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When I think of heaven
Deliver me in a black-winged bird
I think of flying down into a sea of pens and feathers
And all other instruments of faith and sex and God
In the belly of a black-winged bird
Don't try to feed me
'Cause I've been here before and I deserve a little more
I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been crying, I've been thinking
And I am the rain king
I said mama, mama, mama
Why am I so alone?
I can't go outside, I'm scared, I might not make it home
But I'm alive, but I'm sinking in
If there's anyone home at your place
Why don't you invite me in?
Don't try to bleed me
'Cause I've been there before and I deserve a little more
I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been lying, I've been sinking
And I am the rain king
Hey, I only want the same as anyone
Henderson is waiting for the sun
Oh, it seems night endlessly begins and ends
After all the dreaming I come home again
When I think of heaven
Deliver me in a black-winged bird
I think of dying
Lay me down in a field of flame and heather
Render up my body into the burning heart of God
In the belly of a black-winged bird
Don't try to bleed me
'Cause I've been here before and I deserve a little more
I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been dying
And I've been drinking and I am the rain king
'Cause I say I am the rain king
'Cause I say I am the rain king, yeah
Deliver me in a black-winged bird
I think of flying down into a sea of pens and feathers
And all other instruments of faith and sex and God
In the belly of a black-winged bird
Don't try to feed me
'Cause I've been here before and I deserve a little more
I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been crying, I've been thinking
And I am the rain king
I said mama, mama, mama
Why am I so alone?
I can't go outside, I'm scared, I might not make it home
But I'm alive, but I'm sinking in
If there's anyone home at your place
Why don't you invite me in?
Don't try to bleed me
'Cause I've been there before and I deserve a little more
I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been lying, I've been sinking
And I am the rain king
Hey, I only want the same as anyone
Henderson is waiting for the sun
Oh, it seems night endlessly begins and ends
After all the dreaming I come home again
When I think of heaven
Deliver me in a black-winged bird
I think of dying
Lay me down in a field of flame and heather
Render up my body into the burning heart of God
In the belly of a black-winged bird
Don't try to bleed me
'Cause I've been here before and I deserve a little more
I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been dying
And I've been drinking and I am the rain king
'Cause I say I am the rain king
'Cause I say I am the rain king, yeah
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My take on Rain King is that he has found out that his exlover has been carrying a fatal illness all along. And how he finds himself on her deathbed, reminiscing of how wrong everything turned out. Much like Spacemanbob previously said, when it comes to "...she's been crying...I've been thinking I am the Rain King." he realises how insensitive he has been, and regrets doing all the thing he did that made him loose her.
In the next chorus when he sings "She's been lying, I've been sinking" I think it's him thinking of how she has been keeping him from knowing all along to save him grief. And how he was struggling to accept how they broke up. I believe this theory is strengened by the third chorus. She has been dying while he was out trying to drown his sorrows by drinking.
If you re-read the second verse with this in mind, it seems as he is struggling to accept their breakup. No quotes needed, he appears lonely and depressed. He wants to get back together with her but she don't want him to find out she is dying so she refuses to let him in.
Any references to Saul Bellows book and the Morrigan(as emilieheidel pointed out) is probably there to give further depth to his emotions, his depression.
Parts concerning Morrigan could be he would do anything to make her okay away (Render up my body into the burning heart of God in the belly of a black-winged bird) but this is only a rough thought, something I've thought of while typing down my impressions of the song..