Rain

Keith “WildChild” Middleton - “Rain”
[Lead Vocals/Written By: Keith “WildChild” Middleton]
[Background Vocals: Jonathan Hoard]
[Guitar: Kappa Tanabe]
[Keyboards: Keith “WildChild” Middleton]

[Chorus]
Rain, rain, go away
Go away, away
Rain, rain, go...
Go
Rain, rain, go away
Go
Rain, rain, go...
Go away

[Verse 1: Keith “WildChild” Middleton]
Yeah, there’s
All types of rain, there’s all types of pain. There’s that
Kind that stings and burns like acid and only returns when you
Just think you’re over it and past it. That’s the kind that outlasts
Your will to go on and be strong. Far beyond your youth, far beyond you’re
Used ‘til your remains remain in a closed casket, ‘til folk-
-loric tales become factual and pack full truths innocent, Jurassic
Losing innocence in a timely fashion, bruising
Remnants of what was washed away as the acid rain does

[Chorus]
Rain, rain, go away
Go, go
Rain, rain, go...
Very far away, oh
Rain, rain, go away
Go away
Rain, rain go...
Go away

[Verse 2: Keith “WildChild” Middleton]
Yeah, there’s
All types of rain, there’s all types of pain. There’s that
Kind that drizzles just a little, so you don’t mind walking through it ‘cause it’s
Soft and simple, not too hard on the temple, but in your mental
Out of all types, this one’s preferential. But out of
All types, this one’s most detrimental. See, this is the kind that
Destroys your mind over time, puts decay in your sway
Throwing your balance off-line. You think you can walk and get through it without shielding
Yourself from its hazards ‘cause it’s light without pain, it’s sporadic
It’s scattered. But, in turn, it collects on your person and worsens
All that matters. The curse is when it gathers. Each
Drop you carry, you’re thinking you shook it off three blocks ago, but the
Further you step, the more you collect ‘til your load is too heavy for you to tow
‘Til you feel the weight saturating you from head to toe, ‘til you
Forget where you’re going and why you need to go, and the hows and the
Nows, and wait ‘til the rhyme and reasons come back, but the weight becomes your
Enemy, exacerbating your energy, stopping your flow

[Chorus]
Rain, rain, go away
Go away
Rain, rain, go...
Go away
Rain, rain, go away
Go away
Rain, rain go...
Go away

[Verse 3: Keith “WildChild” Middleton]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. There’s
All types of rain, there’s all types of pain. There’s that
Kind that comes down hard, fast, furious, and blinding
An onslaught of madness attacking you from every which way, attacking
You in whatever shelter you’re yielding or finding. That kind that
Rumbles and grumbles. That thunder cracks and lightning illuminating
The skies, spinning the illest electric webs, combining. Reminds me
Of that time when, in my car, that thunder cracked behind me. Woke up
Screaming in the hospital, wondering how I got there and if anyone would find me
Had a clear view in my rearview of that fishtailing car
Driving. Then blackness. Then spinning. Then blackness
Then shattered glass flying. The console and passenger seat’s
Pinning me to the driver’s door. I was sure I was dying. Light
Flashed before my eyes. No time for crying or remorse
Or thoughts. Went to my loved ones. I knew there was
Reciprocation. I felt no pain. My eyelids were heavy
Void of trepidation, and I just let go
And let God. So whenever the rain comes down, I look up
And I smile so I may feel Heaven’s waters graze my body
And cleanse my soul. No longer do I say, “Rain, go away”
I am happy, for rain brings nourishment to live another day
That’s right
(Don’t go away)