The Ruin After The Rain Lyrics - Adrian Belew

When it first began 

In the light of sacred things 

And you felt oblivious to any sort of pain 

When it first began to rain 

Then there came the steady flow 

Slowly like a flood 

Sweeping over everything and turning into mud 

Why? 

Is there nothing sacred left, nothing to hold on to? 

Is there no way to make it up, nothing that you can do? 

You believe what you want to believe 

Not so long ago 

It was as perfect as the snow 

You can never know what things 

May come to spoil your dreams 

And to hurt you as they have 

Do you hear the rain 

So insistent on the windowpane? 

A reminder of a night when everything was changed 

Why? 

Is there nothing sacred left, nothing to hold on to? 

Is there no way to make it up, nothing that you can do? 

You believe what you want to believe 

When the light of morning comes 

You see the damage done 

And you know how many things 

May never be the same 

There you will remain 

In the ruin after the rain 

"the ruin after the rain" 

Sunday, may 12, 1996