This song, mainly highlighted by the chorus and second verse, is about letting in one’s demons and then washing them out so that one can have a new clean slate to live their life.
[Verse 1]
Maybe I’m wounded
The pain it is passing
Can you hold back the show for a while?
Beneath the hat that I’m wearing
The storms are all brewing and maybe its time to go on
Structure is quoting and the wood it is cracking and the thoughts are all starting to fall
And it’s more to say than what’s been said and people are climbing the wall
[Chorus]
Let it rain, let it pour
Let these skeletons darken my door
Lay the past in the graveyard with things they can't hold me no more
Breathe in deep, let it out
Wash the bitterness out of your mouth
There's no room left for darkness when you’re filled with the light it comes out
[Verse 2]
The truth hurts the worse, so you might as well face it
So the slate can again be wiped clean
Standing on the shore of tomorrow’s horizon
Let music set you free
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
It’s a call to all fighters, to all sinners and thieves
Fill the years with the music that set their hearts free
I smash these stings until my fingers bleed
Lay down all your burdens (to sing back to me)
[Chorus]
Let It Rain was written by John Driskell Hopkins & Clay Cook & Jimmy De Martini & Brad Stella & Wyatt Durrette & Zac Brown.
Let It Rain was produced by Dave Grohl.
Zac Brown Band released Let It Rain on Tue Dec 10 2013.