I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I remember when we met
Before I was invisible
I thought I'd play it hard to get
Pretend I'm unapproachable
But somebody else came along and
Took all the chances that I missed
Stuck on the sideline I keep thinking there she goes
Falling like rain
No I don't get to hold her tonight
Falling like rain
I was pushed to the back of the line
'Cause even though I need her love and crave her touch
I guess I wasn't fast enough
She's falling like rain, just not for me.. not for me, no, no
Why I took the longest road
I'll have to plead insanity
Its like my pride put on a show
And didn't sell a single seat
And while I was talking in riddles
Somebody else made perfect sense
Stuck on the outside I keep thinking
There she goes
Falling like rain
No I don't get to hold her tonight
Falling like rain
I was pushed to the back of the line
Even though I need her love and crave her touch
I guess I wasn't fast enough
She's falling like rain, just not for me, just not for me
What do you do, what do you say,
When the best thing has passed you by?
Where do you go, how do you know,
If she'll come back another time?
She's falling like rain (falling like rain)
She's falling like rain (ohohohohoh)
She's falling like rain (falling like rain)
She's falling, she's falling, she's falling like
Rain...
No I don't get to hold her tonight (wont get to hold her)
Falling like rain (falling like rain)
I was pushed to the back of the line (pushed to the back of the line)
Even though I need her love and crave her touch
I guess I wasn't fast enough
She's falling like rain
Just not for me
She's falling like rain..
Before I was invisible
I thought I'd play it hard to get
Pretend I'm unapproachable
But somebody else came along and
Took all the chances that I missed
Stuck on the sideline I keep thinking there she goes
Falling like rain
No I don't get to hold her tonight
Falling like rain
I was pushed to the back of the line
'Cause even though I need her love and crave her touch
I guess I wasn't fast enough
She's falling like rain, just not for me.. not for me, no, no
Why I took the longest road
I'll have to plead insanity
Its like my pride put on a show
And didn't sell a single seat
And while I was talking in riddles
Somebody else made perfect sense
Stuck on the outside I keep thinking
There she goes
Falling like rain
No I don't get to hold her tonight
Falling like rain
I was pushed to the back of the line
Even though I need her love and crave her touch
I guess I wasn't fast enough
She's falling like rain, just not for me, just not for me
What do you do, what do you say,
When the best thing has passed you by?
Where do you go, how do you know,
If she'll come back another time?
She's falling like rain (falling like rain)
She's falling like rain (ohohohohoh)
She's falling like rain (falling like rain)
She's falling, she's falling, she's falling like
Rain...
No I don't get to hold her tonight (wont get to hold her)
Falling like rain (falling like rain)
I was pushed to the back of the line (pushed to the back of the line)
Even though I need her love and crave her touch
I guess I wasn't fast enough
She's falling like rain
Just not for me
She's falling like rain..
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fuck you u ugly LITTLE fuckin greasy fuckin wogstar. if you changed the 'she' to 'he' then we could have another 'its raining men'. I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE peace
This is about Anthonys love for a transexual named Rain. He was invisible and pushed to the back of the line because of how short he is, she couldn't see him. And because of his plasticity she always thought he was just a mannequin. As to being fast enough, you seen how much weight he has packed on lately, and with those little legs how fast could he go anyway? Didn't sell a single seat? Sounds like one of his concerts. Falling like rain is analogous to his career.