Regina Spektor - Up the Mountain [Official Lyric Video]

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LYRICS
In the ocean there’s a mountain
On the mountain there’s a forest
In the forest…
In the forest there’s a garden
Gotta get in there
In the garden there’s a flower
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry
Got to pluck it
In the flower there’s a nectar
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry
Got to taste it
In the nectar there’s an answer
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry
Got to know it
In the answer there’s another
And another and another
and another and another…
Slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down
Gotta get in there
In the ocean there’s a mountain
On the mountain there’s a forest
In the forest there’s a garden
In the garden there’s a flower
In the flower there’s a nectar
In the nectar there’s an answer
In that answer there’s another
And another and another
and another and another
Gotta get up there
Like it or not I’m coming up the mountain
Hurry, hurry… hurry… hurry…
#ReginaSpektor #UptheMountain #HomeBeforeAndAfter

[@Ashowleigh]

Imagining this being the inner thoughts of a bee 🐝

[@cynopt]

Awww, lol.

[@trop1kumb1as]

Segurooo que si

[@dantesinferno1258]

I was sat here thinking about the metaphor of the song… then you killed me 😂

[@bloominglife37]

Brilliant!!!!

[@GooferRH]

I respect you man for recognizing that 😂

[@combogalis]

as a bee I find this song very relatable and buzzworthy

[@niles8102]

I CAN'T EVEN 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dazc9965]

i love how experimental Regina's music can be, how unafraid she is being unconventional to deliver messages and emotions in such creative and moving ways that stick with you, yet even though her tracks can sound so different from each other (especially across the years!) you can always feel Regina's energy and authenticity. it's magical. this song was a great surprise and huge bop

[@RichardPeters_TeamRik]

And it's so James Bond! I was like oh this is nice and then BAM ORCHESTRA AND TEMPO UPPED! Man everything she does is stunning

[@fezmel]

I also love how she’s able to incorporate very modern and relevant production in her songs, which is witnessed beautifully here. The instrumental is filled with little stems and beats that you can hear in any Top 40 song on the radio right now, but it’s always done so subtly and carefully. It doesn’t take away from the song because she know that it’s just flourish. Sometimes, you don’t even notice it or you forget because the writing is just so good. The song, the foundation, needs to be strong first. I’m glad that she’s able to embrace these new tricks while also staying true to her potent and dynamic songwriting and never forgetting her way.

[@arifabd]

"No need to say goodbye" hooked me .

[@emowankinemo]

That’s why we love the shit out of her!

[@fcvrvcny]

Perfectly said. Regina, it seems, can do almost anything, and it will be great.

[@nathannoetzold3821]

Been listening to Regina since 8th grade. Can't believe she still finds new ways of surprising me with her music. ♥

[@luke8443]

She's so talented...I never even heard of her until last year...she should be as famous as gaga..

[@d-5037]

I've been listening to her since 2008. Every new album she's released has been absolutely amazing to me. I listen to a lot of music and she's one of the few who has stuck with me this long and this strongly.

[@Ashowleigh]

No matter how many years have gone by I always always find myself singing her songs music box, BYOS or baby Jesus 😂 15 years of listening to Regina and she’s just as much a treat to listen to

[@reeveo1]

I found Regina when Microsoft were advertising the Zune they used Us in one of their ads. I've been obsessed ever since! I'm absolutely loving this ❤️

[@FunnyLittleFrog]

I found out about her when I saw the fidelity mv on vh1 channell. She was my fixation ever since 2008 ish!

[@jenaenordal]

I'll admit I don't always understand what shes talking about in her songs, but all her songs evoke so many feelings

[@OldObscureUnpopularGames]

I remember an interview where she said she tries to write meaningful things but then she has a thought about meatballs or something and she writes about that haha

[@lonely_warrior7846]

Agree

[@andrina118]

Ambiguity and allegory, symbolism and archetypes, it's all good fun. Poetry. Right Click & Search

[@fezmel]

I don’t know what this song is about right now, and there’s no annotations anywhere yet, so take this with a grain of salt, but, to me, it speaks to human nature always wanting more and seeking more - doing it in a rushed, careless way that has no consideration for the well-being of the planet or others. Like, the endgame is to just seek the answer and keep going and going down this infinite cycle. We’re going to seek out that answer, like it or not.

[@gibberconfirm166]

Debbie Downer: I don't know if this is doing it. Paul McCartney 1983, nobody gave a shit.

[@TheMooreOfficial]

I CAME RUNNING SO FAST I THINK I PULLED A HAMSTRING.

[@Y0PPS]

It's worth it.

[@theemporiumofshtuff7147]

I was literally shivering the moment I saw the title.

[@Y0PPS]

@@theemporiumofshtuff7147 good music can be like a drug 😍 Did it satisfy the itch?

[@LaurenJoyStudio]

Lyrics make me think of how we're always striving for the next thing and there's always something more. Looking for answers but with every answer we just have more questions. Hurrying to a place with no destination. This song is as deep as you want it to be. Love it.

[@sam_zog]

This is a good reading of the text! 😄 I like your interpretation!

[@LaurenJoyStudio]

@@sam_zog thank you 🙂💞

[@filip8099]

Omg I love this interpretation, we're always looking for the very next thing. So true. Excellent 👏🏻

[@kallyoliva-whitman3291]

"This song is as deep as you want it to be." just like the chase for answers or the hurry to a place with no destination is as far as you want it to be. What I like is I think of this song as diving into any human mind, are base instincts or base drives, where were all going to. I feel more connected to people when I listen.

[@gisellemsoaressilva]

This is exactly how I interpreted this song!!

[@cynopt]

I feel like this could be about the ever present need for instant gratification of our modern world. We're all trying to hurry hurry hurry all the time to get those answers from those damn flowers.

[@jennyloraine3357]

That makes a lot of sense…

[@sam_zog]

I think this is a good reading of the text 😄

[@emmarussell4311]

Definitely feels like it could be part of a movie.

[@jennyloraine3357]

Like Coraline vibes…

[@Hallam001]

Just listening to this for the first time ... I thought this could make a great Bond theme!

[@user-tr3fk9df4o]

Well, you’re in for a great surprise

[@isobeleuphemia]

this song scared me Lol

[@tommasosantilli2207]

It's so curious how every Regina record has a "musically provoking" song in it that seeks for a sort of unsettling/tough mood! This definitely belongs to the same family of Love Affair, Edit, Machine, All the Rowboats, Small Bill$ and so on... every record seems to have one!

[@user-pm9pw6cj4c]

Yesss so true! And soviet kitsch is almost completely made up of unsettling sounding songs

[@yurikriegel2553]

As a meditator of 12 years, I can't help thinking this is about meditation and the inner journey.

[@filip8099]

Omg I thought something like that too. As an inner journey of self-knowledge, like there are many answers within us. I love this interpretation!!

[@Louisville0321]

This song is going to be my new hyperfixation for a hot minute.

[@Y0PPS]

Fuck. For real.

[@Ssagar304]

It's so good

[@anukritijayant3426]

Regina Spektor collaborating with Fiona Apple would shatter me out of pure exhilaration!!! 😭

[@menbelonginthekitchen8684]

Omg yesss they have such a similar musical style, especially early Regina with her bare piano sound. Maybe Mitski can also collab with Regina

[@anukritijayant3426]

@@menbelonginthekitchen8684 oh god! Now you've given me enough stuff for dreams!!❤️😭💥

[@poetryandghosts]

Inspiring but also haunting. I gotta get up that mountain.

[@Sunyattah]

I'm so happy that Regina is putting out new music.

[@Franatom]

Never have I ever heard a song that describes what happens in my brain while I'm dreaming like this one.

[@kallyoliva-whitman3291]

Only while dreaming? This is me most of the day ( ;

[@VasyaAndThePets]

It kinda gives me "Edit"/"All The Rowboats"/"The Trapper And The Furrier" vibes. Definitely different from "Becoming All Alone", but I love it nonetheless. Regina never disappoints.

[@TheBarlettano]

for me, it reminds me of small bills

[@filip8099]

@@TheBarlettano kind of reminded me of Small Bills too 😃 same mistery and suspense tone. And also of Genius Next Door.

[@JuiceMyRandomness]

I love how Regina just does her thing. To find someone incomparable today is a challenge.

[@kallyoliva-whitman3291]

certainly, I can barely handle the radio. And Regina is so generous with how much she produces that she doesn't leave us starving. I could spend forever with all her albums...

[@zzzcocopepe]

Rubblebucket

[@zzzcocopepe]

And Sally seltmann

[@thepursuitofhealthyish]

I remember living by her early demos and fan videos shot on digital cameras (2004ish?). They felt like brilliant stories found in a grubby old notebook. Her songs now sound like stories told on a beautiful well lit stage with an orchestra and I love this for all of us.

[@aldo1097]

Regina is a genius. This song is about the amapola and the addicts looking for it.

[@priscilaschuldiner3628]

Woww! This is philosophical, magic, perfect! 🤎 your music is poetry

[@Y0PPS]

You're poetry

[@Y0PPS]

This makes me realize that a elfman & spektor collab needs to happen.

[@cynopt]

Sellers of Flowers on her last album gave me those vibes, too.

[@Y0PPS]

@@cynopt yeah. I can totally see that. In a "Sallys Song" way. Have you listened to his most recent album? So good.

[@SimpleFlips]

Omg yessssssss this is amazing. Missed your work!

[@RobertoGarcia-kh4px]

Holy shit Simple you have taste

[@lighttherock1146]

Simple flips? On a Regina song?

[@SimpleFlips]

@@lighttherock1146 Lady sing the blues so well. As if she mean it

[@froggouk2]

@@SimpleFlips Always great when you see an unrelated creator on a piece of media you love. Props to you, Simple!

[@RichardPeters_TeamRik]

I've been a fan since day 1 seeing her in Boston by random tickets given to me and still to this day I'm baffled she's not had a massive breakout moment as a "New Artist" to the world like so many other Female Singer/Songwriters have over the last decade

[@christianscheidacker8334]

This is one of the most deepest profound songs I've heard for the longest if ever. So basic in the best way thank you very much Regina.

[@christianscheidacker8334]

Better than your first try!

[@TheSpellwright]

A new Regina Spektor song is like a breath of air when I didn't realize I was drowning.

[@alexhart]

This is EXACTLY how I feel. Every time she releases a song, it comforts me so much that it makes me realise just how much I needed to be comforted.

[@samylee2803]

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD SONGGG!!! Regina just doesn't stop being awesome, does she?

[@niles8102]

This has the same dark, cinematic vibe as All The Rowboats and I am here for it!! (repeats song 100+ times)

[@filip8099]

OMG she came back with the same vibe of suspense and mystery that many of the two old songs have. The tone of this song reminded me a lot of "All the Rowbots", "Small Bills" and "Genius Next Door". Her talent is insane!

[@iranesparrago4069]

This song, for me is about going great lengths to find the truth in this time of instant anything. I have a feeling she'll go as abstract as she was in her earlier works. Love the beat and adding it to my running playlist :)

[@Hoptronics]

Regina is my secret love.. I love old school rock. Pink Floyd is my favorite band if all time but Regina is right there still rattling the cages and pushing the boundaries. Loved her since the late 90s when I found her on an obscure college radio station.

[@bamxire8845]

This is an amazing symbolically significant tune, Regina is working on another level!!

[@zzzcocopepe]

I love this Elfman vibe she's developing in her latest albums. Nightmare before Christmas. Trapper and the Keeper was horrifying.

[@filip8099]

You mean her song "The Trapper and the Furrier? Why horrifying? That song is great.

[@bookbwitched6823]

Exactly! Excellent parallel. Thank you.

[@ManweAule]

Wow! At the beginning I thought that the lyrics were going to be a litlle too mainstream with the classic repetition of lines but inmediately it started to sound like an intentional compulsive repetition to set the crazy mood. It's been a while since the last time I took a break to enjoy Regina's music... I loved it!

[@kingdicelille]

Bold, hypnotic. A fine example of the magic of her music. Can't wait for the new album.

[@jurgennaeve3897]

I love Regina since "Blue lips" and "Up the Mountain" is fantastic!!!

[@orvilleredenbacher7193]

Regina drops a new single and I can finally breath again.

[@MusicBoxAlsoWater]

I love the Rollercoaster 🎢 that this song takes you on. It really reminds me of her old stuff. Still experimental, fresh, and refreshing. I love you Regina!

[@Sossi84]

This is absolutely amazing. I am so glad Regina has made a new album. She is underrated; however, she is one of the greatest contemporary singers.

[@likelikeit165]

Regina i love you so much ❤️❤️❤️ hurry hurry

[@ivanterrible7362]

It's still Regina's world. Thankfully.

[@raymondj.4664]

I definitely view this song as the endless desire for humans to be first in line. The constant mental need of being ahead of all others in knowledge and success. The yearning to be of more importance. Slow down people! Relax and enjoy the small things. We're only here for a short time. To add, I love this song.😊

[@kurtwhiteley481]

I love the spiritualness of this song 🥺

[@Y0PPS]

I got more of a social commentary on this. Not so much spiritual. That's the beauty of art though.

[@filip8099]

I would like an interpretation of this song in a spiritual way. Did you think or know of any?

[@Paull2]

This feels like the the MMO player's anthem to me. Everyone hurrying to get in and level as fast as possible. Forever chasing the fun they hope to find in the game that their nostalgia tells them has to be in there somewhere.

[@RichardPeters_TeamRik]

Wow such a different style I'm hooked it's very James Bond too from the mid section on. And while it's very much in her style with the fluctuations from highs to lows and repetitive phrases her actual sound to her voice is much different I don't know if this is because of how she actually sounded singing or how it was recorded but it's nice

[@123rockfan]

Pretty much the Small Bills of this album

[@Hallam001]

Yes, I thought Bond theme!

[@DrakeMagnum]

I feel like this song would be a great candidate for a James Bond feature single.

[@CarlosAcosta-tk4vh]

This strangely reminds me of Edit from Begin to Hope and the whispered ending reminds me of the interlude from Soviet Kitsch mixed together with All the Rowboats! As the second song on the album (after the gorgeous Becoming All Alone)this really takes an awesome turn. Can’t wait for the full record!!!

[@cynopt]

Yes, this also gave me Edit vibes, but lyrically it also reminds me of Pound of Flesh/Ezra Pound sort of in the way it's like 'this' leads into 'this' leads into 'that' leads into 'that' and so on and so on.

[@QWlN]

My thoughts exactly!

[@antidome]

Edit actually came up as my suggested videos to this one

[@kyrawr83]

I thought from the beginning of listening to it that she was trying to recapture what she had with Small Bill$.

[@affnafeerahman9001]

I am so excited for the new album and it makes me so happy that many people share in my admiration and love for Regina! 'Becoming All Alone' speaks to me on a different level.

[@Y0PPS]

10 seconds in and I'm already in love

[@hatsumomo5067]

Ok. I think this is my favorite song of the year.

[@cynopt]

Hell yeah, it's amazing!

[@aonalvaz]

goshhhh!! I feel like I'm alive again.. and need to find a true purpose to go on.. not just live day after day. Regina!!! how do you keep the flame alive. so pure. so true. so authentic.

[@donnastan101]

REGINA YOU'RE A QUEEN

[@capnill5126]

That's it! I'm going on an adventure to find this island with a mountain that has a garden with a flower in it.

[@SSCMango]

The beat drop woww

[@sightired4590]

I hurry hurry hurry hurry'd here once I saw!

[@filip8099]

I have an interpretation for that song, I don't know if it's accurate, it's just something I came up with listening to the song. It's like an inner journey of self-knowledge, as you seek and explore more and more answers within you. Because you know, we can find many answers inside of us, we just have to look for it. And we have to "hurry" doing it like your life depended on it, because we've spent too much time "out", not knowing ourselves truly. Something like that, it makes sense to me. But I think this song is meant to be interpreted in many ways, love it!

[@drkdfnder]

The answer is love. Such a fantastic album. Many thanks to being alive to hear such wonderful music

[@jocelynlopez9556]

this song makes me think about when you are waiting for your calling and you find it

[@AimanTariq47474]

Ladies and gentlemen shes back❤️

[@anaantonini8397]

o wow, regina trully is something else like, this is just surprising and unexpected in the most delightful of ways. It really is amazing how she still keeps experimenting and finding new ways to experiment. it's just hella incredible to see

[@gregstead7208]

A wonderful homage to flickin' the bean. 🌺

[@MusicBoxAlsoWater]

I have loved Regina's work since her first single, even had one of her songs on my MySpace page, that'd how old I am lol. I've seen her in concert many times. I just always love her music, no matter what it is.

[@user-pm9pw6cj4c]

I like this way more than All Alone Again~

[@Simon-T.]

This is different and epically brilliant.

[@caitlinwhatthefrick2361]

This song feels like it’s a battle agains misinformation in this world that’s full of it. We must find the TRUTH!

[@r.g.nonetheless5663]

all I could imagine is an adventure thriller of group of people or kids looking for an answer in mystery but it gets just more chaotic as they unravel things. also I badly want to hear this with multiple kids singing..that'd be eerie...good

[@giveyouthesun5220]

soososoosososoosososo sooooo happy!!!!!!!! so happy to add another thing to add to my home, before and after playlist that i’m keeping to tide me over until the full album comes out!

[@Y0PPS]

Have you ever heard of squalloscope? Another one of my favorites.

[@giveyouthesun5220]

@@Y0PPS yes!! i love squalloscope

[@armedgunman8988]

This is like another song from The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour or Sgt. Peppers. My hunger for The Beatles' new songs is somehow satisfied. Amazing track!

[@riaanki8889]

We always chasing that next goal we set for ourselves. Always hurrying and we miss out on so much that is right in front of us. Follow the queen's advice and slow down.

[@supersmashcovers2008]

Badass vocal layers and 007 triphop instrumentation with the slowmo moment #Obsessed

[@supersmashcovers2008]

That string and French horn riff with the hurry ear worm is so cunty❤ gagged

[@seazenbones6945]

Beautiful. Excellent. Wonderful. Everything I need from Regina in one superb package.

[@uniquelele8912]

I love Regina so much and i am getting to attend one of her concerts for the first time in OCT! AHHHHHHHHHH I'm probably going to cry

[@azekel7687]

The lyrics describes something big, then describes something smaller within that big object, then describes something even smaller within that big object that is within the even bigger object, the lyrics aren't simple, if you're trying to understand it, try looking in the sky and clouds, or the Ocean, or a Cave in a Mountain, or even a Misty Forest, in a way I can see a lesson within those lyrics, a lesson such as "There's always something more to learn", "When one question is answered 10 more takes it's place" and "Everything isn't always as it seems". Aside from the Lyrics Regina's voice is hauntingly beautiful, I want to hear more from her.

[@chefyanayano]

Finally not another boring pop ballad. I like

[@alexoliver5652]

Hello yana How are you doing today

[@josephharkness7957]

This song reminds me of some of the books my mom used to read me

[@jameslc1542]

Regina is my jam bro especially her piece titled the call I love that one to the core

[@nydiiiuz]

Omg! Divine!!!!!

[@Y0PPS]

You're divine!

[@Feyflyer]

Really appreciate the Indian classical influence. Works well with a sense of urgency! And the drop fits just like a breath from vishnu, a lovely new start

[@hugoolivaresho]

Omg, I missed u so much!!

[@deannazed]

Wow. Just. Wow. Fin awesome!!!!!

[@GreenSaxon]

This is my current fave track & only just discovered this ladies artistic output.

[@eridanampora3024]

I've been itching for a new song and here it is!!

[@Y0PPS]

I've habitually had that itch since I can remember. Sometimes it fades. But inevitably returns.

[@schvika]

This is a masterpiece! My understanding of this song is that it sings about curiosity which is bold and so vital and necessary for crucial thing in our lives - cognition. Hurry but slow down. Festina lente So unique. Braaavooo!!!

[@musikenju9406]

I'm a Filipino composer and I always admire your art!!! I am very amused in this new released!

[@elitettelbach4247]

Omg new Regina music?! It definitely feels more modern in its production, but still has that quintessential Regina vibe ❤️

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

Cerys played this on her fabulous Sunday show on Bbc6music!! Very striking song, great production and wonderfully atmospheric!

[@grace_danielruiter7361]

I absolutely love this metaphoric cryptic message it resonates so well with me and the artistic style in her voice and emotion describes the rat race to a tee ...Thank you Regina you continue to satisfy with your personal art by just being you ☺❤💯%

[@monostu]

Dios, sly tan feliz, cuando salga el álbum en vinilo lo voy a comprar

[@lisacollins450]

Wow! Regina has outdone herself yet again!! I'd love to know the inspiration behind this one :) Brilliant!

[@OrhallaZander]

Now, that was intense!

[@sam_zog]

Of all the songs I expected to hear when I clicked this video... It was not that. Holy moly! This song taps into her edgy experimental side in a very refreshing way!

[@robfrancis8690]

Eccentricity in her wonderful music puts a spell on you. Regina is intoxicating. I love her! Thank you for posting.

[@russodd]

Welcome back! Hope you return to the Pacific Northwest one of these days!

[@alexandrafausett9593]

The orchestration if this piece is immaculate

[@diaargh]

Always love her work, such an amazing storytelling

[@leafyveins4985]

Regina is the only artist that I love everything she releases. She just sends so much emotion into every song and it makes it a truly great composition. This song is creepy and haunting and amazing and beautiful and I love Regina Spektor so much.

[@johnjosephthacker]

I have listened to this song 36 times and it’s barely been out a week, I’ve always loved Regina and for this this is why, nothing like anything I’ve ever heard, so utterly original and Regina, hypnotic & eery yet also calmly empowering, my favourite song of the year so far

[@fezmel]

Hearing this for the first time feels like when I heard Small Bill$ for the first time. Completely blown away. What a wild and powerful surprise of a song.

[@MsGloomyLamp]

Love Regina. Gonna go for a run with this song tomorrow.

[@tr0nixx]

This is a modern day mantra which is a reflection of our everyday lives... I love this simple yet awesome song.

[@tobyz1]

Brilliant -- both the song and the video production !!!!