Rain at the Window, a Delayed Return

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Rain taps the window like footsteps arriving late

Lingering fragrance circled the cup's rim all night

I say I am fine yet still lower my head

Letting a tear fall into the folds of old clothes

[Pre-Chorus]

A bed for one feels a little too empty

Another spring has taken up residence in the bitter winter

[Chorus]

How can the sound of rain linger beyond the day you were to return?

Every drop repeats my hesitation

I do not want to see you only in old dreams

I also want to teach myself to breathe again

How can the sound of rain linger beyond the day you were to return?

May dawn save a little warmth for us

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

That year’s flowers lit the crossroads brightly

You stand beneath the willow shadows, slowly saying goodbye

I thought turning away would mean only a short journey

Yet through many autumn rains I practiced forgetting

[Pre-Chorus]

A bed for one feels a little too empty

Another spring has taken up residence in the bitter winter

[Chorus]

How can the sound of rain linger beyond the day you were to return?

Every drop repeats my hesitation

I do not want to see you only in old dreams

I also want to teach myself to breathe again

How can the sound of rain linger beyond the day you were to return?

May dawn save a little warmth for us

[Bridge]

Letting go does not make the pain stop at once

Nor must a memory bring an entire life to a halt

When the wind pushes open this seldom-opened window

I am willing to give today a tender possibility

[Final Chorus]

How can the sound of rain linger beyond the day you were to return?

Every drop repeats my hesitation

I do not want to see you only in old dreams

I also want to teach myself to breathe again

How can the sound of rain linger beyond the day you were to return?

May dawn save a little warmth for us

[Outro]

When the rain stops, wash the empty cup clean

Let the first ray of light settle in your heart