Lighting strikes
And stirs the ghosts
Wretched souls
To haunt this coast
Distant thunder
Rolling skies tumble
I watch the towers
Of this fortress crumble
Down comes the rain
Marks on bluestone
Raindrops fall
Ancient spells
Illegible scrawl
The signs dissolve
The gale grows stronger
Left are murmurs in forgotten tongues
Down comes the rain
Down comes the rain
It mourns the years
Of love estranged
The years of rain
Down comes the rain
About Down Comes The Rain
This song is all about ghosts and castles decaying with the passage of time. Sampled nature sounds of frogs and insects set the scene for a haunting bass and a vocal line inspired by the great Beth Gibbons of Portishead.
The bridge features some exotic percussion instruments such as a bowed water gong and a thin metal sheet…
