[Intro] (Sound of soft, steady rain falling) (Single, delicate piano notes with long sustain) (Soft vocal sighing: "Haa-ah, haa-ah") [Verse 1] A letter sent to no one's hand Across a grey and lonely land The ink is pale, the paper thin Where do the memories begin? A thousand words I meant to say Are washed in silver light away [Chorus] It’s written in the rain The beauty and the pain Falling from a heavy sky Where the quiet secrets lie Nothing stays the same It’s written in the rain [Instrumental Break] (Focus: Intimate piano solo, slightly muffled/dreamy) (Soft cello accompaniment) (Rain sounds become slightly more prominent) [Verse 2] The garden paths are paved in grey The summer flowers fade away But there is music in the sound Of every drop that hits the ground A song of healing, soft and slow Watching all the shadows go [Chorus] It’s written in the rain The beauty and the pain Falling from a heavy sky Where the quiet secrets lie Nothing stays the same It’s written in the rain [Instrumental Bridge] (Vocal choir enters with high, "Ooh" harmonies) (Strings swell gently into a crescendo of emotion) (Piano plays a cascading, water-like arpeggio) [Verse 3] Don’t try to catch the falling light Before it vanishes from sight For every storm must have an end Around the river's final bend And what is lost will be reborn In the mist of early morn [Chorus] It’s written in the rain The beauty and the pain Falling from a heavy sky Where the quiet secrets lie Nothing stays the same It’s written in the rain [Outro] (Piano notes become slower and sparser) (Vocal harmonies fading out: "Written... in the rain...") (The sound of rain continues for a few seconds alone) (Final soft piano chord) [End]
