Peter Gabriel - Red Rain

The official Red Rain video. Directed by Matt Mahurin. The opening track of Peter’s fifth studio album and the first one to have a proper title: So was a watershed release in his career. Its marriage of the artistic and the commercial made for an indisputable success, with the album quickly sitting atop the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Aside from some intriguing collaborations – with Laurie Anderson on This Is The Picture, Kate Bush on Don’t Give Up and Youssou N’Dour on In Your Eyes – it was the unity of singer, band and producer that made So such a crucial record in the Gabriel canon. # Red rain is coming down Red rain Red rain is pouring down Pouring down all over me I am standing up at the water’s edge in my dream I cannot make a single sound as you scream it can’t be that cold, the ground is still warm to touch (Hay ay ay we touch) This place is so quiet sensing that storm Red rain is coming down Red rain Red rain is pouring down Pouring down all over me Well I’ve seen them buried in a sheltered place in this town They tell you that this rain can sting, and look down There is no blood around See no sign of pain Hay ay ay no pain Seeing no red at all, see no rain Red rain is coming down Red rain Red rain is pouring down Pouring down all over me Red rain Putting the pressure on much harder now To return again and again Just let the red rain splash you Let the rain fall on your skin I come to you defences down With the trust of a child Red rain coming down Red rain Red rain is pouring down Pouring down all over me And I can’t watch anymore No more denial It’s so hard to lay down in all of this Red rain coming down Red rain is pouring down Red rain is coming down all over me I see it Red rain coming down Red rain is pouring down Red rain is coming down all over me I’m bathing in Red rain coming down Red rain is coming down Red rain is coming down all over me I’m begging you Red rain coming down Red rain coming down Red rain coming down Red rain coming down Over me in the red red sea Over me, over me, red rain Written by Peter Gabriel Published by Real World Music Ltd / Sony ATV #MusicVideo