The winter of evening and the summer of dawn
When I looked in the mirror they were gone
Is it any wonder when I wanted to laugh
Every smile was broken in half

All I ever needed
Was a ticket for the rain
And when the sky began to fall
It washed away the pain
Right away I understood
How things were not the same
Cause all I ever needed
Was a ticket for the rain

You covered me with blankets
And coveted my frame
Conjured up excuses to reflect the blame
Incense burned into dust
No time left to rehearse
All the anger served to fuel the lust

All I ever needed
Was a ticket for the rain
And when the sky began to fall
It washed away the pain
Right away I understood
How things were not the same
Cause all I ever needed
Was a ticket for the rain

I lie awake in wonder as the silence fades
Everything I ever knew I came to know again
Everything I hate in you I embody now
It's gonna take another lifetime
To work it out somehow
You said the world won't wait for me
But I believed it would
And flew away to find the painted bird
I honed my family history my persecution rights
Every minor chord struck in the night

All I ever needed
Was a ticket for the rain
And when the sky began to fall
It washed away the pain
Right away I understood
How things were not the same
All I ever needed
Was a ticket for the rain