In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I hate when it rains.. all I really do is sit on my ass
thinking of the next scheme to double my cash
if Im not thinkin about cash, im thinking of life
making a change, no winners do the same **** twice
Rain dayz and the pain, just rest on my veins
cant go to sleep, somebodys looking through my window pane
Man, i swear im going catch em' but maybe im trippin like scarface
my minds playing tricks on me homie, will it
Rain, ****! I just wanna know where do' is
Is he safe, warm and out the elements, mommy let him come home
I think a niggas done doing wrong I get scared of the days when the solar be gone
its spoken word but thoughts never been spittin in vein
seems like the only way to sunshine is through the hard rain
I need to find a path leading the change, ask god if he feels my pain
and would you please stop the Rain...
Please Stop The Rain
Ask God If He can Heal My Pain
Grey clouds started forming,
gathered around my father's homecoming,
when his soul, on this earth, was summoned.
I remember a white church,
and my lips had a salty taste
from the tears runnin' down my face.
Can't erase the hurt.
Watchin' my father's body lowered in dirt,
while my uncle and cousin passed too.
what's life worth?
If it rained,
sometimes I would just sit there and cry.
at recess, didn't wanna play, I just wished I would die.
Things,
rushed through my head back when I was eleven,
Praying and hoping that my dad had made it to heaven.
It was hard being the youngest,
and no one helped me.
Everybody seemed happy,
and no one felt me.
But regardless of the fact,
I did the best that I can.
Making the transition from a boy,
straight to a grown man.
But understand, I felt the shame.
And I feel the same, that God just..needs...
to stop the rain.
Chorus
Back when i was young, now im grown here to fend on my own
Im speakin and bringin the truth through this lyrical poem
And its hard cause you niggas can't see
open up your eyes you could recognize me
I felt the rain like every other nigga did
nigga always couldn't stand up so i slid
its part of the life when everything seems trife
and everything wrong very well may be right
its just confusing, some people cant handle
their mind breaks down, and their heart starts to dismantle
but im that boy, that used to have the evil dreams
Now i realized this life is more then it seems
its just something you learn on the daily as your mind matures
cant ruin a life with a heart so pure
and since I realize that things dont change
god you can keep it the same,
cause imma just deal with the rain
Chorus
thinking of the next scheme to double my cash
if Im not thinkin about cash, im thinking of life
making a change, no winners do the same **** twice
Rain dayz and the pain, just rest on my veins
cant go to sleep, somebodys looking through my window pane
Man, i swear im going catch em' but maybe im trippin like scarface
my minds playing tricks on me homie, will it
Rain, ****! I just wanna know where do' is
Is he safe, warm and out the elements, mommy let him come home
I think a niggas done doing wrong I get scared of the days when the solar be gone
its spoken word but thoughts never been spittin in vein
seems like the only way to sunshine is through the hard rain
I need to find a path leading the change, ask god if he feels my pain
and would you please stop the Rain...
Please Stop The Rain
Ask God If He can Heal My Pain
Grey clouds started forming,
gathered around my father's homecoming,
when his soul, on this earth, was summoned.
I remember a white church,
and my lips had a salty taste
from the tears runnin' down my face.
Can't erase the hurt.
Watchin' my father's body lowered in dirt,
while my uncle and cousin passed too.
what's life worth?
If it rained,
sometimes I would just sit there and cry.
at recess, didn't wanna play, I just wished I would die.
Things,
rushed through my head back when I was eleven,
Praying and hoping that my dad had made it to heaven.
It was hard being the youngest,
and no one helped me.
Everybody seemed happy,
and no one felt me.
But regardless of the fact,
I did the best that I can.
Making the transition from a boy,
straight to a grown man.
But understand, I felt the shame.
And I feel the same, that God just..needs...
to stop the rain.
Chorus
Back when i was young, now im grown here to fend on my own
Im speakin and bringin the truth through this lyrical poem
And its hard cause you niggas can't see
open up your eyes you could recognize me
I felt the rain like every other nigga did
nigga always couldn't stand up so i slid
its part of the life when everything seems trife
and everything wrong very well may be right
its just confusing, some people cant handle
their mind breaks down, and their heart starts to dismantle
but im that boy, that used to have the evil dreams
Now i realized this life is more then it seems
its just something you learn on the daily as your mind matures
cant ruin a life with a heart so pure
and since I realize that things dont change
god you can keep it the same,
cause imma just deal with the rain
Chorus
Lyrics submitted by allgenres24
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