Rivière

'Rivière' by Deftones is a 2006 hard rock track from 'Saturday Night Wrist'. The lyrics depict a haunting, roadside presence that waits for someone to arrive, framed in terms of injury and refusal to rise until an encounter happens. A more confrontational vow runs alongside it, with the singer promising to cut down “armies” and turn a heart, then settling into a poised, mutual waiting. The overall tone feels driven and combative, but also suspended, as if the scene is held in the dark between motionless threat and eventual reckoning.