Lyrics
Verse 1
Kicking back with you on a beach where there's no sun
You underestimate yourself, I don't do this for just anyone
Verbal tennis like we're courting, like I'm putting you on trial
We discovered that you make me smile
The evening wore on as we sat and sang and laughed
As the tides approached, for some reason we built and boarded rafts
But the currents pulled me off and I got taken out so far
Now I'm drifting somewhere, struggling to get back to where you are
Pre-chorus
And that could take some time
So for now I'm
Chorus
Sending up a flare
Hoping someone finds me
Hoping someone's there
Though the chance is tiny,
I'm sending up a flare
Verse 2
I woke up in the sand on a far-off foreign shore
I saw a flare go up but never realised it was yours
I guess the currents had their plans for me, I guess we must be cursed
But I'll make sure you're the first to know if it ever gets reversed
Pre-Chorus
Chorus x2
Middle 8
When all is said and done, you're drifting off
I'm the second one you're thinking of
It's a weapon cutting, tearing me in two
I can't rescue you
I did all I could to be in your sights
I risked more than I should just to reach your heights
Now I'm falling, you've got somewhere else to be
You can't rescue me
I can't rescue you
You can't rescue me
Verse 1
Yeah, I am off to places, foreign lands that I have never seen before
And I don't know what will lie in store
I'd like to see the sights and sample all the local cuisines
That I have read about in magazines
At night I'll watch the stars that artists and philosophers admired
And hope that I will be, like them, inspired
And I will browse the shops along the beach for pretty souvenirs
Which I'll be bringing back to you, my dear
Chorus
'Cause I'll be missing from your days and I'll be missing you
And it pains me just to leave your comfort zone
But if I ever lost you, oh, my world would split in two
So I'm bringing sweets for my sweet and honey for my honey when I come back home
Verse 2
I hear that there's a festival of lights and colours so divine
And I'll take lots of pictures and post them online
And every day, the people in the streets will smile and wave and clap their hands
Accompanied by tunes from traditional bands
And every night, they'll gather round and dance in the centre of the town
As the colourful carnival kings and queen are crowned
And when I'm home, I'll teach you all the moves and we can pretend you were there
We'll be rubbish but we'll have fun beyond compare
Chorus
Middle 8
Don't miss me too much, just keep aiming your love eastwards
If you get lonely, it's alright
I'll still be in touch; Facebook messages and tweets would be lovely
Plus you can phone me every night
You don't need anyone's permission, 'cause I'll be missing
Chorus
Outro
I'm bringing sugar for my sugar,
Baby dolls for my baby doll,
Apples for the apple of my eye
I'm bringing sweets for my sweet and honey for my honey
Aren't I?
Verse 1
New front coming with the change of season
True love's running, there's no time to ease in
We start shunning any trace of reasoned doubt
Forecast's sunny, that's what I'm believing
Your heart's funny, it's the one with me in
I can tell now honey that we're gonna be in drought
21 weeks 'til the fog descended
Everyone speaks like they comprehend it
We were at our peaks, who'd have thought you would end it here
I haven't written the words to this part
I didn't know my concern stretched this far
And all I want now is for those thoughts to disappear
To depart here but the fog won't clear
Pre-chorus 1
If apologies were bullets, you were always firing blanks
Meteorology was foolish, prepared to sail, instead I sank
And now cloud-seeding missiles couldn't brighten up my day
And as you walk away, the bitterness inside me wants to say
I hope it rains
I hope it rains
Chorus
I hope it rains and the steady ground on which you stand turns to rough terrain
I hope it rains and you find yourself staring into the eye of the hurricane
And you'll remember I was your sunshine and you lost all you stood to gain
I hope it rains
Verse 2
Heed the warnings of the early morning weather reports
Whether or not you know their context
'Cause when cumulonimbus clouds all gather, you will witness crowds
All scatter like they know what's coming next
Pre-Chorus 2
Break the silence and sound the sirens
I'm glad you say I can't stay
Because from what I've heard, a storm is on the way
Chorus
Middle 8
Have you ever danced in a hailstorm?
It's one of the biggest thrills I've ever known
If conditions aren't right and it won't form
I am without sin, I'll cast the first stone
I hope it rains
Solo
Verse 3
Get ready for floods and get ready for thunder
And prepare yourself for temperatures in negative numbers
'Cause the winds are a-changing, this Indian summer
Will turn into a monsoon, hope you remembered your umbr-
ella; It's hell on earth, best be jealous of my elevation
I'm catching rays while your weather vane's under heavy rotation
And if you're thinking it's cloudy, here's some clarification
It's not the victory, it's the precipitation
Chorus
Final chorus
I hope it rains and the steady ground on which you stand turns to rough terrain
I hope it rains and you find yourself staring into the eye of the hurricane
And as the sunset leaves just darkness, then I hope that it will sustain
And I hope it reigns, and I hope it rains
I hope it rains
Verse 1
Best of five, we’ll make it quick unless it’s our last
Making a racket as we move across the hourglass
Dispositions fell and rose like a mood swing
Love is nothing ‘cause it’s all that we start with
15 and 30 passed me by, I was bombarded
Evolution isn’t always a good thing
Verse 2
I was a dragon back when it was still my turn
I lost control, time took my legs, now I’m a wyvern
Remaining static wasn’t good, it got me hoodwinked
So to the stories I was told I can now empathise
‘Cause I was told that I was special, now I’m specialised
Evolution isn’t always a good thing
Pre-chorus 1
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6)
7, 8, 9 (10, 11, 12)
That repeats (and that’s what)
We call time
Chorus A
And we discover that there’s not that much of it so we try our best to stop it getting away
Verse 3
Do I call you ‘vous’ or are we still on ‘tu’ terms?
Madam President, we can’t be trading rude words
Think of the international scandal that this could bring
Because I know that you’ve been known to underrate me
And floccinaucinihilipilificate me
But maybe one day you might say we’ve got a good thing
Pre-chorus 2
(It starts), 10 (9, 8)
7, 6, 5 (4, 3, 2)
1 - It ends
And that’s what we call life
Chorus A
Chorus A x8
Verse 4
The cycle cycles round on smooth or bumpy ground
And though the wheels may shake, we keep on moving
And if we double fault, we lock it in the vault
To learn from our mistakes and keep improving
Chorus B
And if we fall apart, we’ll find a place to start
Again so we can make our evolutions
It may be undefined but if we underline
Our hopes then we can find a resolution
Verse 5
It's true that you forget the things that you collect
So much that you don't realise you're unrivalled
So they won’t overlook you when they close the book
Or when they save the changes to Untitled
Chorus B
Middle 8
And if you took the longest time
At least you crossed the finish line
And no one can take that from you
And if you don’t quite fit the structure that’s been laid out, well it fluctuates
And that’s no problem, you’ll still make it through
Verse 6
So when the cycle cycles
It is quite alright to
think your situation’s very sticky (sphairistike)
But I’ve been here before
This territory’s explored
And I know you’ll get through this very quickly