Lyric discussion by johnjohnjohn 

Cover art for Son lyrics by National, The

"And how is the water of the rain And how is the air of the wind And how are the arms of your mother"

I always heard this like: What is the fundamental building block of rain? the answer is water. What is the fundamental building block of wind? It's air.

So what is the fundamental building block of mothers? Arms. arms are to mothers what water is to rain....man that makes me miss my mom