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Umpqua Rushing Lyrics
Panic in the first beat of the morning,
Even what I’ve got isn’t worth offering
If I can’t cross the sheets and hold your beat.
Talking in the street with who is listening,
Nothing that I say is worth remembering.
Even faces change—my heart stays the same.
Engine in the sky won’t let the moment go,
Following behind always a second slow.
If I’m far away, am I hearing straight—I’m no voice you want to know?
You’ve been a forest burning no direction,
Caught me sleeping smoke in my protection.
Your blackened branches drifting through my water—
Are you wrapped up in his arms? I’m rushing faster and faster.
Panic in the taste of all that could have been,
Even what I thought wasn’t worth giving,
At least my mind has changed.
I’ve been a forest burning no direction,
I tried to hold you, I tried everything but running.
My heart is panicking—are you kissing him?
Are you reaching through all your days with him?
Your blackened branches drifting through my water—
Are you over me? Are you? Are? You are.
I will not hold you. I will not feel your sway.
I will not miss you. I will not think each day,
Of summer twilight, your eyes rushing through me deep,
I saw my own waters rushing right back to me—
You sitting shotgun, the lost coast calling me,
Umpqua Forest, your face just like in my dream
Even what I’ve got isn’t worth offering
If I can’t cross the sheets and hold your beat.
Nothing that I say is worth remembering.
Even faces change—my heart stays the same.
Following behind always a second slow.
If I’m far away, am I hearing straight—I’m no voice you want to know?
Caught me sleeping smoke in my protection.
Your blackened branches drifting through my water—
Are you wrapped up in his arms? I’m rushing faster and faster.
Even what I thought wasn’t worth giving,
At least my mind has changed.
I tried to hold you, I tried everything but running.
My heart is panicking—are you kissing him?
Are you reaching through all your days with him?
Your blackened branches drifting through my water—
Are you over me? Are you? Are? You are.
I will not hold you. I will not feel your sway.
I will not miss you. I will not think each day,
Of summer twilight, your eyes rushing through me deep,
I saw my own waters rushing right back to me—
You sitting shotgun, the lost coast calling me,
Umpqua Forest, your face just like in my dream
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My interpretation: The singer has gone through a devastating, self-inflicted break-up. They have not been able to move on and are wondering whether their partner has. The song culminates with them accepting they have moved on.
Song Lyrics
The author wakes every day realizing he is no longer with their partner. They are unable to move on and let go of the person they have lost, even as time moves on.
They reflect on their relationship, describing their partner as a forest that has been set ablaze, indicating the relationship's volatile nature under the surface. The remnants of the person they are washing away from the singer. The increasing surge of the singer is representing the panic of losing their partner and trying hard but inadvertently pushing them further away.
The singer reflects on the fact they did not give enough in the relationship but considers that they would do it differently if given the chance.
The final verse is one of panic turning into acceptance. The author regrets that they tried everything to make the relationship work, but maybe they should have just let their partner go. They worry that their partner has moved on while they cannot let go. The lyrics "Are you over me? Are you? Are-? You are." Indicate a final acceptance that their partner has moved on. They decide that they must do the same, but even when trying they cannot get the memories of their partner out of their mind. They haunt their dreams.
The final repeats of "Are you over me? Are you? Are-? You are." comes across as a desperate attempt to accept that the relationship is truly over and their partner has moved on.
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