Lyrics
Sad memories the gathering rain brings
Sad memories resurface as the rain falls.
I loved her but I'll never see her again
Expressing the loss of a loved one with the realization that reunion is impossible.
Clouds raise their heads in the morning
Clouds symbolize the emotional turmoil, possibly regret or sorrow, in the morning.
the way I once walked on by her
Reflecting on a past connection and how it has changed.
But now she's gone and I'll never raise my face again
The person is gone, and the speaker feels unable to face the world.
White horses dragged my lover from me
Narrating the separation of the speaker from their lover, possibly through a difficult situation.
the clouds rushed in and drowned my sorrow with the rain
Describing the emotional impact of the separation, emphasizing sorrow drowned by the rain.
My friends try to lift me
Friends offer support, recognizing the speaker's emotional state.
they understand how I'm feeling
Understanding is present, but the truth of the situation is heavy and burdensome.
but the truth holds me down
The reality of the lover's departure weighs heavily on the speaker.
she came and went with the rain
The lover's presence was fleeting, like a passing rain.
White horses dragged my lover from me
Reiterating the forceful separation and emotional impact with white horses symbolizing tumult.
The clouds rushed in and drowned my sorrow...
Repetition of the drowning metaphor, emphasizing the intensity of sorrow through rain.
with the rain
Now always the storms come...
Raindrops on the windows symbolize the continued presence of the emotional storm.
Raindrops run down my windows
Only a picture remains, representing the tangible remnants of the past.
All that's left is her picture
Recognizing the impermanence of even the picture as it, too, will fade away.
but someday it to will
wash away...
Expressing the inevitability of the lover's memory fading away like the rain.
wash away...
Repetition for emphasis on the gradual disappearance of memories.
I watched her walk away,
Recalling the painful moment of watching the lover walk away, now intertwined with the rain.
with the rain
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