Reactionary
Umbrellas Lyrics


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There's a stain on your shirt
From where you spilled the red wine
I almost remember it was over there by the piano
Now you're forcing the liquor down your throat
It's not pleasant but hey, we need to forget
'cause you tried so hard to get inside her head
The secret is out, you were weak all along
I hear the laughter in the next room
My thoughts scatter
It's as if they don't want to be found out
How do I keep going?
How do I sleep at night?
It's like happiness, it's a goal we chase,
We obtain, and then it slips through our finger tips
The mistakes we made we learn from them
Or we learn how to make them again
I want to look in from the outside
I'd make my own rules
I'd stand on something other than this sphere




It would be more like a box
Full of second chances

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Umbrellas' song "Reactionary" depict a scene of despair and regret. The singer describes a stain on someone's shirt from spilt red wine, suggesting a recent party, perhaps with a loved one. The other person is forcing liquor down their throat, trying desperately to forget something that has clearly upset them. As the singer listens to laughter from the next room, they reflect on how we all chase happiness like a goal, only to have it slip through our fingers. The mistakes we make in life are either learned from or made again, but the singer longs to break free from this cycle and make their own rules. They imagine standing on something other than the unstable "sphere" of life, perhaps in a box full of second chances.


The lyrics are poignant and relatable, describing the pain of betrayal and the desire to escape life's challenges. The repetition of the phrase "How do I" emphasizes the singer's frustrated and confused state of mind. The theme of chasing happiness and finding it elusive is a common one in music, but the unique imagery of standing on a box full of second chances provides a hopeful twist to the song's melancholic tone.


Line by Line Meaning

There's a stain on your shirt
Your shirt has a mark or spot from where the red wine that you spilled has stained it


From where you spilled the red wine
The red wine is the reason why there is now a stain on your shirt


I almost remember it was over there by the piano
I recall that you spilled the red wine around that area by the piano


Now you're forcing the liquor down your throat
You're drinking alcohol very quickly and with difficulty, as if you're trying to forget something unpleasant


It's not pleasant but hey, we need to forget
Although it's unpleasant, we need to drink to forget the unpleasant event that occurred


'cause you tried so hard to get inside her head
You made a considerable effort to understand what the other person was thinking


The secret is out, you were weak all along
Your secret is now public knowledge, which reveals that you were always vulnerable


I hear the laughter in the next room
I can hear people laughing loudly in the room next to us


My thoughts scatter
My ideas and notions become scattered and disjointed


It's as if they don't want to be found out
My ideas seem to elude me, as if they are avoiding being discovered or exposed


How do I keep going?
I am trying to figure out how to persist or carry on in spite of the circumstances


How do I sleep at night?
I am struggling with my conscience and how to rest peacefully, considering what happened


It's like happiness, it's a goal we chase,
Happiness is something that we all strive for, but it's something that we can't always attain


We obtain, and then it slips through our finger tips
We may achieve happiness, but it can vanish suddenly or easily, just like when something slips through your fingers


The mistakes we made we learn from them
We learn from our errors and our failures so that we won't repeat them in the future


Or we learn how to make them again
Alternatively, we might learn how to commit the same mistakes or flaws once more


I want to look in from the outside
I desire to view and observe things from an external or detached standpoint


I'd make my own rules
I'd create and implement my own laws, principles, and regulations


I'd stand on something other than this sphere
I desire to stand on something different than what we all know, something abstract, or symbolic, metaphorically speaking


It would be more like a box
This new standpoint or perspective would be more like a construct, an invention, or a structure


Full of second chances
This new perspective would be filled with hope and new opportunities, like a box full of chances to start again




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Juan Cruz Pron

La canción es muy linda, transmite muchas sensaciones, es una pena que nadie la conozca

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