Not Now Not Ever
Novi Split Lyrics

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Puddles splashed in vein in godly waters.
I went down on someone's daughter.
The sound isn't quite as bad as it smells.

Write a verse as single file, and we play with words, you say "smile a while."
It fingered me, did it finger you as well?
It seems we like to hold tight at all the wrong times.
Everything that's grey we pushed away.

It isn't what they do, it's what they say.
It's best to do it while they're sleeping.
Stay up late and work on something.
Stay in bed and amount to nothing.

Puddles splashed in vein and pushed away.
It seems we like to hold tight at all the wrong times.

And I might still be lying and putting two a time in.
There's no promises worth keeping and do it while they're sleeping.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Novi Split's song, Now Now Not Ever, contain several abstract lines that seem unrelated to each other. However, they all come together to present a fragmented image of the singer's life, issues, and innermost thoughts.

The opening lines, "Puddles splashed in vein in godly waters. I went down on someone's daughter. The sound isn't quite as bad as it smells" create a mysterious, dark tone that foreshadow the turmoil in the singer's soul. The line "puddles splashed in vein" can be interpreted as the futility of the singer's actions, drawing parallels with rainwater running into the drain. "Going down on someone's daughter" suggests a sexual escapade, which is probably clouding the singer's judgment. The last line "the sound isn't quite as bad as it smells" is a metaphor for the discrepancy between things' real and perceived value.

In the second paragraph, the lines "write a verse as a single style, and we play with words, you say 'smile a while. It fingered me, did it finger you as well?" present an interaction between the singer and someone else. The line "smile a while" seems like a suggestion to take life more lightly and focus on the pleasures in life. The line "it fingered me, did it finger you as well?" could be a question about a shared experience or an intimate moment.

The song's remaining lines continue to be ambiguous, with phrases like "everything that's grey, we pushed away," and "there's no promises worth keeping" emphasizing the theme of the futility of life.

Line by Line Meaning

Puddles splashed in vein in godly waters.
I am surrounded by holy things, but I am miserable and everything seems fruitless.

I went down on someone's daughter.
I had a meaningless sexual encounter, where neither of us were emotionally invested in each other.

The sound isn't quite as bad as it smells.
Things may look bad or sound bad, but they are not necessarily as terrible as they seem.

Write a verse as single file, and we play with words, you say "smile a while."
Let's play with words and try to create something beautiful, something that will make others feel happy.

It fingered me, did it finger you as well?
We have experiences that scar us emotionally, and we may wonder if others have shared similar traumatic experiences.

It seems we like to hold tight at all the wrong times.
We tend to cling to things that are not good for us, even when we know we need to let go.

Everything that's grey we pushed away.
We tend to avoid things that are ambiguous or uncertain, preferring to see the world in black and white.

It isn't what they do, it's what they say.
Actions do not always reflect a person's true intentions or thoughts; words can be more revealing.

It's best to do it while they're sleeping.
Sometimes it is easier to achieve our goals when no one is watching or expecting anything from us.

Stay up late and work on something.
To achieve our goals we may have to stay up late and put in extra effort.

Stay in bed and amount to nothing.
If we do not take action and put in effort, we will not achieve anything and our life will seem meaningless.

Puddles splashed in vain and pushed away.
The effort we put into something may seem meaningless or ineffective, and we may be inclined to give up.

It seems we like to hold tight at all the wrong times.
We tend to cling to things that are not good for us, even when we know we need to let go.

And I might still be lying and putting two a time in.
I may still be misguided and doing things that are not healthy or meaningful for me.

There's no promises worth keeping and do it while they're sleeping.
We should not rely on promises made by others, and sometimes it is easier to achieve our goals when we do not have to deal with the expectations of others.

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