River To Cross Songfacts
http://www.whitedenimmusic.com/
In March 2005, the two bands Parque Touch (Josh Block, James Petralli, Lucas Anderson) and Peach Train (Steve Terebecki) played a show together at Beerland in Austin, Texas. After the show Steve was asked to play bass for Parque Touch and the band became four, playing under the pseudonyms Byshop Massive (Lucas), Bop English (James), Nicholas Mallard (Josh), and Terry Beckins (Steve); however, in February 2006, Lucas moved to Russia and the resulting power trio changed its name to White Denim. The new line-up began playing the local Austin circuit while recording punk-infused, psychedelic blues-rock in Block's 1940s Spartan trailer.
In 2007, the band self-released its first EP entitled Let's Talk About It on 7" only, but later these tracks became available on iTunes. While on tour in 2007, the band recorded its second album and sold copies as a nine-song "tour EP" entitled Workout Holiday, which was only sold at shows. Workout Holiday caught the ear of new record label RCRD LBL (an online record label releasing exclusive and completely free music from emerging and established artists), and the band signed on to re-record three of the songs from Workout Holiday. These songs were exclusively released as the RCRD LBL EP, one Mp3 track at a time over the course of the first few months of 2008.
Since these releases, the band has toured extensively, playing shows including SXSW and CMJ Music Marathon, and also received the award of "Best New Band" at the 2008 Austin Music Awards. In order to reach European listeners, the band signed to U.K. record label Full Time Hobby (home to The Hold Steady and Viva Voce) for an overseas release.[8] The first release on Full Time Hobby was the single "Let’s Talk About It" b/w "Darksided Computer Mouth". One June 23, 2008, the band released its debut album, the Workout Holiday LP, which consists of re-recorded songs from the band's first two self-released EPs along with some new tracks.
White Denim have also finished recording their debut U.S. full-length LP, which will be entitled Exposion. Originally sold during their Spring 2008 tour as a CDR with the title 11 Songs, the album is planned to be released by the summer of 2008. The new album will be self-released much like the Let's Talk About EP (on vinyl and digital format only), reporting that "CDs seem pretty worthless to us".
Members:
* James Petralli: Vocals, guitar
* Joshua Block: Drums
* Steve Terebecki: Vocals, bass
Let's Talk About It
White Denim Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
What's that you say?
What do you think you know?
Let's talk about it
Just what you think
You hear me say?
I said I'm gonna watch it grow
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
It's a tale I relay (wa-oh)
Do we have the right time of day? (wa-oh)
Such attack, hooray (that's so)
I told ya anything left to play (wa-oh)
What's that you see?
What's that you say?
What do you think you know?
Let's talk about it
Just what you think
You hear me say?
I said I'm gonna watch it grow
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
White Denim's Let's Talk About It is a song that strongly emphasizes on the importance of communication and perspective in our lives. The singer implores the listener to open up a dialogue and share their thoughts and opinions, and not to assume or judge without fully understanding the situation. The singer is aware of the misunderstandings that could potentially happen when we don't take the time to talk about what we see, hear, and think.
The repeated lines "Let's react to it, Let's talk about it" is a call to action to unravel the complicated web of emotions and thoughts that could be circulating in our minds. The singer encourages everyone to react not to situations but to communicate our feelings towards those situations so that we can make better judgments about them. The line "let's watch it grow" shows optimism towards the situation that they will eventually get better when we discuss them and try to understand each other.
The chorus line "What's that you see? What's that you say? What do you think you know?" highlights the importance of understanding what you know to be fact compared to what you think. It also emphasizes the importance of asking questions, and not assuming that you know the whole story without communicating with other people involved.
Overall, the song is a reminder of how communication is vital in any relationship we have. It teaches us to approach situations with an open mind and to be willing to communicate because it is only through healthy communication and dialogue that we can make positive changes in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
What's that you see?
What do you perceive? What do you notice around you?
What's that you say?
What do you express? What is your opinion?
What do you think you know?
What do you assume to be true? What is your expertise?
Let's talk about it
Let's discuss and exchange our thoughts on this topic
Just what you think
Only your perspective is valid
You hear me say?
Can you fully comprehend and interpret what I have told you?
I said I'm gonna watch it grow
I plan to observe this situation and see how it evolves
Let's react to it
Let's respond to this situation according to its nature
It's a tale I relay (wa-oh)
I am telling a story that I have heard (vocals used for emphasis)
Do we have the right time of day? (wa-oh)
Is our timing right? (vocals used for emphasis)
Such attack, hooray (that's so)
This approach is bold and exciting (affirmative response)
I told ya anything left to play (wa-oh)
I informed you that there is unfinished business (vocals used for emphasis)
Contributed by Katherine H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
JesusChristKillMeAlready
What's that you see?
What's that you say?
What do you think you know?
Let's talk about it
Just what you think
You hear me say?
I said I'm gonna watch it grow
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
It's a tale I relay (wa-oh)
Do we have the right time of day? (wa-oh)
Such attack, hooray (that's so)
I told ya anything left to play (wa-oh)
What's that you see?
What's that you say?
What do you think you know?
Let's talk about it
Just what you think
You hear me say?
I said I'm gonna watch it grow
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Shatl Bar King
This song has an amazing drum line
misterpress
Killer tune, saw these guys at ACL Fest a couple years ago....blew me away! Brilliant!
I’m gonna [redacted]
Saw these guys live last night, thoroughly impressed with the bassist.
Christopher Clark
I quite enjoy the cheerful up-beat "with it" happening sound offered by this musical combo. I find they are prone to set my toes a-tappin, make me slip a groove and keep that backbeat jumpin'. All in all they are spiffy,and provide a riding around the corral in a gold ElDorado with steer horns on the grill type of feel - They are from Texas, after all! And while not a girl myself this life, I like the pelvic gyrations of the bassist as he undulates and writhes around the stage. Just academically
JesusChristKillMeAlready
What's that you see?
What's that you say?
What do you think you know?
Let's talk about it
Just what you think
You hear me say?
I said I'm gonna watch it grow
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
It's a tale I relay (wa-oh)
Do we have the right time of day? (wa-oh)
Such attack, hooray (that's so)
I told ya anything left to play (wa-oh)
What's that you see?
What's that you say?
What do you think you know?
Let's talk about it
Just what you think
You hear me say?
I said I'm gonna watch it grow
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
Let's talk about it
Let's react to it
ging7311
SO GOOD LIVE!
Obvious Bambi
Rock 'n'roll is the best genre of music ever.
loboisfuzzy
His face at 2:05 is priceless.
Jack Desjardins
These guys are kooky! Freekin' awesome!!
Jason Ritchey
song gets stuck in your head!