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The Rain Falls

from Here I Am by Ben Travis

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This song is how I feel when I'm in a darker moment, I suppose. The incredible amount of suffering that the majority of the human race goes through is really just unimaginable to me. Sure, as Americans, many of us don't have the abject suffering that goes on other places, but if you chose a person at random and could really see every part of their life, I suspect you would see a good amount of suffering. I can comprehend a certain amount of suffering, as I could see it might help others have opportunities to develop important qualities such as compassion and kindness. But when I really look at the world, it seems like the suffering is just increasing, and I can't picture any way that it could turn around.

But those are my weaker moments. I do believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every human being, and I believe we must look toward the future with hope, and act where we can, even if it seems small and insignificant to us. The "rain" represents the neverending suffering that falls on us all. Who knows, maybe someday the rain will finally end. Until then, though, this song connects me to how I sometimes feel, and I hope you may be able to identify with it as well.

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The Rain Falls
© 2000 Ben Travis

I think the world
is a lonely place
We all look for ways
to make it more like home

We put pictures on the wall
But it doesn't help at all
Still the rain falls

So much hunger, so much war
Yet so little I can do
So I sit on my couch at home
Grab the remote control
See what's on
While the rain falls...

A little girl hears her father say,
"I wish you'd never been born at all"
And as she walks back to her room
Well, she wishes it too
Still the rain falls...

A woman comes to work
with bruises on her face
She says, "I fell down again."
And as the pieces fall apart
I know the bruises on her face
match the ones on her heart
while the rain falls...

The rain falls...
The rain falls...

Can you hear the rain fall?
Can you hear the rain fall?
It’s falling on the ones who have no one to love
It’s falling on the starving children
It’s falling on the ones, the ones who have no hope
The ones who suffer at the hands of others
The ones who feel afraid at night
And it’s falling on the ones
The ones who think they’ve got it all right

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from Here I Am, released September 10, 2013

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Ben Travis Nashville, Tennessee

I’m a Nashville-based audio engineer and producer. I work primarily with singer/songwriters and bands with original music to help them create a musical product they can be proud of without paying the prices of major studios.

I'm also an independent artist and songwriter. My music invites listeners to think and ask meaningful questions about the world around them.
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