Story Behind The Song

This song was inspired by the relationships I've witnessed while living in Portland, OR

Song Description

A love song about relationships in a dark, gloomy city.

Lyrics

City In The Rain By Collin Warren
Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

REFRAIN:
The city in the rain is the city I love
Winter, spring or fall
Outside it's cold and wet
We're in front of the TV set
Doing nothing at all

VERSE 1:
This town's full of madmen who claw at their brows
And wear their despair like their crowns
Just because their solitude is one of the few
Things that they've found
That might keep them from going insane

REFRAIN:
The city in the rain is the city I love
Just like a bird in flight
Outside the shamans rove
But we've got ramen on the stove
And we're in for the night

VERSE 2:
We've all got our alibis tattooed to our teeth
And we shift our eyes to hide the scars beneath
From where our hearts tore them selves apart
So they could never feel the release
Of accepting the rules of the game

REFRAIN:
The city in the Rain is the city I love
Bathe me in shades of Gray
In the bars they flirt and pine
She's got some old shirt of mine
And decided to stay

VERSE 3:
You can't talk of destiny to those proud to be lost
We've resolved to be carved by our flaws
'Cause once you see that love isn't often good enough
To justify it's cost
You've got nothing left to do but explain
But Just the same

REFRAIN:
The city in the Rain is the city I love
Any old time of the year
I've wandered in the storms
I've found one thing that keeps me warm
The fact that you are here