 Genius Lyrics
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Rilo Kiley – Ripchord
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The song is speculatively, but most commonly regarded to be about the death of singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. The group opened for some of Smith’s final shows and was good friend
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Rilo Kiley – Ripchord (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / Pull the ripcord / The ship has lost its sail / Your mama's got a new man / Your daddy always fails / And you're eating again at them / 'Cause nobody loves you / [Verse
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Rilo Kiley – Somebody Else's Clothes (Acoustic)
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And you're riding in back / Laying here on your back / You're as serious as a heart attack / All those picturesque moments / The sunsets glowing / Through the back of the van / And
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Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes
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[Verse 1] / There's blood in my mouth 'cause I've been biting my tongue all week / I keep on talking trash but I never say anything / [Pre-Chorus] / And the talking leads to
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Rilo Kiley – Love and War (11/11/46)
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[Verse 1] / All is fair in love, and we're in love / Now that everybody's dead, we can finally talk / Can vanity and happiness coexist? / All the lovers we've taken in direct view
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Rilo Kiley – Does He Love You?
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In a narrative form familiar to country songs, “Does He Love You?” depicts conversations between two friends. The narrator lives in California and is unmarried, while her friend is
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Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous
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[Intro] / Hm, it wasn't that rad / [Verse 1] / And it's only doubts that we're counting / On fingers broken long ago / I read with every broken heart / We should become more
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Rilo Kiley – It's a Hit
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The opening track to More Adventurous, “It’s a Hit” begins as a mid-2000s George W. Bush protest song and develops into an exploration of Jenny Lewis' frustration with songwriting
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Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous (Acoustic)
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It's only doubts that we're counting on fingers broken long ago / I read with every broken heart, we should become more adventurous / And if you banish me from your prophets / And
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Rilo Kiley – It Just Is
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This song was inspired by the death of fellow musician, Elliott Smith. Smith’s death in 2003 sent ripples throughout the community and the members of Rilo Kiley were good friends
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Rilo Kiley – The Absence of God
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[Verse 1] / The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby / And planning is for the poor, so let's pretend that we're rich / And I'm not my body or how I choose to destroy it
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Rilo Kiley – A Man/Me/Then Jim (Acoustic)
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I had one friend in high school, recently he hung himself with string / His note said, "If living is the problem, well that's just baffling" / And at the wake I waited around to
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Rilo Kiley – Accidntel Deth
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[Verse 1] / You're obsessed with finding a new brain / But what you need is a new body / It feels your brain has lived a thousand lives before / And the skin you call your home
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Rilo Kiley – I Never
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[Verse 1] / I'm only a woman / Of flesh and bone / And I wept much, we all do / I thought I might die alone / [Chorus] / But I / Had never, had never, had never, had never, had
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Rilo Kiley – Does He Love You? (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / Get a real job, keep the wind at your back / And the sun on your face / All the immediate unknowns / Are better than knowin' this tired and lonely fate / [Chorus 1
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Rilo Kiley – A Man/Me/Then Jim
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From the 2004 album More Adventurous. As the title suggests, this song is from the perspective of first a man, followed by the author or character, then Jim.
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