The rhythms in the song and the patterns of notes make me think of rain. I think "rain tree" is a way of describing a rain cloud. If you've seen a dark cloud stacked tall it can look like a tree. "as big as an ocean".
I get the feeling that he's looking at it near his home. The song is about the passing of time. Children grow up and leave. The rain ends playing outside, the snow ends the summer, and age ends childhood. And yet, the song isn't really sad. It feels more like acceptance and contemplation.
The rhythms in the song and the patterns of notes make me think of rain. I think "rain tree" is a way of describing a rain cloud. If you've seen a dark cloud stacked tall it can look like a tree. "as big as an ocean".
I get the feeling that he's looking at it near his home. The song is about the passing of time. Children grow up and leave. The rain ends playing outside, the snow ends the summer, and age ends childhood. And yet, the song isn't really sad. It feels more like acceptance and contemplation.