October rain

The clouds are heavy, hanging over the street
The rhythm of the wipers is a steady beat
October’s breath is cold against the glass
I watch the ghosts of people as they pass
The asphalt shines like oil in the dark
A lonely dog is muffled in its bark
The city holds its breath beneath the gray
As all the color starts to bleed away.


In the silence of the neon glow
The things we lost are all I seem to know
A friend’s a shadow, love is just a flame
Washed away like ink inside the rain
Yeah, we’re drifting in the October rain.


We used to walk these alleys side by side
With nothing but our secrets left to hide
But distance is a liquid, soft and slow
It fills the gaps where we forgot to grow
Now your number’s just a name upon a screen
A phantom part of everything I’ve seen
I wonder if you’re lonely where you are
Or if you’ve found a brighter kind of star.


In the silence of the neon glow
The things we lost are all I seem to know
A friend’s a shadow, love is just a flame
Washed away like ink inside the rain
Yeah, we’re drifting in the October rain.

Is it better to be lonely in a crowd?
The thunder’s soft, it never gets too loud
I’m counting drops until the morning light
Just trying to make sense of us tonight
The city’s just a maze of brick and steel
Searching for a heart that’s left to feel.


In the silence of the neon glow
The things we lost are all I seem to know
A friend’s a shadow, love is just a flame
Washed away like ink inside the rain
Yeah, we’re drifting in the October rain.


Slow rain...
October rain.
Watching the reflection in the drain.
It’s a long night.
It’s a cold light.
Just a meditation...
In the rain.