Hi, I’m River. I’m from Iowa, but currently going to school and living in Boulder, Colorado. I started making my own music when I was 16 but just recently started releasing my work. All my work is written and recorded by me in my bedroom, dorm room, or car. My music would probably be best described as psychedelic indie. I use music as an outlet to write about how I feel, and that can probably be seen in some of my more melancholic work. A lot of my inspiration for making music comes from the late Arthur Russell. If you enjoy my music, please share it :)
lyrics
Verse 1
Freely falling, up with the birds
Trying to do something, make myself heard
On my way to school now, stupid things to do now
Listen to your parents, you have to be just like them
Chorus
Stuck in place, forward’s not the way
Life moves on, stagnant far too long
Stay at home, write dreamy songs
Stuck, in a mind, of my own
Verse 2
Your life isn’t for you, you ’re just living
Never get what’s wanted, always giving
One day you will see, what this life will never be
Do what you do now, get a job hold it down (oh)
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