Cloud of Pain

Underneath a cloud of pain
Falls a shower of gentle rain
Though your soul is parched and broken
Still there's something to be gained
Underneath a cloud of pain

1.Tears flow
I shut my eyes and let the wind blow
Our angry words were hung like pictures on the wall
They echoed down the hall
I could not find a reason to go on

But after counting every tear
My eyes began to clear
And there she stood, the one who loves me
Only hoping I could hear
After counting every tear

2. 'Polly!'
I heard my daughter calling, 'Polly!'
The silence answering was crueler than the cold
She would not be consoled
But still she lit a candle for her friend

And as she gazed into the flame
I could see her hope betray her
Every heart she touched fell open
Though my own was choked with blame
As she gazed into the flame

3.Falling
The tower was spewing flames and falling
Debris and bodies rained in torrents all around
The thunder shook the ground
A Child of Islam stumbled to his knees

And, though destruction ruled the skies
There was one who heard his cries
A Jew reached down to help the Muslim
Cheat the Reaper of his prize
Though destruction ruled the skies

(Heartbreak, sorrow, leave tomorrow)

Anguish shadows my soul as I sleep
Begging me for a swallow so deep
On the window pane
Can you hear the rain?

Underneath a cloud of pain
Falls a shower of gentle rain
Cool and clear to wash the wounds from
Things we struggle to explain
Underneath a cloud of pain