Married to the Rain

[Verse 1]
When the sky goes black, you know who brought the night,
Thunder takes the witness stand and calls her wrongs to light.
Lace around a live wire, sugar over lies,
A storm cloud sewn like a secret into both her eyes.
Every shadow trails her; every window shakes—
You’re counting what is left of you among the breaks.

[Chorus]
Cut her loose before she pulls your shoreline under,
Drop the anchor, leave the love that feeds the thunder.
Pretty as a match struck over gasoline—
Don’t let her turn your whole life into the sea.

[Verse 2]
Some days the water’s glass, the sun lies gold and still,
Then one small shiver turns the harbor dark and ill.
A little sigh, the levees split; the streets run deep,
Your paper-boat patience has no chance to keep.
Jump before the flood takes everything you know—
You can’t make a safe harbor where the wild winds blow.

[Bridge]
Are you still kneeling there, swallowing the rain?
Stand up, spit the poison, quit rehearsing pain.
Look the storm straight on; let go the chain—
Stop begging for the sun while you’re married to the rain.

[Outro]
Cut the cord; let the waters clear.
The storm can rage without you here.