[Intro] [rhythmic handclaps and foot stomps] [choir vocalizing] Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh [Verse 1] [acoustic guitar enters] They told me the desert was the only way through But they didn't tell me how the thorns would taste of rue [choir vocalizing in background] I've carried the water, I've carried the wood I've been the amen in the neighborhood My hands are calloused from holding the line Trying to make sure my boy's stars would shine I felt the thunder shaking my very soul Trying to stay steady, trying to stay whole And I cried to the clouds, "When's it gonna end?" But the only reply was the howling of the wind [Pre-Chorus] [piano and bass enter] But I'm learning now that the rain is a seed [Chorus] [full band enters, driving drums] Woah-oh-oh-oh It's the very thing that gives the garden what it needs Woah-oh-oh-oh Wash me in the sorrow, let it pour down fast 'Cause the bigger the storm, the greener the grass I'm standing in the deluge, head held high Looking for the rainbow in the charcoal sky [choir vocalizing] Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh [Verse 2] [drums drop to kick and claps] I looked at my reflection in a puddle on the floor And I didn't see the woman who was broken anymore I saw a bridge made of iron, I saw a wall made of stone I saw the kind of grace that can stand on its own I told my son, "Baby, don't you fear the dark" It's just the shadow of the light that's about to spark [Bridge] [orchestral strings swell] Every tear was a prayer Every burden I'd bear It wasn't just weight, it was training for the flight It wasn't just dark, it was waiting for the light [vocal belt] Waiting for the light! [Chorus] [full intensity, choir shouting] Yeah, the rain is a seed! It's the very thing that gives the garden what it needs Everything we need! Wash me in the sorrow, let it pour down fast 'Cause the bigger the storm, the greener the grass I'm standing in the deluge, head held high Looking for the rainbow in the charcoal sky [Outro] Harvest of the rain! Let it pour! Let it grow! Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh
