What Have They Done to the Rain
Echoes of Desolation: Unraveling the Enigma in Marianne Faithfull's Melancholic Rain
Lyrics
Just a little rain falling all around,
Describing a light rain falling all around.
The grass lifts it's head to the heavenly sound.
Depicting the grass lifting its head in response to the pleasant sound of rain.
Just a little rain, just a little rain,
Repeating the idea of a small amount of rain.
What have they done to the rain ?
Posing a question about what has been done to the rain, implying a concern or change.
Just a little boy, standing in the rain,
Introducing a little boy standing in the rain.
A gentle rain that falls for years.
Describing a gentle rain that has been falling for years.
And the grass is gone, the boy disappears,
Expressing the disappearance of the boy and the vanishing of the grass.
And rain keeps falling like helpless tears
Depicting rain falling continuously, likened to helpless tears.
And what have they done to the rain ?
Repeating the question about the changes or impacts on the rain.
Just a little breeze out of the sky,
Introducing a light breeze from the sky.
The leaves nod their head as the breeze blows by.
Depicting leaves nodding in response to the breeze.
Just a little breeze with some smoke in it's eye,
Describing a breeze with smoke in its eye, suggesting pollution or harm.
What have they done to the rain ?
Posing a question about the changes or impact on the rain due to the breeze.
Just a little boy, standing in the rain,
Reintroducing the image of a little boy standing in the rain.
A gentle rain that falls for years.
Repeating the description of a gentle rain falling for years.
And the grass is gone, the boy disappears,
Reiterating the disappearance of the boy and the loss of grass.
And rain keeps falling like helpless tears
Reemphasizing the continuous falling of rain, likened to helpless tears.
And what have they done to the rain ?
Posing the question again about what has been done to the rain.
And what have they done to the rain ?
Repeating the question for emphasis and contemplation.
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