Rain

Can't you hear the rain
pounding on the surface
feel the pain
of it hitting on your face
drown in the streams
wash away your dreams
and see the pools on the pavement
all the ways that were paved
before the way that you went
before you even knew which way
you wanted to take
which way
was the best way to get
where you were going
which way
would bring the most gain
which way
would have the least pain
and hoping that those ways
were one and the same
but you would soon find
that life doesn't pay our desires any mind
you have to learn how to compromise
how to sacrifice
how to move beyond the pain and the lies
how to try
and how to try
and how to try
and how to keep on trying
without falling to the ground
without being compliant
without being blinded by the struggle
blinded by the tears
blinded by the rain that keeps falling
falling onto your face
pooling on the surface
drowning you
drowning me
looks like it's drowning the whole city
but your perspective must be skewed
i see sun come through
you better change where you're standing
come here
come by me
come stand over here and maybe
maybe
you'll see
what i see.