Track 7 of the album Marrow · 2019
Corner Pitch, Rain on the Strings
by Iron Marrow
“A tiny town corner and rain on the strings. We busked this before we ever recorded it.”
metal · heavy metal · melodic metal · 4:05
Lyrics
Gray sky over the station stairs Cold wind on the stone I set my case down on the ground And I play here alone The strings are wet, my fingers ache But the sound goes up like smoke A stranger slows and looks at me And I know the song has spoke Play it loud, play it long Let the rain keep time Rain on the strings, I play on Rain on the strings, till the night is gone One more coin and one more face Turning toward the sound Rain on the strings, I play on Standing on my ground A woman stops beneath her coat She hums along a while A boy pulls at his father's sleeve And gives me a little smile My hands are cold, my heart is warm The crowd is only four But four is a choir if they stay And I play a little more Play it loud, play it long Let the rain keep time Rain on the strings, I play on Rain on the strings, till the night is gone One more coin and one more face Turning toward the sound Rain on the strings, I play on Standing on my ground When the lights go out along the street And the last train rolls away I will pack my guitar in its case And carry the song home Tomorrow I will come again To the same wet corner stone Rain on the strings, I play on Rain on the strings, till the night is gone One more coin and one more face Turning toward the sound Rain on the strings, I play on I am never alone Rain on the strings I play on