Guns of Umpqua
Echoes of Tragedy: A Musical Reflection on Life's Struggles
Lyrics
I see birds soaring through the clouds outside my window
Observing birds flying outside the window.
Smell the fresh paint of a comfort shade on this new fall day
Sensing the smell of fresh paint on a pleasant fall day.
Feel the coffee surge through morning veins from half an hour ago
Feeling the effects of coffee circulating through the body.
Hear the sound of shots and screams from the hallway
Hearing the alarming sounds of gunshots and screams in the hallway.
Spent my last weekend camping out again down the road aways
Recalling a recent camping trip with Joan and friends.
Just me and Joan and a couple of friends on this beautiful trail
Describing the experience of being on a beautiful trail with friends.
Watched the sun slip down behind a mountain stream in these great Cascades
Witnessing the sunset behind a mountain stream in the Cascades.
Saw a mighty hawk swoop down upon a stream to devour its prey
Observing a powerful hawk hunting by a stream.
Now We're moving chairs in some panic mode to barricade the doors
Reacting to a situation by barricading doors amid chaos.
As my heart rate surges on adrenaline and nerves I feel I've been here before
Experiencing a surge in heart rate due to adrenaline and a sense of déjà vu.
Made it back from hell's attack in some distant bloody war
Recalling surviving a past violent conflict or war.
Only to stare down hell back home
Reflecting on facing a similar sense of danger at home.
Outside my mind I wander freely past the rocky shore
Describing a mental escape to a serene place away from immediate troubles.
Waves crash against the banks where Lewis and Clark explored
Referencing the historical exploration of Lewis and Clark along a rocky shore.
We're all standing in the shadows of our noblest intentions of something more
Acknowledging the shadow of noble intentions against the backdrop of violence.
Than being shot in a classroom in Oregon
Expressing the tragic contrast of noble intentions and the reality of a classroom shooting in Oregon.
It's a morning like so many others with breakfast and birthdays
Describing a seemingly normal morning with everyday activities.
The sun burned the fog away, breeze blew the mist away
Highlighting the pleasant weather and the clearing of fog.
My friend Jack just had him a baby
Announcing the birth of Jack's baby.
I see birds soaring through the clouds outside my window today
Recalling the image of birds flying outside the window again.
Heaven's calling my name from the hallway outside the door
Suggesting a heavenly or afterlife presence outside the door.
Heaven's calling my name from the hallway outside the door
Repeating the theme of a celestial calling from the hallway.
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