars, soaring vocals and lush harmonies. With the excitement of their new single, "Hope & Smoke", which reached #11 on Hype Machine and was featured on Indie Shuffle and Red Bull Soundstage, Kiven made their East Coast debut in New York for CMJ 2012 as an official artist – playing a handful of showcases including The Deli Mag, Audio Perv and a handful of other buzz-worthy CMJ bills. Shortly after, Entertainment Weekly went on to name Kiven as the #2 "Great Indie Discovery" from CMJ 2012. Debut full-length out Spring 2013.

Falling Away
Kiven Lyrics

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Commit commit a lousy toast
To the one who deceives in you
Finding trust in a feeling for lust
There's no
Meaning love

You're holding onto hope
But my heart has fallen away

Looking at me I see the glaze of your needs
I plead for an unplugged greed to free me
Creeping in I've seemed to lost my hold
Of all that I've been told
I can't take your body again

Have I found you?

Holding onto hope,
but my heart has fallen away

Overall Meaning

The song "Falling Away" by Kiven describes a feeling of betrayal in a relationship. The first set of lyrics describes a person making a toast to someone that has deceived them. The person is trying to find trust in the relationship, but all they feel is lust and there is no real meaning to their love. The second set of lyrics is from the perspective of the one being accused of deception. The other person sees the glaze of their needs and is asking to be released from their grip. The person feels like they have lost their hold on the other and can't take their body again. The chorus repeats the theme of the person holding onto hope while the other person's heart has already fallen away.

Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of loss and betrayal in a relationship. Both parties are struggling to find trust and meaning in their love for each other. The theme of falling away is used to signify the breaking down of the relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Commit commit a lousy toast
Make a poor-quality toast

To the one who deceives in you
To the person you carry within who deceives you

Finding trust in a feeling for lust
Trusting a feeling of desire as if it were trustworthy

There's no Meaning love
Love has no meaning

You're holding onto hope
You have retained hope

But my heart has fallen away
But I have lost the passion I once had

Looking at me I see the glaze of your needs
As you look at me, I can see the obvious satisfaction of your desires

I plead for an unplugged greed to free me
I beg for a selfless wanting that can liberate me from my current longing

Creeping in I've seemed to lost my hold
I am losing my grip, very slowly

Of all that I've been told
Of all the information I have been presented

I can't take your body again
I cannot have sex with you again