I’VE BEEN SEARCHING AND ANGLING FOR THE TRUTH
I’VE LOOKED HIGH AND LOW UNDER ROCKS AND IN THE BOOKS
I’VE TRAVELED DOWN SOME ROAD ON A WHIM OR A DARE
THE WIND WHISPERS A NAME, I PRETEND NOT TO HEAR
WHEN THE TRUTH IT EMERGED I WAS DAZED AND BEMUSED
NOT GLEEFUL OR RELIEVED I WAS SIMPLY
WORN OUT AND FAR REMOVED
I REALIZED MY JOURNEY WAS COMING TO AN END
THE WIND WHISPERS A NAME, I PRETEND NOT TO BEND
IT’S ALL IN THE TIMING OR THE PULL OF THE MOON
THE HOWLING OF AN OGRE OR A SOOTHSAYER’S FOOL
OR MAYBE IT’S THE CROWD THAT PAINTED A PICTURE FOR ME
I GUESS I FOLLOWED THEIR LEAD
AND FELL FOR THE FORGER’S TALE
I DREAMED OF A WINSOME YOUNG MAIDEN LAST NIGHT
WHEN I WOKE I FOUND MYSELF DANCING ALONE IN DIM LIGHT
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH SAID BELIEF IS IN THE EYE
THE WIND WHISPERS A NAME, I PRETENDED NOT TO LIE
HOW DID I MISS THE TRUTH, WAS I UNDER A SPELL?
OR A CONJURED TRANCE DRUNK WITH
FALSE BELIEF IN MYSELF?
IT WAS RIGHT THERE BEFORE, IT WAS THERE IN PLAIN SIGHT
THE WIND PULLED ME IN, AS I HOWLED THROUGH THE NIGHT
IT’S ALL IN THE TIMING OR THE PULL OF THE MOON
THE HOWLING OF AN OGRE OR A SOOTHSAYER’S FOOL
OR MAYBE IT’S THE CROWD THAT PAINTED A PICTURE FOR ME
I GUESS I FOLLOWED THEIR LEAD
AND FELL FOR THE FORGER’S TALE
Eric Danton of the Hartford Courant on "What Remains" 10 August 2010
It's entirely possible that Steven Mednick is the most prolific musician on the local scene.A lawyer by day, the New Haven singer and songwriter cranks out songs by night -- enough for seven releases since 2008, including his latest, "What Remains" (Cottage Sound Recordings) He has a lot to say, clearly, and he communicates in '60s folk-rock style, building songs around acoustic guitar and his voice, with adornment from electric guitars, keyboards and the occasional string arrangement and harmonica.