The Day It Rained Forever
Eternal Rain of Heartache: Nick Heyward's Melancholic Tale
Lyrics
The rain it cuts against my crossbow
The rain is harsh and cutting, symbolized by the phrase "against my crossbow."
Making love just ends in sorrow
Intimacy and love lead to sadness and disappointment.
But I'm not the sort of guy
The singer describes himself as someone not inclined to express emotions like crying or bidding farewell.
Who could cry and say goodbye
Expresses reluctance to cry and part ways with someone.
The day it rained forever
The day of enduring rain, possibly metaphorical for a prolonged period of emotional hardship.
The day it rained forever
Reiteration of the enduring rain, emphasizing its lasting impact.
Feeling like your fool
Feeling like a fool in the context of enduring emotional challenges.
Laying down without your breathing
Lying down without the presence or breath of a loved one.
The trouble is beneath your feeling
Challenges lying beneath the surface of emotions.
But you're not the sort of girl
Describes a female who, like the singer, finds it hard to express emotions and say goodbye.
Who could cry and say goodbye
Reiterates the difficulty of parting ways with someone.
It's such a shame to hear you lie
Expresses disappointment in hearing lies.
The day it rained forever
Repetition of the enduring rain, underlining its persistent nature.
The day it rained forever
Continued emphasis on the enduring impact of the rain.
The day it rained forever
Repetition for emphasis, stressing the prolonged nature of the emotional struggle.
The day it rained forever
Reiteration of the lasting impact of the emotional turmoil.
Feeling like your fool
Reiterates the feeling of foolishness within the context of enduring emotional challenges.
Watching rain that crashes my home
Observing rain causing destruction, possibly symbolizing the impact of emotional turmoil on the singer's home.
Not that feeling raising my hopes
The rain doesn't bring hope; it only raises expectations without fulfillment.
But I'm not the sort of guy
The singer, like in previous lines, struggles with expressing emotions and farewells.
Who could cry and say goodbye
Expresses difficulty in crying and saying goodbye, despite the challenging circumstances.
I wasn't born to see this die
Reflects on not being born to witness the end of a significant connection or emotion.
The day
The singer emphasizes the specific day of enduring rain.
But I can't hold out for long
The singer struggles to endure the emotional challenges for an extended period.
For your foolish tongue I can't hang on
The singer cannot tolerate the misleading or insincere words of another person.
The day that it rained, that it rained
Repetition of the enduring rain, now specifying it as the day it rained forever.
That it rained forever
Reiteration of the prolonged emotional hardship.
The day it rained forever
Continued emphasis on the enduring impact of the emotional struggle.
The day that it rained, that it rained
Repetition for emphasis, highlighting the lasting impact of emotional turmoil.
That it rained forever, forever
Emphasizes the enduring nature of the emotional struggle, using the word "forever" for added impact.
But wait, but wait
Introduces a sense of anticipation or hesitation regarding the persistent rain.
It rained, it rained
A simple confirmation of the continuous rain, reinforcing the theme of enduring emotional challenges.
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