It's so amazing how this song deals with every angle of the frustration that the listener can be dealing with.
Regardless of what is "the object" that the song is referring to (a girl, stronger religious connection, job, emotional or financial stability, risking more in life...), you can understand that the singer is expressing a wide range of feelings about the uncomfortable place the 'character' is in of tormenting indecision, and how this is 'dangerous'.
In the first verses, he is very emphatic in stating that he dislikes the middle ground he is in, not being able to completely 'let go' of it or to fully embrace it.
The symbolism of the rain here is something that comes and cleanses, washes everything clean, making new beginnings, changing everything, what the author desperately wants, something to point him in the right direction again.
"Listen to the sound of the rain, can it take me home again?"
The second verse (after chorus) details a lot of the messy thoughts and emotions going through his mind stopping him to take any stance.
He describes the fear of trusting again of what he believes and being hurt, at the same time he reminisces of how it felt good when he actually did trust, even questioning if it's even right to do it (with a sense of guilt), he too unsure and confused.
In the chorus, he is lamenting about how dangerous it is that his mind is in this fractured state.
Divided between how he gave up on all of his other aspirations while clinging to this one only wanting this to work; between how he thinks that he knows what will happen if he 'goes for it' but actually not knowing at all the consequences. Every time he has to face these thoughts it's a huge struggle.
He is also very hard striving emotionally and rationally to get out of this tortuous 'comfort trap' of indecision: writing songs about how he will move forward, crossing off reasons that would make him give up, and even trying to convince himself that he will gain something from this decision.
In the end, he exclaims in a calm and tired voice to just "take me home again", to where he should be, to this place of evolution, to the new and right direction. All he wants, in the end, is to achieve Peace of mind.
It's so amazing how this song deals with every angle of the frustration that the listener can be dealing with.
Regardless of what is "the object" that the song is referring to (a girl, stronger religious connection, job, emotional or financial stability, risking more in life...), you can understand that the singer is expressing a wide range of feelings about the uncomfortable place the 'character' is in of tormenting indecision, and how this is 'dangerous'.
In the first verses, he is very emphatic in stating that he dislikes the middle ground he is in, not being able to completely 'let go' of it or to fully embrace it. The symbolism of the rain here is something that comes and cleanses, washes everything clean, making new beginnings, changing everything, what the author desperately wants, something to point him in the right direction again. "Listen to the sound of the rain, can it take me home again?"
The second verse (after chorus) details a lot of the messy thoughts and emotions going through his mind stopping him to take any stance. He describes the fear of trusting again of what he believes and being hurt, at the same time he reminisces of how it felt good when he actually did trust, even questioning if it's even right to do it (with a sense of guilt), he too unsure and confused.
In the chorus, he is lamenting about how dangerous it is that his mind is in this fractured state. Divided between how he gave up on all of his other aspirations while clinging to this one only wanting this to work; between how he thinks that he knows what will happen if he 'goes for it' but actually not knowing at all the consequences. Every time he has to face these thoughts it's a huge struggle.
He is also very hard striving emotionally and rationally to get out of this tortuous 'comfort trap' of indecision: writing songs about how he will move forward, crossing off reasons that would make him give up, and even trying to convince himself that he will gain something from this decision.
In the end, he exclaims in a calm and tired voice to just "take me home again", to where he should be, to this place of evolution, to the new and right direction. All he wants, in the end, is to achieve Peace of mind.