After Rain

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May. 18, 20151 viewer111.3K views

After Rain Lyrics

You call arrows to fall short
Because the snow is at our feet
And when embraces subside, and the lilies have died
It comes down to her tears on a sheet

But it's alright because
You cause lanterns to light
And force demons disperse
And if Lucifer may fear the swift drying of tears
Then, for evil, you could not be worse

But I see you now, yeah, I see you
And release me now, kinda like dreams do
And I see you now, was hard to see you
Just don't forget to sing
Remember everything

You're the only little girl I know who'd bring a kite in the snow
Said, "You just gonna hold it up?"
Said, "Nah, I'm gonna let it go"
And when your heart hurts, days like today are the antidote
If you think just maybe it's her
Then promise me, young man, you're gonna let her know

You won't go lonely, yeah
You won't go lonely, yeah
You won't go lonely, yeah
You won't go lonely, yeah

It'll all be better in the morning
'Cause while you sleep, I'll build a wall
Pick a weapon up or something
We're 'bout to have ourselves a brawl
In dead of night, one window open
He heard her singing down the hall
Singing 'bout him, least he was hoping
She left her listener enthralled
Woohoo

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“After Rain” is a song that focuses on overcoming some sort of emotional trial – possibly a fight between the narrator and his girlfriend – but is also a hopeful love letter of sorts that shows how much faith he has in her and her personality. It’s a call to remember that no matter how bad things seem in the moment, sunshine eventually follows the rain.

This song is actually a remix (or perhaps more accurately, a rearranging) of “Gosling” by Shadows and Dust – Dermot’s former band from around the time he was in college. In the original video for this song on Dermot’s YouTube channel there’s an additional verse from “Gosling” at the beginning that was eventually cut from the version of these lyrics you can listen to on Spotify (and see here) today. The “original” intro lends itself to the idea that the song is about a lovers' quarrel, saying he hopes that soon there’ll be nothing wrong and they’ll be back to normal – laughing and telling jokes.