River in the Road

Queens of the Stone Age

Track 10 on Era Vulgaris (UK Version)

Featuring

Mark Lanegan

Produced by

Chris Goss, Josh Homme &

Jun. 8, 20071 viewer8.8K views

River in the Road Lyrics

[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

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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 a row” is representative of the populous of individuals that follow authority without question in today’s “common age” (which is the Latin translation of the title of the album).