What’s particularly prevalent in Godwin’s songs is a sense of place, a taste of his home state (West Virginia) via the vivid language and scenic ambience of songs such as “Coal Country,” “(Windmill) Keep on Turning” and “Seneca Creek.” Godwin, who comes up with many of his ideas in the shower, calls Seneca an “autobiography of an Appalachian boy” but says that the cinematic details of his lyrics come to him unconsciously.