Lyrics
The rain is falling
The speaker observes that rain is falling.
I wish you were falling in my arms
The speaker expresses a desire for the person they miss to be in their arms, using the metaphor of falling.
Calling out my name like
The person is urged to call out the speaker's name akin to the intensity of southern thunderstorms.
Those southern thunderstorms
A comparison is made between the person calling out and the powerful nature of southern thunderstorms.
Since you left me
Since the departure of the person, the speaker's once vibrant and positive outlook turned gloomy.
All my blue skies turned gray
Allusions to emotional turmoil are conveyed as the speaker describes the transformation of blue skies to gray.
The weatherman said
A reference to a weather forecast stating there's no hope for sunshine, mirroring the speaker's emotional state.
That there ain't no chance
The weatherman predicts no chance of sunshine, emphasizing the bleakness in the speaker's life.
For the sun coming today
The speaker longs for the return of happiness symbolized by the sun.
I'm praying to the wind
The speaker prays to the wind, hoping it will bring the person back.
That it'll blow you back my way
The speaker's plea is directed at the wind to reunite them with the person they miss.
Want you to love me like a storm
The speaker expresses a desire for the person to love them with the intensity and unpredictability of a storm.
Be a little rough and wild
The request for love to be passionate, rough, and wild is emphasized.
You could be my hot summer night
The person is likened to a hot summer night, potentially representing warmth and intensity.
I'll be your inside so mild
The speaker offers to be the calm and gentle inside to balance the stormy nature of the person.
You'll be keeping me warm
The person's love is expected to provide warmth and comfort.
When you love me like a storm
The repeated desire for the person to love the speaker like a storm is reinforced.
Yeah it's pouring
The weather metaphor continues, describing heavy rain.
Pour yourself out to me
The person is encouraged to pour out their emotions to the speaker.
Let me catch every drop
The speaker wants to experience and absorb every emotion and expression from the person.
Don't let it stop
The plea is for the emotional outpouring not to cease.
'Cause I don't wanna miss a thing
The speaker expresses a strong desire not to miss any moment of the emotional connection.
I'm praying to the wind
The speaker repeats the plea to the wind, hoping for a chance to relive the connection.
That we can do it all again
The speaker wishes for the opportunity to repeat the emotional experience with the person.
Want you to love me like a storm
Reiteration of the desire for the person's love to be intense and storm-like.
Be a little rough and wild
The request for passionate and wild love is emphasized once again.
You could be my hot summer night
Continued comparisons between the person and a hot summer night, symbolizing passion.
I'll be your inside so mild
The speaker offers to be the calm and mild counterpart to the person's intense nature.
You'll be keeping me warm
The person's love is expected to provide warmth and comfort, maintaining the storm metaphor.
When you love me like a storm
Repetition of the desire for the person to love the speaker like a storm, emphasizing the emotional intensity.
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