Lyrics

Rain King
(music and lyrics by Adam Duritz & David Bryson)

When I think of heaven, I think of a black-winged bird
I think of flying down into a sea of pens and feathers
and all the other instruments of faith and hope and God
In the belly of a black-winged bird
Don't try to feed me
‘Cause I've been here before, and I deserve a little more

CHORUS:
I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been crying
And I've been thinking
And I am the Rain King

I said “Mama, Mama, Mama, why am I so alone?”
I can't go outside
I'm scared I might not make it home
But I'm alive, I’m alive, still I'm sinking in
If there's no one at home at your place
Why don't you invite me in
Don't try to bleed me
‘Cause I've been there before and I deserve a little more

I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been lying
And I've been sinking
And I am the Rain King

Hey, I only want the same as anyone
Henderson is waiting for the sun
And it seems night endlessly begins and ends
After all the dreaming I come home again

(I belong, I belong, I belong)

When I think of heaven, deliver me in a black-winged bird
I think of dying; lay me down in a field of flaming heather
Render up my body into the burning heart of God in the belly of a black-winged bird
Don't try to bleed me
‘Cause I've been here before and I deserve a little more

I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
She's been dying
And I been drinking