Here Comes the Rain by STAB

Here Comes the Rain

Written in waltz time at a measured 107 bpm, ‘Here Comes the Rain’ is the kind of song that earns its big moment by making you wait for it. The verses sit in dry, sparse A minor, STAB’s voice steady and unadorned over a restrained arrangement, so when the chorus swells at that first drop, the release genuinely lands. The lyric does the heavy lifting without overselling it: ‘Could wash me clean or carry me far / Or just show me what you really are’ is the sort of line that sounds simple until you realize you’ve been thinking about it all day. This is STAB working in a more reflective register than usual, closer to early Sheryl Crow than The Runaways, and she pulls it off with enough conviction to make the stadium-sized production feel earned rather than borrowed.

Lyrics

Cracked ground, open sky Waited years for a reason why Dry roots, empty hands Still I stood on the endless sand

Then the wind turned soft and strange Smell of hope on the edge of change

Here comes the rain - no intention at all I open my arms and hope for the fall Could wash me clean or carry me far Or just show me what you really are Here comes the rain - I won't run this time I'll face what falls and call it mine

Clouds swell in the rising dust Old thoughts buried start to rust Truth comes slow as the flood begins It doesn't ask - it just rushes in

And every drop a choice I make To build again or let it break

Here comes the rain - no intention at all No promise to rise, no warning call Could drown the past or be a spark Of something growing in the dark Here comes the rain - I'll let it fall Whatever it brings, I'll take it all

It's not the rain that writes the tale It's what I think of storm and hail Not what it takes, but what remains Not what it breaks, but what sustains

Here comes the rain - no intention at all No curse, no crown, no rise, no fall Could wash me clean or leave a scar Either way, I've come this far Here comes the rain - I'm still here And every drop is crystal clear

Here comes the rain - no intention at all

Credits

Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose