When The Rain Comes (Demo) by NigelParry published on 2015-06-08T03:28:26Z Notes and lyrics; I was driving home from a festival in Taranaki. The summer had been very dry and the landscape was parched. Then came the storm and the road turned into a river. It got me thinking about the extremes of climate, how they are becoming more extreme, more often. And I wrote this song. I hope somehow, somewhere, it makes a difference (special demo recording for Climate Change LSC Songwriting Challenge. For me, the song is about; yes, there is climate change and things are getting worse; yes, we as human beings are responsible; the challenge is, can we make things better or will we die off before the planet improves again? When the rain comes The paddocks red dust and the animals suffer Grass bone white but the earth will recover When the rain comes, this land will be green once again The water’s too deep in the storm without end Red wounds run freely cut deep in the land As the rain fades, these hills will be green once again Chasing dark gold is not feeding the famished Mining the deep 'til the hunger has vanished When the tide turns, will the waters run clear once again? Soft gentle breeze and the warmth of the ocean Are thrown into turmoil by our generation When our lights fade, will the air be clean once again? When our lights fade, will the air be clean once again? When the tide turns, will the waters run clear once again? As the rain fades, these hills will be green once again? When the rain comes, this land will be green once again? When the rain comes…. Copyright Nigel Parry (Nigel Lloyd Parry) 2014, APRA member number 787999. Photo credit: Paul Douglas, Creative Commons. Genre World Comment by Steve Low Go NZ! The starkness of the backing adds weight to the sombre meessage 2016-05-20T19:38:34Z Comment by Dudley Harvey-Smith good stuff Nigel. Very strong and earthy. 2015-11-27T09:06:38Z Comment by Karl Nice, love how minimal it is, sounds so dry! 2015-11-25T03:29:08Z Comment by Valentin Marx Love it 2015-10-02T02:50:54Z Comment by NigelParry @fried9: I do (and with a band sometimes). Around Wellington, around New Zealand, and occasionally elsewhere around this beautiful planet 2015-07-14T02:24:07Z Comment by NigelParry @lisha261: Thanks. I was after that 'tribal' feel 2015-07-07T21:30:41Z Comment by NigelParry @amos047: Thanks. Yes, it is important for all of us. Feel free to share - I hope it makes a difference. 2015-07-07T21:30:19Z Comment by NigelParry @chiesa22: Thanks. It's taken a few steps to get to that stage. 2015-07-07T21:29:38Z Comment by NigelParry @edward12-1: Thanks :-) 2015-07-07T21:28:48Z Comment by Dwight666 very earthy 2015-07-07T19:37:06Z Comment by StarTrack Music Promotion Brilliant Nigel, well done! Love how you just use vocals and drums. Carwyn here. Keep up the good work! 2015-06-20T04:05:02Z Comment by AJ Crawshaw I like the folk feel 2015-06-18T20:28:00Z