Track 5 of the EP Lanterns Down at Closing Time · 2010

When the Heatwave Finally Broke

“We wrote it in the long hot summer when the hall had no air at all. When the weather broke we all ran out and sang on the grass.”

classical crossover · choral pop · uplifting · 3:34

Lyrics

For twelve long days the sun stood still above us
The pavements burned, the fountains ran dry
We waited on the steps with fans and patience
And watched for any cloud to cross the sky

Then something shifted in the evening stillness
A scent of rain came rolling down the street
The children stopped their games and looked up smiling
And felt the first cool drops upon their feet

Oh, let it fall, let it fall, let it fall on us
Silver on the rooftops, silver on the stone
Oh, let it fall, we are singing in the rain
Hearts wide open, never walking home alone

The neighbours spilled out laughing on the doorsteps
The old man danced barefoot upon the green
The whole wide city breathed a long, slow blessing
And every face was washed and bright and clean

Oh, let it fall, let it fall, let it fall on us
Silver on the rooftops, silver on the stone
Oh, let it fall, we are singing in the rain
Hearts wide open, never walking home alone

After every burning, there is mercy
After every thirst, a river's song
We were never meant to wait forever
Hope comes down like rain, and hope comes strong

Oh, let it fall, let it fall, let it fall on us
Silver on the rooftops, silver on the stone
Oh, let it fall, we are singing in the rain
Hearts wide open, never walking home alone

Never walking home alone
Never walking home alone