[Intro - Melancholic Electric Piano & Subdued Ambient Swell] (Deep breath...) (Mmm... let the rain fall.) [Verse 1 - Low, Intimate & Spoken Soul] Rain-slicked highway, tail lights blur into red A cold lingering shadow on the empty passenger seat Don't bother with excuses, I've heard them all before I reach for the radio, turn it up just a little bit more [Verse 2] Your voice sounds softer than it used to be Telling me it's over, before you look at me Through the rearview mirror, tracing your silhouette A passing glow of headlights I wish I could forget [Pre-Chorus - Controlled Emotion] I won't ask the hands of time to turn around Just don't call those promises empty sound... [Chorus - Powerful, Resonant Soul with Restraint] Midnight rain, washing through the city street Drowning out the rhythm of our fading feet And if I was honest, if I opened up my heart Baby, it's because I loved you from the very start A quiet curtain falling in the dark... [Instrumental Break - Mournful Solo Cello & Fender Rhodes] [Bridge - Direct & Vulnerable] Don't say "take care" with that easy smile Don't package up the pain in neat denial No bitter words left to defend I simply close the door... and let it end. [Chorus - Soaring Alto with Deep Passion] Midnight rain, washing through the city street Drowning out the rhythm of our fading feet And if I was honest, if I gave you all my heart Baby, it's because I loved you from the very start Turning every sorrow... into art. [Outro] (Midnight rain... falling cold on my skin...) Walking out into the mist, no umbrella, no regret. (Why... oh, why...) A single piano chord echoes and decays into the rain. [Slow Fade Out] [End]
