Denali - Run Through

Today's song is Run Through by Denali. This indie band from Richmond, VA, led with the haunting vocals of Maura Davis, released two albums (Denali and The Instinct) in 2002 and 2003 respectively. It was Maura's vocals that originally drew me to this band, but I love how all of the parts work together. Listen to the song below.

This song has somewhat of a trip-hop feel to it. The drumming in particular stands out as fairly unique. There's both a drum track (kicking in at 0:05) and a real drum set (starting at 1:12). It's not extremely complicated, but the combination gives a good backing to the song. The real drummer is playing with the snare off, so the snare drum sound is provided by the drum track. This is especially obvious between 2:48 and 3:28 when the drum track snare is cut out for this quieter section of the song.

The main focus of this song is Maura's singing. Her voice is so full and soothing, and her style reminds me somewhat of a female version of Jeff Buckley; some of the best singing out there. The lyrics, on the other hand, are very minimalistic--which is intentionally the case with most Denali songs. The stripped-down nature of the lyrics makes analysis difficult, but the following lines indicate to me that the song is about someone staying in a bad relationship--even though they want to get out, it's tough:

"I've had enough

Movement is hard in this game

How can I explain another daylight

Nothing's right in these arms

This cannot explain another daylight"

What are your thoughts? Do you think that is an accurate interpretation of the lyrics? You can view the whole lyrics at http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858493230/.