River Bends라는 이름으로 공개된 본작은 사실상 밴드 명을 따르고 있을 뿐, Denison Witmer의 디스코그래피 중 일부에 속하는 프로젝트성 음반이다. 이 밴드명은 그가 처음 발표한 EP의 타이틀이기도 한데, 역시나 그 솔로 활동의 연장선상에 속한 음악적 정체성을 드러내는 한편 한결 풍성한 세션을 가미하고 있기도 하다. 반복되는 코러스의 가사가 특유의 감성을 극대화하며 일견 짙은 여운을 남기는 "Looking for You"와 "Are You Lonely", 보다 다이내믹한 감성의 색다른 매력을 감지할 수 있는 "All the Days and Nights"와 "You Could be Anything" 등은 왜 그를 제2의 Elliott Smith라 칭하는지를 유감없이 증명하는 곡들이다. 그의 팬이라면 역시 놓쳐서는 안 될 작품이다.
It doesn't matter which way you face me North, east, west, or south Put your hands in my two hands Your mouth against my mouth We will lean into the sun Drive without your seatbelt on Come on
This city's made of beer These streets are made of wine Her bed is whiskey And her pillow out of grey The smoke that moves across her eyes Like clouds go through the skies I lay down
I've been looking for you I've been wandering through the dark I've been looking for you I've been looking for you
Where the train breaks from the ground Just north of Second Street Can't watch it seated down I stand on my two feet I like the light there through the window The light goes over me And around
I've been looking for you I've been wandering through the dark I've been looking for you I've been wandering through the dark I've been looking for you I've been looking for you
It's not so easy if you want to disappear If you don't believe me, stop Ask anybody here How this city has a way Trying to kick you when you're down I got out
I've been looking for you I've been wandering through the dark I've been looking for you I've been wandering through the dark I've been looking for you I've been looking for you
Read the letter that you sent, but I can't I was talking to our friends, but I'm stressed Give me back a day, I know which one Where the pink light of your room Matched the pink light of the summer
Are you lonely, 'cause I've been lonely Are you tired, 'cause I've been tired Another late night on the phone To remind you just how close we've grown
The drive to Michigan holds weight in me Thought of someplace I could be myself Though the Midwest feels so tired and scattered We were hurt before, but that doesn't matter anymore, now
Are you lonely, 'cause I've been lonely Are you tired, 'cause I've been tired Another late night in the car To remind you just how close we are
Since you've been away Every day's a phone call, it's an exit sign How long will you stay? How long will it be until you come back again?
Are you lonely, 'cause I've been lonely Are you tired, 'cause I've been tired Another late night in your room To remind you of the lengths gone to
You're my friend in the afternoon Evening comes I don't know what to do You're my friend in the evening Morning comes I don't know what to do
Been spending nights with a burned out crowd Dead end bar in a no-name town Been spending days listing my regrets Quit smoking after each cigarette
You're the hit on the radio New hits come I don't know what to do Graduate from college I'm 22, I don't know what to do
Been working nights on a different job Just count the minutes til sunrise Been spending days sleeping til supper Just don't ask me what day it is
You're the talk of the town tonight When the talk is gone I don't know what to do You're the woman I dream of When the dream is gone I don't know what to do
Been spending nights on a different bed Alarm goes off in the morning Been spending days wondering just what I've said Keeps me wandering around
Been spending years trying to figure you out Same old face in the mirror Always hanging on with the same old crowd No name bar in a dead end town