At the moment when she knew we couldn't see
She came up from the ocean
Driven by the sea
Then she kept on hanging round like she would
Never leave
In between the wind and rain she screamed
Allison, that's just like a hurricane
Thunder clouds and blackouts in the night outside of dreams
Where rivers ran where there was once a stream
If we can walk on water well it's too hard to perceive
And you know it's even harder to believe
Allison, that's just like a hurricane
She came up from the ocean
Driven by the sea
Then she kept on hanging round like she would
Never leave
In between the wind and rain she screamed
Where rivers ran where there was once a stream
If we can walk on water well it's too hard to perceive
And you know it's even harder to believe
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Although it is possible that the song is an allegory, the most likely explanation is a reference to Tropical Storm Allison. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison
Allison (which was not a hurricane) left significant impacts over King's X's home state of Texas, in which it "kept on hanging round" and produced monumental rainfall and flooding across portions of the state.