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'm alone
Can't wait until I feel your rain
So unreal
Can't find another place of your rain
I believe
I still believe in your warm rain
I'm alone
Can't sleep until I feel your rain
How can I find
Love, Faith and Trust inside of your rain
So unreal, can't find another place of your rain
I believe
I still believe in your warm rain
So untrue
Help me to find through your warm rain
I send out my wishes
You gave me promises
Why don't you feel the same
(I'm sad, I feel like a little child,
Somebody left, there is no rain)
Oh no, I'm waiting
How about your rain?
I can't believe
I still believe in your rain
Like in heaven
I can't wait until I feel your rain
So where's your life
Who's living the rest of your life
I can't, I can't,
I can't live this life, I can't live this life
I can't see in your eyes
Can't change it, no more tries
Leave everyone with a smile
And you're sad, you feel like a little child
Somebody's left there is no rain
I send out my wishes...
Can't wait until I feel your rain
So unreal
Can't find another place of your rain
I believe
I still believe in your warm rain
I'm alone
Can't sleep until I feel your rain
How can I find
Love, Faith and Trust inside of your rain
So unreal, can't find another place of your rain
I believe
I still believe in your warm rain
So untrue
Help me to find through your warm rain
I send out my wishes
You gave me promises
Why don't you feel the same
(I'm sad, I feel like a little child,
Somebody left, there is no rain)
Oh no, I'm waiting
How about your rain?
I can't believe
I still believe in your rain
Like in heaven
I can't wait until I feel your rain
So where's your life
Who's living the rest of your life
I can't, I can't,
I can't live this life, I can't live this life
I can't see in your eyes
Can't change it, no more tries
Leave everyone with a smile
And you're sad, you feel like a little child
Somebody's left there is no rain
I send out my wishes...
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After all these years it's still a great song...
i was thinking abt this song..and i dont think that "rain" symbolizes (only) the touch..but the effect the acts and the words and the everything,of the person we love,has on us..
exactly as you say "rain" symbolizes, in my opinion, the feeling that affects us when we think, we see, we are with the person...and we need it!! that's the rain
I think the Rain represents love. The song is about a person who loved her, but she doesn't feel loved anymore (I can't see it in your eyes). She tries to love this person and to go on like this because she still believes it can work (I can't believe, I still believe in your rain), but in the end she gives up (can't change it, no more tries). In the end the person leaves, they break up, and she is left vulnerable (I'm said I feel like a little child)
How has no one commented on this beautiful song?? This is really emotional and I guess Sandra uses rain metaphorically to symbolise the touch of a person she loves. Also .. Kiss The Dawn and Pretty In Scarlett aren't on here yet!! They are amazing songs as well. You've gotta try them out if you like this song..
This is my favorite song by this band. It's amazing.
i can't help but giggle, i'm such a stupid kid i know, still, this totally sounds to me like a water sports elegy... like, for real...
'I still believe in your warm rain I'm alone can't sleep until I feel your rain'
a pretty song, however trite the lyrics.
i totally agree with autumnheart..rain is touch..i believe its about still waiting for someone that is not with us anymore,and we waiting to be ours again..
i soo love that song..
The total feeling I'm getting from this song is that she is using rain as a metaphor for not only touch but for being "showered with affection," which by the sounds of it, she isn't getting her rain. This song seems to mean that she is in a relationship where she feels neglected and is tired of spending all her energy giving her affection where she is not getting any in return. At the end of the song she makes it clear that she no longer gave the person affection and most likely left them. This song is emotionally intense and one of my favorites. :) <3