1) Lenka (born Lenka Kripac on 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer–songwriter, actress and former television personality, best known for her song "The Show," (produced by Stuart Brawley), from her self-titled 2008 album. Her song "Everything at Once" was also used in the official Windows 8 TV Ad. As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Australian Theatre For Young People, where she trained with actress Cate Blanchett. Lenka starred in the Australian ABC-TV drama series GP as Vesna Kapek in the 1990s. She also hosted Channel Ten children's program Cheez TV, and guest starred in other Australian TV series including Home and Away, Wild Side, Head Start and Spellbinder. She appeared in Australian feature films The Dish and Lost Things, as well as in theatre productions.
Kripac was a member of the Australian electronic-rock crossover band Decoder Ring for two of their albums. She then moved to California in 2007. After adopting her first name as her sole artistic name, Lenka released her eponymous debut album on 24 September 2008. She has since released two more studio albums - 2011's Two and 2013's Shadows.
2) Lenka Clayton is a Pittsburgh, PA, USA artist, who released "Qaeda, Quality, Question, Quickly, Quickly, Quiet" (2004, Accidental Records) & contributed field recordings to Matthew Herbert's "Plat Du Jour" (2005, Accidental Records).
Gravity Rides Everything
Lenka Lyrics
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Whats that riding on your everything?
It isnt anything at all.
Oh gotta see gotta know right now.
Whats that writing on your shelf in the bathrooms and
The bad motels
No one really cared for it at all
Not the gravity plan.
I wanna go back to sleep.
In the motions and the things that you say.
It all will fall, fall right into place
As fruit drops, flesh it sags
Everything will fall/right into place
When we die some sink and some lay
But at least I dont see you float away
And all the spilt milk sex and weight
It all will fall, fall right into place.
In Lenka's song Gravity Rides Everything, the opening lines set up a sense of urgency in the listener- "Oh gotta see gotta know right now." The singer is asking her audience if they understand what is happening around them, specifically what is "riding on your everything" that isn't really anything at all. This line prompts one to reflect on the trivial things in life that we give so much weight to, unknowingly letting them direct our courses of action. The following lines mention the writing on the shelf in the bathroom- seemingly unimportant scribbles and doodles, marked in a place of vulnerability. We are then exposed to the line "Not the gravity plan," which implies that things may be happening according to some greater power, some sort of pull or force. Then Lenka sings of "early early in the morning," when "it pulls all on down my sore feet." This line seems to be a reflection on the weight of the world- the burden that we all carry- dragging us down.
As the song continues, Lenka begins to introduce ideas of fluidity and impermanence. "In the motions and the things that you say. It all will fall, fall right into place." These lines suggest that change is inevitable, and that even if things seem chaotic or unclear, eventually things will settle and make sense. This is further emphasized in the simile of fruit dropping and flesh sagging- natural processes of decay and gravity. The final section of the song tackles the notion of death and what happens in the end. Lenka sings "When we die some sink and some lay/ But at least I dont see you float away." The contrast between sinking and floating away prompts the listener to question what will happen to them once they die. And yet, Lenka asserts that "everything will fall, fall right into place." The song ends on the powerful notion that "all the spilt milk sex and weight/ It all will fall, fall right into place."
Line by Line Meaning
Oh gotta see gotta know right now.
I am urgently seeking answers to a question or a situation.
Whats that riding on your everything?
What is that burden or weight that is affecting every aspect of your being?
It isnt anything at all.
Upon closer examination, it is discovered that the burden is not a tangible thing.
Oh gotta see gotta know right now.
This situation requires immediate attention and cannot be ignored.
Whats that writing on your shelf in the bathrooms and
The bad motels
No one really cared for it at all
Not the gravity plan.
It is the remnants of past experiences that have been left unattended and ignored, often by choice rather than due to external forces.
Early early in the morning it pulls all on down my sore feet
I wanna go back to sleep.
The burdens of life, both internal and external, can weigh heavily on a person, causing them to desire escape or avoidance.
In the motions and the things that you say.
It all will fall, fall right into place
As fruit drops, flesh it sags
Everything will fall/right into place
Life has a natural ebb and flow, and things will eventually come into alignment and fall into place, much like fruit falling from a tree.
When we die some sink and some lay
But at least I dont see you float away
Death cannot be avoided, but the artist is grateful that they will not be alone in death, or left to drift away without a sense of grounding or purpose.
And all the spilt milk sex and weight
It all will fall, fall right into place.
The mistakes and regrets of the past will ultimately work themselves out and be resolved, in due time and with the right perspective.
Writer(s): Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy Copyright: Ugly Casanova, Sony/ATV Harmony, Crazy Gnome, Tschudi Music
Contributed by Adam N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.