RAINY DAY [Verse 1] Today the rain rules all the day, The windows weep without a sound. There’s not a soul within these rooms, The finest song is firewood crackling round. It whispers on, all day long: “There’s nowhere you need to rush.” And coffee lives in every land, Like grains of Esperanto’s tongue. [Chorus] A cup of strong coffee, A book and a soft plaid throw, Rain, today you paint for me A cozy picture, warm and slow. [Verse 2] The firewood crackles, telling me There’s happiness in letting go: Just count the corners of the rooms, Like beads that circle round your wrist. Forget the problems, anger, gossip, Let the rain wash troubles away. Bathe by candlelight, sip red wine, Red as the color of desire. [Chorus] A cup of strong coffee, A book and a soft plaid throw, Rain, today you paint for me A little paradise below. [Verse 3] To slip beneath clean sheets like snow, With the scent of air and freshly ironed linen. No waiting for the news to come, No messages from everywhere. Just weave the threads of sleep Into a little fairy tale, Let the final thoughts unwind, Like a ball of yarn released from my hand. And in the end, together with the rain, I’ll drift away like a little cloud. [Final Chorus] A cup of strong coffee, A book and a soft plaid throw, Rain, today you paint for me A cozy, sleepy world below.
