Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Airborne Toxic Event
Canonical path: /the-airborne-toxic-event/it-doesn-t-mean-a-thing
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
It Doesn't Mean a Thing
Read It Doesn't Mean a Thing lyrics by The Airborne Toxic Event on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
It Doesn't Mean a Thing
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
I never knew my mother
I can't say it was so bad
She was still a girl of seventeen the night she met my dad
He was just six months out of chino
Trying his hardest to stay clean
And they'd sing and they'd sing and they'd sing
Like doves sleeping with broken wings
In a bed fit for a king
It didn't mean a thing
It was shot gun forest wedding
And they forgot to bring the gun
As they were busy counting promises
To the children not yet born
No one could afford the ride
Everyone hitched up with the 101
And they'd sing and they'd sing and they'd sing
Like doves dancing with broken wings
With a view fit for a king
It didn't mean a thing
It was a loneliness
They would confess
Like the world had gone bad i guess
So they hold hands and look into the eyes of god
They'd say tell me why'd ya hide from us
Why'd ya fill the world with wickedness
Why'd ya spare us from the grace but not the rot
Now my dad says fuck the details
Just keep your head down hard
Ya got to find yourself alone before you'll find the eyes of god
You make broke and scared and out of jail
Out the flesh of your own heartstrings
But you were born to be a peasant not a king
So just stop acting like your running from something
Ya gonna leave the way you came without a thing
With your heart tattooed and your mind tied to a string
You just sing and you sing and you sing
It doesn't mean a thing
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "It Doesn't Mean a Thing"?
The Airborne Toxic Event performs "It Doesn't Mean a Thing", and this lyric page sits inside the The Airborne Toxic Event catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "It Doesn't Mean a Thing"?
Yes. The related section below points to A Certain Type Of Girl and California with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by The Airborne Toxic Event?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through The Airborne Toxic Event's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on It Doesn't Mean a Thing yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.