BLOOD IN THE RAIN
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Description
This is a remake of an older song of mine that Bret Stritch helped me with. Bret is on guitar and I am on drums. The song is based on true events that happened when I was preaching out in Plains, KS. This is copyrighted material. The beginning of the song contains an excerpt from Paul Harvey's radio broadcast of "If I Were the Devil..." (one of his most popular broadcasts. I was was blessed to have met this fine Christian man at a Tent Revival held in Kiamichie Mountains of Oklahoma.
Lyrics
“BLOOD IN THE RAIN” Music and lyrics by Michael J. Martin written on 02/10/1996 @ 3:15 AM VERSE I: (Em) Anger grips her heart so tight… (A) For all the suffering she does tonight… (Em) An ounce of strength is all she has… (A) To make it through the night… (Em) Somehow her man has done her wrong… (A) The love she once had now is gone… (Em) (A) All that’s left is painful memories… (C) (Em) Of the damage that was done… CHORUS: (D) (C) (Em) Hold back the fist that caused her harm… (C) (Em) Remember you won her with all your charm… (C) (Em) What has she done to deserve this pain… (C) (D) Cause what you leave her with… (Em) Is tears of blood in the rain… VERSE II: (Em) He grips the bottle with his lips… (A) Forgetting he has a son and a wife… (Em) Tonight he’ll prove he’s king of… (A) The castle with her life… (Em) When will you learn to make amends… (A) For all the mess you’ve put her in… (Em) (A) All the beatings were never your intent… (C) (Em) It’s time it came to an end… CHORUS: (D) (C) (Em) Hold back the fist that caused her harm… (C) (Em) Remember you won her with all your charm… (C) (Em) What has she done to deserve this pain… (C) (D) Cause what you leave her with… (Em) Is tears of blood in the rain… BRIDGE: ENDING: (D) (Em) (Em) (A) Lay the bottles in the grave… Tears of blood… Tears of Blood… (D) (Em) (D) (Em) Before you send your family there… Tears of blood in the rain… (3 x’s) (D) (Em) (Em) Give your life a chance to save… Blood in the rain… (3 x’s) (C) (D) Because inside you ought to care… (*Fade out with (Em) twice*) (*Go back to CHORUS then to ENDING*)
