How I wish I could surrender my soul,
Shed the clothes that become my skin,
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.

I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words, it's just tears and rain.

How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind,
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.

I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away, find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain...



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"Tears and Rain" as written by Guy/blount Chambers

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    My Opinion:To me, the song is about those times in one's life when you just can't escape the pain. 'All pleasure's the same' - meaningless ... pointless. At these times one, in fact, can find no pleasure in anything so the only option is to accept the pain, to surrender to it and wait for it to eventually pass. 'It (pleasure) just keeps me from trouble' because allowing one's pain to be public leads to trouble - others can't or don't want to handle it. So one is driven to hide it and try to appear normal.

    The line, 'See the liar that burns within my needing' is about hiding that need in order to maintain some semblence of dignity but hiding it is of course a lie.

    When relationships end, we're often told 'It's better to have loved and lost...' but, frankly, when you're in that desperate situation you wish that you could have chosen - yes, between heaven and hell, though you thought you were choosing heaven at the time, but also between the darkness of never having known such heights and the coldness of now.

    So the desire is to run far, far away where one can stop pretending and be true because the strain of pretence on top of the pain of loss is unbearable.
    Flag JayBeeBeeon February 10, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:this is one of my favorite songs...
    I feel like if he was talking about me...
    I think this song is about hiding yourself by trying to be someone you aren't, about confusion and broken hearts.
    about pain we all feel inside our heart but we put out a smile so people won't notice we are suffering inside and we are trying to be strong but is really hard not to cry out loud all the thing that are inside us but still we stay quite as if nothing happened.

    I'm saying it in a ¨us¨ way because I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.
    Flag NiickySanArton September 20, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:call me crazy but i personally think this song is about borderline personality disorder. I have it snd can relate to this song alot if you dont belive me look up borderline personality and you will understand. I also find it interesting how Dorian Grey is mentioned. Dorian Grey had Narssasictic personality disorder which is a form of borderline huh interesting
    Flag blondiee0421on August 26, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i think its a song about love and being someone your not
    "Shed the clothes that become my skin" here he is saying how he is covering who he is up and becoming someone else.
    "All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble,Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray
    I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble"
    i think this refers to his womanizing ways, he "finds comfort in pain" by having a life with not much meaning and with emotional detachment. how living a life of "pleasure" helps him escape from his problems
    i think its a very beautiful song

    Flag whatismymeaningon November 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think I am a little late to answer this one but I used to think this song was beautiful when I first had the CD several years ago.

    But now I can see it's real meaning to me since I am in a particular place in my mind and life.

    I am a beautiful girl. I have always had a great set of morals, priorities, and heart. 'Beautiful inside and out' they all say.

    But I have been on a quest to find satisfaction. So intensely that I started t sacrifice myself and compromise my morals for it. Once I had a taste of money and the things that came a long with it, I was hooked. It only made me hungry for more. I am not not a prostitute. I do not sell sexual favors in return for money. But I do sell the sight of myself for money.

    Now I find myself with more money than I imagined and lusted after by hundreds of men a day. But it's lonely at the top. The thrill of shopping is gone. All pleasures are the same. There are few things that I want that I can't have. I am starting to feel like Dorian Gray.

    The one line ' I wish I chose darkness from cold' is hitting home for me. I live in the light. But it's cold and empty. But I would rather feel warmth even if it is in the dark.

    I am now battling myself. I don't know who I am anymore and I almost hope for heartbreak and pain to break this sick cycle.

    I am young enough where I do not think I have wasted my life and I am trying to turn it around. But at this moment...this is how I feel.
    Flag limedazzleon January 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song is amazing!!!! Fun to sing along with too if you can hit the high notes. I don't think there could be a better album than "all the lost souls". But than again, you never know with James blunt!!
    Flag nobraveryon November 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Got no words. Brilliant one. So much true emotions, so much to think of. Amazing.
    Flag TanchikZon April 17, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation:ok.. i was just watching a documentary on cosmetic procedures and this was playing in the background at the end.. and i think one meaning of the song might have something to do with people who want to look better and change the way they are thru botox, going under the knife, vanity, etc here is how i see it:
    shed the clothes that become my skin- he is no longer his true self, but he has become a product of what he wears.
    i wish i chose darkness from cold: he wishes he just hid away from the world, then a cold operation table
    hides my true shape - he is no longer who he was
    dorian gray- oscar wilde novel about a handsome man who wants to keep his youthful look forever
    i guess it's time i run far away, find comfort in pain - run away to new york, california, anywhere associated with these procedures and find comfort in the pain thru plastic surgery to become more comfortable with his looks..
    that is just my opinion..
    Flag paperswanon January 21, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song was played at a friends funeral. He committed suicide earlier this year and this song was found playing in his car on CD when they found his car. I believe it's about being trapped within yourself and wanting to see free. You know that its too late to sort everything out the only way to be free is to let yourself go, and that it is now time to go. "How I wish i had screamed outloud, instead i found no meaning"- he wishes he had seeked help to find some meaning. Now he finds comfort in pain by letting himself go. Nobody around is aware of his painful feelings, hides his true shape like dorian grey. I guess everyone has their own opinion and this is mine, however, it is a depressing song and is about trapped souls.
    This song will forever remind me of the boy with the beautiful brown eyes. We hope your in a better place now sweetie.
    Flag girl08on August 25, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This song was played at a friends funeral. He committed suicide earlier this year and this song was found playing in his car on CD. I believe it's about being trapped within yourself, wanting to see free, that its too late to sort everything out the only way to be free is to let yourself go, and that it is now time to go. To find comfort in pain. This song will forever remind me of the boy with the beautiful brown eyes. We hope your in a better place now sweetie.
    Flag girl08on August 25, 2008   Link

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