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These days, with the world getting colder,
She spends more time sleeping over
Than I planned.
Tonight we're gonna order in,
Drinking wine and watchin' CNN.
It's dark I know, but then again
It's the brightest thing I got
'Cause I'm covered in rain
No, I'm covered in rain, rain, rain, rain
Fireworks to fireplaces
Summer stole what fall replaces
We're people watching, all the people watching, everybody watching me
Standing by the missing signs at the CVS by the checkout line
She puts her quiet hands in mine
'Cause she's the brightest thing I got
When I'm covered in rain
'Cause I'm covered in rain, rain, rain, rain
'Cause I'm covered in rain
No I'm covered in rain
It's alright
If you don't want to, go on
It's alright
If you don't want to, be alone
Oh It's alright
If you don't want to, want to, want to, go home
I understand, I understand, I understand,
You and me and everyone
I'm covered in rain
No, I'm covered in rain
No, I'm covered in rain, rain, rain, rain
I'm covered in, covered in, covered in rain
She spends more time sleeping over
Than I planned.
Tonight we're gonna order in,
Drinking wine and watchin' CNN.
It's dark I know, but then again
It's the brightest thing I got
'Cause I'm covered in rain
No, I'm covered in rain, rain, rain, rain
Fireworks to fireplaces
Summer stole what fall replaces
We're people watching, all the people watching, everybody watching me
Standing by the missing signs at the CVS by the checkout line
She puts her quiet hands in mine
'Cause she's the brightest thing I got
When I'm covered in rain
'Cause I'm covered in rain, rain, rain, rain
'Cause I'm covered in rain
No I'm covered in rain
It's alright
If you don't want to, go on
It's alright
If you don't want to, be alone
Oh It's alright
If you don't want to, want to, want to, go home
I understand, I understand, I understand,
You and me and everyone
I'm covered in rain
No, I'm covered in rain
No, I'm covered in rain, rain, rain, rain
I'm covered in, covered in, covered in rain
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On the As/Is album, you can actually hear the last lyric much clearer.
"Come December, Lydia lef
She mentioned something about it being for the best
I can't say I disagree, it's killing me
So now I'm standing facing west,
tracing my fingers around a silhouette that I haven't gotten used to yet
but it's the brightest thing I got."
For me, this lyric is the most haunting. They finally admitted that it wasn't working and he knows it wasn't working, but it is still killing him to let her go. The "silhouette" that he hasn't gotten used to yet feels like he's repeating his past mistakes: he's with another girl that he doesn't quite feel comfortable with yet, but it's the brightest thing he's got and is preferable to being alone.
By the way, for everyone who wonders about "Lydia," I think she's a made up character named after a chord he often uses that has a very sad, mellow tone to it... but that's just my opinion.
I really like the duality of rain in this song because it represents the gloominess of the situation, while also representing a cleansing of the soul. The lyrics are good, but the true meaning can easily be understood by listening to the guitar. The greatest blues musicians always tell it best through their finger tips.