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The Rain Lyrics
Just before the rain came down
the sun came out at last
and as for all assumptions made
and questions never asked
i know we're not where i promised you we'd be by now
but maybe its a question of who'd want it anyhow
even now the rainbows seem closer to your hand
doesn't know where to stop the measure of a man
okay we're not what i promised you we would become
but maybe its a question of how much you really want
had enough?
had enough?
there's plenty more where that came from now
feeling bored
swallowed up
we got hours on you now
just before the rain came down
the sun came out at last
and as for all assumptions made
and questions never asked
okay, im not what i promised you i would become
i know, we're not what i promised you we'd be by now
had enough?
had enough?
there plenty more where that came from now
feeling bored
swallowed up
we got hours on you now
still on top
crawling up
we got hours on you now
the sun came out at last
and as for all assumptions made
and questions never asked
but maybe its a question of who'd want it anyhow
doesn't know where to stop the measure of a man
but maybe its a question of how much you really want
had enough?
there's plenty more where that came from now
swallowed up
we got hours on you now
the sun came out at last
and as for all assumptions made
and questions never asked
i know, we're not what i promised you we'd be by now
had enough?
there plenty more where that came from now
swallowed up
we got hours on you now
crawling up
we got hours on you now
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Ah, you beat me to it! I was just about to post these lyrics. So far, my favorite from the new album. It sounds like it's about having to compromise on a dream or a goal.. That's a fairly literal interpretation, but it seems like there's more their.
Glen Hansard described this song on tour as his "love song to the frames" the song is actually about the frames and their past 20 years together
Lines 7-8 should be
Even now the rainbow's end seems closer to your hand And is it knowing when to stop the measure of the man
After I heard this song was about The Frames I started thinking that perhaps this is Glen's response to everyone who complained about him "abandoning" the Frames for The Swell Season.
Just before the rain came down the sun came out at last and as for all assumptions made and questions never asked
The Swell Season experienced unexpected success and he ran with it. A lot of people made assumptions that this meant The Frames were over or that he was only doing it because TSS was more successful in the USA...
i know we're not where i promised you we'd be by now but maybe its a question of who'd want it anyhow okay we're not what i promised you we would become but maybe its a question of how much you really want
Saying TSS is an evolution of his career and that yes, he's no longer the same musician he was in 2001, but would either he or the fans have really wanted the music to stay the same forever?
Then the "there's plenty more where that came from now" part is saying that neither band is done, and his career certainly is not, so stop complaining and speculating. Who knows if that's right, but that's the way I've seen it!