First the Rain

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lyrics

Well you rode out from your home,
and you made yourself a good name,
and you traveled the world.
Still I understand you wonder whose banners you should fly.
While I dare not presume to speak for your heart,
you've been wise to ride without them, for a while.
You see, I've got friends who backed Constantine,
and I've got friends who backed Maxentius,
and I've got a few who switched sides along the way.
It's never best to let these civil wars define us,
brand you with a badge until your dying day,

So let the flags come down
Keep the colors grey
Not yet the rainbow, first the rain

The rain is cool, the rain is humble,
the rain falls mainly on the fence.
The rain brings life, the rain brings cover,
it keeps the enemy in his tents.
The rain will patter at your window,
while you sip your tea and write,
doing your life's work, keeping nimble.
The rain meets a seed lodged in the sand,
the seed greets the rain with a kiss,
and with the kiss becomes a tendril.

So let the flags come down
Keep the colors grey
Not yet the rainbow, first the rain

On the road to Camboritum there's a tavern full of ale
where the dog who's mostly wheaten has a whiter shade of tale
There's some sisters and their brothers, a philosopher on loan,
and a captain on the sea, and a pretender to the throne.
When the captain leaves the table and you reassess the crew
whoever wins your heart I'll lift my glass of Anchor Steam
from here, to yours, and you

Let the flags come down
Keep the colors grey
Not yet the rainbow, first the rain

credits

from Camperdown House, released September 10, 2020
Vocals & keyboards: John David Duncan
Guitars & bass: Sam Densmore
Drums: Susan Lucia
Percussion: Joey Harmon
Backing Vocals: Sarah Wolff & Blaine Heinonen

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Camperdown House is a project of songwriter John David Duncan in Portland, Oregon.

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