LYRICS:

One step future, two steps past 
Spinning round and down 
A clear path 

From depth the shadows form 
Lifting shape into bitter clouds 
And outstretched hands come 
From new ghosts with well-known shrouds 

Abandoning the self to follow one’s demon 
Embrace but love’s gone 
Touch with no understanding 
Hurtful and misleading 

One step future, two steps past 
Spinning round and down 
A clear path 

Craving to be where one lies 
Feeling sick from lack of lies 

From depth they swallow forms 
Lights vanish from within the core 
Arms crush the bodies’ bones 
Of old mistakes still cared for 

Is it the time? Is it now? 
No fear, no colour 

One step future, two steps past 
Create the giants 
Crush this path 
One step future, two steps past 
Leaving round and down 
The straight path


CREDITS:

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN 
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT 
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE 
Saxophone by Luc FERRE 
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU 
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL 
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

New Ghost

LYRICS:

Above the sky, below the ground 
Climbing the dead soiled depths 
Seen only in tears 

Smiles with angel faces 
Compromising their masks 
With teeth they dismember 
And fall 

But it seems the path 
It seems the past 
Has something to show 
Has something to throw 
To the face 

They won’t come out 
They won’t cry out 
They make him wrong again 

The masks fall 
The souls collapse 
Crawl at his feet 
Shed their skin and disperse 

Through rubble crawling 
The murky shadows chewing 
The stones and bodies 
Envied by the occupants 

Giants of pain 
Mountains of grief 
All here to celebrate 
The arrival of their puppet 

The masks fall 
The souls collapse 
Crawl at his feet 
Shed their skin and disperse 

Again, the abyss 
It’s not enough 
More of this 
More of nothing 

The deep cliffs 
Finally, the great dive 
Finally, the edge pulling 
The one of no coming back 
No release


CREDITS:

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN 
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT 
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE 
Saxophone by Luc FERRE 
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU 
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL 
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

Pressure Steps

LYRICS:

Nothing crosses mind 
The ghosts are drowned 
Struggles trapped in clay 
Nothing left to say 
Stuck at the low end of life 

The immensity of bare flooded plains 
Swamped with nothingness 
Deafening serenity 
Bright fair nudity 

No one 

Faithfull traveller 
No belief to be found 
No hand to shake 
No state of mind 
And beneath everything 
No love to feign 

A new eye opens 
On a new landmark 
Immune to the dark 

Can wear no face 
Can leave a shape 
Escape the fear of something else 

Nothing prays nor dies 
Nothing tells nor conspires 
A ten-ton silence 
Where nothing rumbles 
Here 
Nothing prays nor dies 
Nothing tells nor conspires 
A ten-ton silence 
Where nothing rumbles 

High top 
Low break 
Heart beat 
Stuck mind 
This matter hasn’t come 
To this soulless place 

Burst bone 
Break skull 
Spread blood 
Never mind 
Must never be given a thought again 

Curl up 
Stress out 
Shake feeling 
Anyway 
This was finally the way to erase 
All of the pain 

He, him and himself alone 
There he will be the almighty one 
The all-feeling one 
The all-believing one 
The stars in the sky 

Unborn to the next world 
Empty of satisfaction 
Full of emptiness 
No care for anything at all 

Here I am 
I am from here 

Nothing prays nor dies 
Nothing tells nor conspires 
A ten-ton silence 
Where nothing rumbles 
Here 
Nothing prays nor dies 
Nothing tells nor conspires 
A ten-ton silence 
Where nothing rumbles


CREDITS:

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN 
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT 
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE 
Saxophone by Luc FERRE 
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU 
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL 
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

Passage

LYRICS:

A radiant awakening 
The stars in procession 
Carry the good news 
To beyond and where all began 
Waters brighten and soften 

From the battle dust of last night 
From the torment of the past life 

Is it the end of the story? 

Never mind the feelings are empty 
No one belongs to this density 
No air so deep 

Clean slate 
Empty cup 
Blank page 
Nothing settles here 
Noiseless 
Soundless 
Note less 
The melody has run dry 

Stories no tellers 
Writings have erased their authors 
Missing cloud to spell 
Missing word to tell 
Needing air to say the word 
Need somewhere else to go 

Light shadow 
Scanning all from the great below 
Groping for a track to follow 

Last sip of the story 
Last breath yet verse free 
No more heartbeat allowed 

It’s time to go 
It’s time flow 
Out of this unshaped state 
Under pressure, his breath 
Seeking to speak his renewal 

Clean slate 
Empty cup 
Blank page 
Nothing settles here 
Noiseless 
Soundless 
Note less 
The melody has run dry 

Stories no tellers 
Writings have erased their authors 
Missing cloud to spell 
Missing word to tell 
Needing air to say the word 
Need somewhere else to go


CREDITS:

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN 
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT 
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE 
Saxophone by Luc FERRE 
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU 
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL 
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

Deep Clear

LYRICS:

Stars are falling 
Against the current 
But he’s rising and rising 
‘Cos he’s made of light 

Free of grief and free of anguish 
Free of fear and free of remorse 

The demons powerless 
Now insignificant and meaningless 
Snap at his heel 
And dislocate their will 

Race around and swirl 

Evaporate from the world 
The power that radiates 
From the rising light 

Stars are falling 
Against the current 
But he’s rising and rising 
‘Cos he’s made of light 

The demons powerless 
Now insignificant and meaningless 
Snap at his heel 
And dislocate their will


CREDITS:

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN 
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT 
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE 
Saxophone by Luc FERRE 
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU 
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL 
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

Light Up

LYRICS:

Suddenly the ceiling comes crashing down 
Smashing the skull on inexistent wall 
The spirit floods with water 
Lungs unable to express 

Blow after blow 
Meter after meter 
The surface no longer there 
Failing of air to be 
Failing of air 

This can’t be happening 
Would it be a mistake? 
Could it be nearing? 
Where are you untamed world? 
Where is the key to this violence? 

The compass is broken 
The trail has disappeared 
The way is unknown 
From one surface to another 

Usually so present and sudden 
That which, without touching down, 
Reminds us of what we are, what we are 
And suddenly 

Floating in the air 
Floating on the water 
Between the sky and the sea 
There is light 

Finally, fresh air and deep water 
The world appears a wasteland 
Nothing lives 
Nothing cheats 

This can’t be happening 
Would it be a mistake? 
Could it be nearing? 
Where are you untamed world? 
Where is the key to this violence? 

The compass is broken 
The trail has disappeared 
The way is unknown 
From one surface to another 

Miles of trees 
Weapons and remains 
Amber frozen bodies 
Of shapeless beings 

Tastes of colour 
Deafening horrors 
Have carved their names 
On the sky 

Where are the worlds? 
Where are the worlds? 
The waves of chaos 
Return true meaning to the dust 

The gods are no more 
The executioners have served the sentence 
And nothing else here still deserves 
A care from us 

This can’t be happening 
Would it be a mistake? 
Could it be nearing? 
Where are you untamed world? 
Where is the key to this violence?


CREDITS:

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN 
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT 
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE 
Saxophone by Luc FERRE 
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU 
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL 
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

Surface

LYRICS:

Eyes closed 
And the peaceful soul 
Finally dislocates 

Here is the path 
Carpet of clouds 
As the foam once carried 
His empty message 

The ground disappears 
The ground disappears 
In the stars 
The envelope dissolves 
In the air 

Saying all without a word 
Without a gesture 
Without a goodbye 
Without a glance 

Joining you 
Joining us 
Joining all 
Joining an eternal 

The ground disappears 
The ground disappears 
In the stars 
The envelope dissolves 
In the air 

The ground disappears 
The envelope dissolves 
The eternal vanishing 
In the wake of rebirth


CREDITS:

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN 
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT 
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE 
Saxophone by Luc FERRE 
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU 
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL 
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

Take Off

LYRICS:

Wander, night owl 
Far past the warning signs 
The hazard lights 

One step then another 
Slap the asphalt 
With a single goal 

Keel over souls in their core 
Dragging them in the mud 
Leading them to the end 

Blinding them with light 
Annihilating them with calm 
Crushing their hearts with happiness 

Finally, you find me 
I don’t know you 
But I know who you are 
And I already love you 
The one of times gone by 
And the one who you’ve made me become 

Keel over souls in their core 
Dragging them in the mud 
Leading them to the end 

Leading them to the end


CREDITS:

Recorded at Pelleport (France) By Jeremie MAZAN 
Mastered by Thibault CHAUMONT 
Artwork by Mickaël ANDRE 
Saxophone by Luc FERRE 
Piano by Catherine TRAN HUU AU 
Vocal coaching Catherine TRAN HUU AU and Sally ELWELL 
Composed and written with love by Alexandre, Nico and Tommy

Shapeless

A progressive rock-band band from Toulouse in the south-west of France, RIVIËRE is Nicolas (guitar: Hate Me Tender), Alexandre (guitar: Hate Me Tender, Drawers, Montreal On Fire, Selenites, Toucan), Tommy (drums: Pauline de Saxe, Black Hills, Muff Diver) and Arnaud (bass/vocals: Seaside, Hate Me Tender).

RIVIËRE unleashes a fusion of the power of post-hardcore and the melancholy emotion of the pop rock scene. The result is an intense and elegant subtlety enriched with the atmosphere of a strong rhythmic section and refined introspective vocals.

The coherent layers of dynamic textures and complex, varied rhythms drive the group towards musical genres such as Space Rock or Rock Art. The blend of aggressive passages and heart-felt vocals gives an atmosphere like those found in Alternative Metal and Post Rock, the group finding itself at the meeting point of diverse influences from groups such as Deftones, Karnivool, Tool, Night Verses...

The basis of RIVIËRE’s music can be found in what is today known as Progressive, from which they have drawn inspiration for different styles, techniques and guitar effects to produce a multi-layered universe which is one of the most distinctive heavy sounds of the day.

Contact at weareriviere@gmail.com
or https://www.facebook.com/riviereband/



RIVIẼRE