Every once in a while, you find a song that hits on ALL cylinders, one that speaks to your current condition and mindset. Kasey Chambers is an incredibly gifted songwriter. She tours with Lucinda Williams, which makes perfect sense. Her song, "Not Pretty Enough" got me through some tough points in my former life--giving voice to how others around me made me feel.
This one, though, goes even further. It's almost like she got into my head and gave voice to my fears, my dreams of whatever future is left, and the need to make meaningful promises to myself and others...
...and remind me that I have to be open to complete failure and reset in my life, my love, my relationships with others, and my ties to God.
Here is the link to a YouTube video for "The Rain." Sometimes it helps to hear Kasey's vulnerable voice express these meaningful lyrics.
I will try to break
Every habit that holds me
I will try to make everyone happy again
I will try to take anything you can throw at me
I will let the rain come in
I will try to face everything that scares me
I will try to trace
Everywhere that I've been
I will try to wait for all of the hearts to be mended
I will let the rain come in
And if I try too hard
Or maybe not hard enough
I'll be the one who says
"It's all gonna be OK"
And if it all falls down well its never gonna really matter
Because the rain washes everything away
I will try to breathe
Deeper than all of the oceans
I will try to see
The battle instead of the winI will try to leaveAll that I've wasted behind meI will let the rain come in
And if I try too hard
Or maybe not hard enough
I'll be the one who says
"It's all gonna be OK"
And if it all falls down well its never gonna really matter
Because the rain washes everything away
May the rain wash away just the right things...for each of us.
Be blessed during this very dark time. I mean that. Always will.
