[Intro] [Instrumental only; clear repeating piano motif and dry electronic beat] [Verse 1] [Close clear female vocal; sparse piano, rounded bass and precise drums] On the empty platform I slowly open my wet umbrella There is no rain here tonight A young child smiles across the tracks Those little white rubber boots I think I know who she used to be Then I see her little hands Still holding a paper ticket [Pre-Chorus] [Suspended piano chords; bass pressure gently rises] This silent station The rails begin to ring The doors slide open She waves me closer [Chorus] [Wider piano chords and firmer beat; restrained vocal] Station without rain The train carries you I close my umbrella Back to ten years ago After our goodbye Just the umbrella No rain is falling I'm alone on the platform [Verse 2 - same melody as Verse 1] [Return to sparse piano; short melodic answers between lines] She gently touches the glass Her fingertips still resting there Two small and open hands She holds them up against my own That one day I'd forgotten Did you come back to take it home? Now the window of the train Is slowly clouding over now [Pre-Chorus 2 - same melody as Pre-Chorus] [Thin the percussion; piano and bass maintain the pulse] As I lower my hand Only she moves away And my umbrella Is already dry [Chorus 2 - same melody as Chorus] [Restore wider piano chords and firm low end; controlled lift] Station without rain The train carries you I close my umbrella Back to ten years ago After our goodbye Just the umbrella No rain is falling I'm alone on the platform [Instrumental] [No vocals; develop the piano motif over deep bass and dry drums] [Final Chorus - same melody as Chorus] [Delicate upper piano counter-melody; vocal stays calm and clear] Station without rain The train carries you On the sleeve I raised A few drops still remain After our goodbye Just the umbrella No rain is falling Yet my sleeve is still wet [Outro] [Instrumental only; short exposed piano phrase, unresolved ending]
