serenade me with rocks, love

( song lyric analysis )

The title of this song is Rumors, by Josh Ritter. (youtube link, download link).

I can't decide if the titular Rumor is the iceberg that broke the relationship, or if it's the rumor that results in the shift of perspectives seen in the verse change. Having listened to quite a few of Ritter's songs (and from the plural in the title), I'm guessing it's both.

As I said before, Josh Ritter is a horrible, horrible man (for conveying these emotions so well) who sings incredible songs.