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Black Rain Lyrics

I open my eyes, everything shines
Swim as the breeze blows down the coast
Down on my luck, breathing my last
Dirty old hands carry me home

Red sky turning round
Black rain falling down
If you've got love
You better hope that that’s enough
Sandstorm cuts your skin
Black clouds circling
If you've got love
You better hope that that’s enough

You came from the south to Lebanon shores
Folding our clothes, diving too deep
The blackest of seas glittering red
Lit by the fire over our heads

Red sky turning round
Black rain falling down
If you've got love
You better hope that that’s enough
Sandstorm cuts your skin
Sunburn circling
If you've got love
You better hope that that’s enough

Ohhhh
I hope that that’s enough

Ohhhh
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Cover art for Black Rain lyrics by Keane

I don't know if i'm correct or not, I don't have the lyric booklet on hand, but I think the first verse goes

"Down on my luck, breathing my last dirty your hands, carry me home."

That's what I always hear, at least.

I don't know why this song doesn't have any comments. I think it's remarkable in how eerie and quiet it sounds. There's a certain feeling that it evokes exceedingly well.

Whatever it's about, the song has a general feeling of emptiness, despondence, eerie quiet, a void. I think there are a vast number of possible correct interpretations.

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"Red sky turning round Black rain falling down"

I'm thinking Operation Desert Storm? The burning oil fields are what come to mind from those lines. Might be just me.

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Cover art for Black Rain lyrics by Keane

It's about war. Tim Rice-Oxley explained the song's meaning: "Every album of ours has a song on it that talks about war, and on Strangeland this is the song. I feel the tone of the song, a bit like the movie, is more about trying to understand, and seeing things from a very human point of view - which is in keeping with the atmosphere of the album as a whole. It's one of the pieces of music of which we're most proud."