Other members of the group included guitarists Mike Daly and Phil Wandscher, bassist Steve Grothmann and drummer Skillet Gilmore.
Adams and Cary have publicly talked of reuniting Whiskeytown on multiple occasions, as recently as 2005, but as of yet, nothing new has materialized. The two did perform together briefly, along with Skillet Gilmore, on June 8, 2005, in Raleigh.
Major recordings include:
Faithless Street (Mood Food, 1995) which was later reissued with additional tracks and a new mix.
Strangers Almanac (Outpost, 1997).
Pneumonia (Lost Highway, 2001) the band's swan song, which Adams labored over for two years before its release, by which time the group had split up.
The EP Rural Free Delivery (Mood Food, 1997) collects unreleased tracks from the early days and is apparently reviled by Adams.
Additionally, the band's music appears on various soundtracks and compilations.
Inn Town
Whiskeytown Lyrics
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Cigarette, beat up tv, I can't feel anything.
Now that I'm,
I'm in town
I feel fine
Fine for now
Hang around with the people I used to be
Hang around on a corner waiting to go, have a seat
I'm in town
I feel fine
Fine for now
Fifty cents, or a dollar three
I don't owe you anything.
Spent a life on a heart
That would rather not feel anything
I can try. I can see.
I can want it to be
I can laugh. I can feel.
I can't see anything without dreaming
It's just like a dream
I can feel
I can't see anything that seems real
Now that I'm
I'm in town
I feel fine
Fine for now
The lyrics to Whiskeytown's song Inn Town are a somber reflection on the singer's inability to feel anything despite being surrounded by familiar people and places. The parking lot and movie screen, cigarette and beat-up TV all represent the distractions of modern life that can make it hard to engage with reality. The repetition of the lines "I can't feel anything" reinforces the sense of emotional numbness that the singer is experiencing.
The chorus "Now that I'm in town, I feel fine, fine for now" suggests that being back in this familiar place has provided some temporary relief from the emotional pain. But the verse about owing fifty cents or a dollar three and not owing anyone anything highlights the sense of being trapped in a cycle of poverty and dependence on others. The final lines about not being able to see anything without dreaming and not being able to see anything that seems real suggest a profound sense of disconnection from the world.
Overall, the song seems to be expressing a deep sense of ennui and dissatisfaction with modern life, and a longing for a deeper connection to something real and meaningful.
Line by Line Meaning
Parking lot, movie screen. I can't feel anything
I am sitting in the parking lot near the movie screen, but I feel numb and unable to experience emotions.
Cigarette, beat up tv, I can't feel anything.
Even smoking a cigarette and watching a beat-up TV fails to evoke any feeling in me.
Now that I'm,
I'm in town
I feel fine
Fine for now
Being in this town makes me content, at least temporarily, even though I'm still unable to feel much.
Hang around with the people I used to be
Hang around on a corner waiting to go, have a seat
I'm spending time with the people I once was, and just hanging out on a street corner waiting for something to happen.
Fifty cents, or a dollar three
I don't owe you anything.
Regardless of what I may have in my wallet, I don't feel indebted to anyone.
Spent a life on a heart
That would rather not feel anything
I've wasted my entire life trying to keep myself from feeling any emotions.
I can try. I can see.
I can want it to be
I can laugh. I can feel.
I can't see anything without dreaming
I am capable of trying, seeing, wanting, laughing, and feeling, however, without dreaming, I cannot envision anything.
It's just like a dream
I can feel
I can't see anything that seems real
My reality feels like a dream, despite being able to feel emotions. Nothing around me seems to be genuine.
Now that I'm
I'm in town
I feel fine
Fine for now
Although I don't feel much, being in this town currently provides some solace.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: WANDSCHER, RYAN ADAMS
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