It's Hard to Start a Fire in the Rain

9 weeks ago by @davidtaro · @stephenwordsmith

Liner Notes

It seemed rude not to at this stage... 😂

I got a tremendous sense of hope (in the face of tremendous challenges) from Stephen's now very famous lyrics. So in an attempt to capture a bit of that sentiment, I went full #poprock #piano #ballad on its ass. I hope that's acceptable @stephenwordsmith!

With the guitar solo, I was trying to channel my inner George Harrison on Let It Be (again, seemed rude not to, given I'd already borrowed large parts of the chord progression...).

I've been absolutely blown away by all the various interpretations I've heard so far. Hope there's more to come! What an incredible community you all are 😊

Lyrics

There's nothing but the nothingness before the silver spark
That summons the illusions to illuminate the dark
The blood is cold, the spirit low, the mind a weathered plain
And it's hard to start a fire in the rain, in the rain
It's hard to start a fire in the rain

No matter how we wend the way, the first step's always trying
So armed with willing sticks of wood and will of well-wrought iron
And versed so well in what it takes to rub without refrain
But it's hard to start a fire in the rain, in the rain
It's hard to start a fire in the rain

The trickle through your fingertips of thoughts that hold too long
The shush of records broken on the promise of a song
The flicker of a line that leaps and falters just as fast
The sputter of a first light that could never hope to last

So once again we set our soul into the sparks that fly
To burden them with bursts of life, to burn alive and die
To help us find the fortitude to fall and rise again
For it's hard to start a fire in the rain, in the rain
It's hard to start a fire in the rain
For it's hard to start a fire in the rain, in the rain
It's hard to start a fire in the rain
For it's hard to start a fire in the rain

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