A WHITE SILENCE CAME DOWN TO EMBRACE THE GROUND
WINDOWS SHUTTERED TO KEEP OUT THE COLD
I AM SITTING HERE WONDERIN’
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE OLD
REALLY OLD WHEN TIME HAS PASSED
IN DARKNESS AND ALL ALONE
BOTH WAYS IS THE ONLY WAY I WANT IT
AND I WANT IT FOR MY OWN
I SIT DOWN NEXT TO THE BLONDE, VERONICA
SHE’S WATERING A PAIN I KNOW NOTHING OF
SHE LOOKS AT ME THROUGH A SMOKER’S CLOUD
AND SHE TRIES TO GUESS WHERE I’M FROM
I CLOSE MY EYES AND WONDER
WHAT I AM DOING HERE
BOTH WAYS IS THE ONLY WAY I WANT IT
AND I WANT IT BEFORE THE TEARS
Chorus
EVERYTHING IS BURIED,
AWKWARDS FACTS THEY ARE CONCEALED
THE TRUTH HAS FALLEN VICTIM
TO NIGHTIME’S SACRED SEAL
I’M LOST WITHIN THE ICY HAZE
THE DARKEST CORNERS ARE OUT OF REACH
IF I TOOK THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT WITH ME
I’M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD SEE
HOW DO I SEEK THE ELUSIVE PRIZE
WHEN I KNOW NOT FOR WHAT I SEARCH?
WILL I FIND IT IN BARCELONA
OR AT THE EDGES OF THE EARTH?
I DRINK ANOTHER GLASS OF WINE
AND ASK LOUISE TO SET ME STRAIGHT
BOTH WAYS IS THE ONLY WAY I WANT IT
AND I WANT IT BEFORE IT’STOO LATE
WHY THE SMOKESCREENS AND INNUENDO?
THE CLOAK-AND-DAGGER, FURTIVE MOVES?
WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE SECRETS
ARE BETTER OFF WHEN WHISPERED BEHIND THE MOON
I THINK I’LL ASK HENRIETTA
TO TEST THE WATERS SOON
BOTH WAYS IS THE ONLY WAY I WANT IT
AND I WANT I BEFORE I’M IN RUINED
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.