If you like the "trouble in dreams" version of this song, definitely check out the Bay of Pigs B-side version, "Ravers," which is much slower and played on a single synth keyboard.
As far as this song, it's very hard to tell what it means, as is usual with Destroyer! But basically I think rivers are like life, time, existence. You flow down the river. Some people have trouble dealing with it. And the ecstatic climax of this song, to me at least, seems to say, just deal with it and just go flow with the river! LA LALALALA ALALALALLA LALALALLAA!!!
If you like the "trouble in dreams" version of this song, definitely check out the Bay of Pigs B-side version, "Ravers," which is much slower and played on a single synth keyboard.
As far as this song, it's very hard to tell what it means, as is usual with Destroyer! But basically I think rivers are like life, time, existence. You flow down the river. Some people have trouble dealing with it. And the ecstatic climax of this song, to me at least, seems to say, just deal with it and just go flow with the river! LA LALALALA ALALALALLA LALALALLAA!!!