[Intro] [Verse] Here come the monsoon rains And they wash away Yeah, they wash away All I’ve known [Verse] Here come the monsoon rains And they wash away Yeah, they wash away My way home [Chorus] And it rains on the birds of paradise Oh-oh-oh-oh Feel the pain as they take to the skies Oh-oh-oh-oh [Instrumental - Guitar Solo] [Verse] Dark skies weep again And they carry off Yeah, they carry off Every dream Dark skies weep again And they carry off Yeah, they carry off What could’ve been [Chorus] And it rains on the birds of paradise Oh-oh-oh-oh Feel the pain as they take to the skies Oh-oh-oh-oh [Instrumental - Guitar Solo] [Bridge] [Chorus] And it rains on the birds of paradise Oh-oh-oh-oh Feel the pain as they take to the skies Oh-oh-oh-oh Yeah, it rains on the birds of paradise Oh-oh-oh-oh Feel the pain as they soar through the skies Oh-oh-oh-oh [Instrumental fade-out, synth chords and echoing drums]