[Intro]

(Ooh... yeah...)

[Verse 1]
Streetlights flicker on the wet concrete
Shadows dancing underneath my feet
I'm walking home but I don't know the way
Lost inside the colors of the gray
The city breathes a sigh of cold despair
There's static electricity in the air

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm holding breath, waiting for a sign
To leave the broken pieces behind
The clock is ticking, but time stands still
Waiting for the thunder to fulfill

[Chorus]
Let it fall, let it wash it all away
Velvet rain, turning night into day
Softly hitting on my skin like a veil
Nothing left that could ever fail
Oh, velvet rain
Cleanse the pain

[Verse 2]
Memories like photographs in water
Fading faces of a daughter, son, a mother
Reflections shimmer in the puddles deep
Promises we made but couldn't keep
I close my eyes and listen to the sound
Of every drop that hits the ground

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm holding breath, waiting for a sign
To leave the broken pieces behind
The clock is ticking, but time stands still
Waiting for the thunder to fulfill

[Chorus]
Let it fall, let it wash it all away
Velvet rain, turning night into day
Softly hitting on my skin like a veil
Nothing left that could ever fail
Oh, velvet rain
Cleanse the pain

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
Morning comes but the sky remains
Heavy clouds still hold the chains
I learned to love the storm inside
There is no place left to hide
The water flows into the drain
Taking with it all the strain

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm holding breath, waiting for a sign
To leave the broken pieces behind
The clock is ticking, but time stands still
Waiting for the thunder to fulfill

[Chorus]
Let it fall, let it wash it all away
Velvet rain, turning night into day
Softly hitting on my skin like a veil
Nothing left that could ever fail
Oh, velvet rain
Cleanse the pain

[Bridge]
[Tempo slows down, emotional peak]
Break the sky open!
Let the rivers run!
No more hiding from the sun!
Wash me clean!
Wash me clean!

[Chorus]
Let it fall, let it wash it all away
Velvet rain, turning night into day
Softly hitting on my skin like a veil
Nothing left that could ever fail
Oh, velvet rain
Cleanse the pain

[Outro]
[Fading out, rain sounds return]
Just the rain...
Velvet rain...
(Ooh...)
It washes away...
[End]