Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age & Mark Lanegan
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age & Trent Reznor
Backed by the haunting vocals of Mark Lanegan, who has lent his talent to QotSA multiple times previously, River in the Road depicts a situation in which a man fights to save his family from an impending threat.
One interpretation of the song is that the “fast approaching monster” that “marches in...
[Verse 1: Josh Homme]
A fast approaching monster, marching in a row
Grab what slips your mind and what your memory won't hold
Run, darling, run, I'll stall them if I can
You'll escape and I'll be left rotting on the vine
[Bridge: Josh Homme & Mark Lanegan]
Yeah, uh-uh, uh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Yeah, uh-uh, uh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oh, oh-oh
[Verse 2: Josh Homme]
Run, darling, run, I'll stall if I can
You'll escape and I'll be left rotting on the vine
Avert the children's eyes, forgets left untold
Don't look back to see the blood river in the road
[Bridge: Josh Homme & Mark Lanegan]
Yeah, uh-uh, uh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Yeah, uh-uh, uh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Yeah, uh-uh, uh-yeah-yeah
[Outro: Josh Homme]
Get sweet revenge with my blood, a river in the road
River in the Road was written by Josh Homme & Troy Van Leeuwen & Joey Castillo.
River in the Road was produced by Chris Goss & Josh Homme & The Fififf Teeners.
Queens of the Stone Age released River in the Road on Fri Jun 08 2007.