“In a clap-board shack with a roof of tin,
Where the rain came down and leaked within,
A young mother frozen on a concrete floor,
With a bottle and a box and a cradle of straw.”
Song lyrics, The Firstborn Is Dead (1985), Tupelo
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“I'm flat on the floor, with my head down low, where the sky can't rain on me anymore.”
From Flat on the Floor from the album, Carnival Ride (2007). [Misattributed: performer not credited as writer.]
"When The Rain Came Down" <!-- at some points this sounds more like "I am standing in green" -->
Ecto (1987)
Context: When the rain came down, I was standing in the green
My soul was touched by every tree that my eyes could see
I am in peace, in love, in harmony
when the rain comes
down When the rain came down — melded with my tears
When the rain came down — flow away the fears
When the rain came down — bigger than the sea
When the rain came down — then came me.
“The gutters leaked like secrets, and the rain rained rain like rain…”
opening of side 2)
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The Killing Man (1989)
"Come Away With Me", Come Away With Me (2002)
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