"Everything Zen" is a single by British grunge band Bush. Released on 28 January 1995, it was the band's first single released under the name "Bush", and their second overall. The single comes from their 1994 debut album, Sixteen Stone.
The video was the first video Bush had ever made. The video was directed by Matt Mahurin, who also makes an appearance in the video wearing a mask, and was shot on 12 and 13 November 1994. Scenes from the video were recreated in the opening credits of the TV series Millennium.
Gavin Rossdale said of the video: "I hadn't even seen that many videos before making this because I never had MTV. I just remember that it felt weird miming with all those people standing around, but you soon get over that. Obviously, this video was hugely important in breaking us in America."
The title of the song may reference the poem Howl by Allen Ginsberg which includes the phrase "who vanished into nowhere Zen New Jersey." The lyrics "Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow" are taken from David Bowie's 1971 song "Life on Mars?". Other references in the song include Tom Waits ("Rain Dogs howl for the century"), Jane's Addiction's "Ted, Just Admit It..." ("there's no sex in your violence"), Alice in Chains' "Would?" ("try to see it once my way"), and the Elvis Presley sighting conspiracy theory ("I don't believe that Elvis is dead").
The song's opening guitar riff has been compared to that of Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" (1989).
There must be something we can eat Maybe find another lover Should I fly to Los Angeles Find my asshole brother
Minnie mouse has grown up a cow Dave's on sale again We kissy kiss in the rear view We're so bored You're to blame
Try to see it once my way Everything zen Everything zen I don't think so
Raindogs howl for the century A million dollars a steak As you search for your demi-god And you fake with a saint There's no sex in your violence There's no sex in your violenc Try to see it once my way Everything zen Everything zen I don't think so
I don't believe that elvis is dead I don't believe that elvis is dead I don't believe that elvis is, elvis is
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There must be something we can eat Maybe find another lover Should I fly to Los Angeles Find my asshole brother
Minnie mouse has grown up a cow Dave's on sale again We kissy kiss in the rear view We're so bored You're to blame
Try to see it once my way Everything zen Everything zen I don't think so
Raindogs howl for the century A million dollars a steak As you search for your demi-god And you fake with a saint There's no sex in your violence There's no sex in your violenc Try to see it once my way Everything zen Everything zen I don't think so
I don't believe that elvis is dead I don't believe that elvis is dead I don't believe that elvis is, elvis is