“Dives” stands out on Alvvays for its slower, deeper, more “in three” feel. The song deals with loneliness, particularly having no one to talk to.
In the song’s back half, Rankin mentions a relationship that she wishes would come to fruition between her and another person, they casually spend time...
[Verse 1]
All the documents you keep
And the friends that never phone
Spend the winter in a Jeep
And your summer months at home
[Chorus]
No love to share
So what?
Who cares?
[Verse 2]
Bleeding light into your room
Makes you cower beneath the sheets
Waste away all your days
[Chorus]
No love to share
So what?
Who cares?
[Bridge]
I've been waiting on our lives together
I've been patient for a long time
We've been hanging out in dives forever
We never get it on the first try
We never get it on the first try
We never get it on the first try
The first try
[Chorus]
So what?
Who cares?
Dives was written by Molly Rankin & Alec O’Hanley.
Dives was produced by Chad VanGaalen.
"Dives" performed live on KEXP