Let the Rain Take What I

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Morning taps the kitchen glass While the kettle takes its time I find your note beneath the bowl And fold it past the line The garden wears a silver coat The buses hiss and pass I let the weather fill the room And leave the question asked [Chorus] Let the rain take what I carried Down the drain and out of sight I was wrong, but I am learning Not to rehearse it every night With each drop against the window Something in me loosens too This morning I can miss the ending Without missing all of you [Verse 2] I walk the block for coffee Past the bakery we knew The owner waves, then says your name I say, “I hope they’re well,” and move A sparrow shakes its feathers From the railing by the door I thought regret was meant to stay I don’t believe that anymore [Chorus] Let the rain take what I carried Down the drain and out of sight I was wrong, but I am learning Not to rehearse it every night With each drop against the window Something in me loosens too This morning I can miss the ending Without missing all of you [Bridge] There’s no grand reply arriving No clean pardon in the mail Just warm bread, a coat still drying And the courage not to fail If I meet the past tomorrow I can greet it, then move through The heart can keep a scar for proof And still make room for something new [Final Chorus] Let the rain take what I carried Down the drain and out of sight I was wrong, but I am learning How to set the burden light With each drop against the window The day turns honest, soft, and new This morning I can miss the ending And still be kind to me and you [Outro] The kettle clicks, the clouds lift slow I open up the door The rain has left the pavement clean And I don’t need it anymore