The Neverness Hoax

S. Kilbey
(Karmic Hit Publishing)

Appears On:

• Steve Kilbey - Remindlessness (1990), Track 1
• Steve Kilbey & Ricky Maymi - "Wilderness Years" 2011 Antipodean Tour CD (2011), Track 3
• Steve Kilbey and the Hoffmenn with Strings Attached - Live at the Fly By Night Club (2013), Track 4 (Live)
• Steve Kilbey [and the Hoffmenn with Strings Attached] - Satellite (2024), Track 3 (Live)

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Lyrics (unofficial)

[rev. Sept. 7, 2013]

Have I told you about the Neverness Hoax
A vile trick perpetrated on you innocent folks
Was it in the fall of '93
During the rise of the galaxy
A tiny shift in our trajectory
A little more substance to the unimaginary

(And you smile) The Neverness Hoax
(And you smile) The Neverness Hoax

The confederation was in disgrace
They jettisoned their rubbish into inner space
Sweet toxic love all over the place
Cupid's agent off his face

Have I told you about the Neverness Hoax
Religion to many, to others the butt of their jokes
There came a disturbance in the Indian sea
Something in the depths, a monstrosity
An invisible woman kept a file on me
Trying to seduce my immediacy

(And you smile) The Neverness Hoax
(And you smile) The Neverness Hoax

The mechanical royalties will never recover
The pleasure back from her animal lovers
The futures slide back one after another
And wouldn't you know it, it's the people that suffer
From the Neverness Hoax

(And you smile)
(And you smile)
(And you smile)