Only Rain
Embracing Storms: Defying Despair in Michael Simpson's Only Rain
Lyrics
Selfish game, no one passes
Engaging in a selfish game where no one emerges as a winner
Brand new house, same old racket
A new situation (brand new house) with the same old problems (same old racket)
Lost my years to those blue flashes
Time lost to experiences represented by blue flashes
Gone forever now, gone forever now
The realization that certain things are gone forever
Been in too many car crashes
Having been through numerous car crashes
Failed too many college classes
Experiencing failure in multiple college classes
Too much smoke blown out with my chances
Regret over wasted opportunities and chances
Still tryin' to figure out, still tryin' to figure out
Continuing the struggle to understand life
What's wrong with me
Reflecting on personal flaws or issues
What's wrong with you
Questioning the flaws or issues in someone else
Maybe the drugs will get us through
Considering the possibility of drugs as a coping mechanism
This fever dream
A distorted and unreal experience
We know and love
Familiarity with and affection for this distorted experience
Will we both know when we wake up
Uncertainty about recognizing reality when waking up
It's only rain
Comforting reassurance that it's just rain, not a life-threatening situation
We're not gonna die
Emphasizing survival and resilience
And be not afraid
Encouraging not to fear moving forward with life
To get on with our lives
Advising to move on from challenges
All the tears and pain
Acknowledging that tears and pain are temporary
These things pass in time
Expressing the transitory nature of difficult experiences
So stare death in the face
Facing death with courage and pride
And tell him proudly
Asserting resilience against life's challenges
You won't get the best of me
Declaring personal strength against adversity
We are young and we are tragic
Characterizing youth as both vibrant and tragic
Bite down hard, receive your lashes
Enduring hardships and accepting consequences
Batten down the opened hatches
Securing oneself against potential difficulties
Don't let light in here, don't let light in here
Avoiding exposure to harsh realities
You brought hell and let me have it
Experiencing intense suffering brought by someone
Believing in you was like believing magic
Believing in someone despite it being like believing in magic
You're always high but God fucking dammit
Expressing frustration despite enduring someone's perpetual high state
I still love you girl, I still love you girl
Despite the challenges, still harboring love for someone
What's wrong with me
Continued introspection on personal flaws or issues
What's wrong with you
Continued questioning of flaws or issues in someone else
Maybe the drugs will get us through
Repeating the consideration of drugs as a coping mechanism
This fever dream
Reiteration of the distorted and unreal experience
We know and love
Reiteration of familiarity with and affection for the distorted experience
Will we both know when we wake up
Reiteration of uncertainty about recognizing reality when waking up
It's only rain
Reassurance that it's only rain, not a life-threatening situation
We're not gonna die
Reiteration of emphasizing survival and resilience
And be not afraid
Reiteration of encouraging not to fear moving forward with life
To get on with our lives
Reiteration of advising to move on from challenges
All the tears and pain
Reiteration of acknowledging that tears and pain are temporary
These things pass in time
Reiteration of expressing the transitory nature of difficult experiences
So stare death in the face
Reiteration of facing death with courage and pride
And tell him proudly
Reiteration of asserting resilience against life's challenges
You won't get the best of me
Reiteration of declaring personal strength against adversity
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