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Rainy Afternoon Lyrics - Shayna Blass


Soundtrack: American Dreamer

Rainy Afternoon Lyrics

Rainy Afternoon Song Lyrics


Oh yeah, I'm heading out from this rainy afternoon
Though I want to stay in this city
Cause it's too close to where he might be
But the sky is telling me to drown
So I'll head out before he can notice
And I'll catch my train and
I'll drown on this rainy afternoon


Oh yeah, I'm heading out on this rainy afternoon
I found a small note in his pocket
That it surely wasn't written out for me
And he said that the love was so true
And there's only one thing for him to do
To leave me and love her for all of the lives on this
rainy afternoon

Don't let him see me cry
Don't need his petty glares
Just let this wash the paint away
Please make it so I don't care
Oh yeah, Oh yeah,

I'm heading out on this rainy afternoon
I left all my troubles behind
And I'm letting the rain take my focus
Cause the sky is telling me to drown
And I'll stay here until he can notice
Anything to keep from breaking down on this
rainy afternoon

[guitar solo]

Oh yeah, I'm heading out on this rainy afternoon
Don't want to stay in this city
Cause it's too close to where he might be
But the sky is telling me to drown
So I'll head out before he can notice
And I'm catching my train down town on this
rainy afternoon



March, 24th 2024

Song Facts:



"Rainy Afternoon" is a somber song by Shayna Blass that delves deeper into the themes of love, loss, and everything that remains after love is killed within personal wreckage.

The song was a part of the film "American Dreamer" in 2024, along with Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine in the leading roles. The picture is supposed to carry the same human relations, dream, and self-identification, subjects to which Blass' track corresponds, with both its introspective words and the melancholic tune.

The great and genius piece of art has been done by an artist called Shayna Blass — talents known and recognized for the widest talent in the whole entertainment industry. Involvement in theatre has been used to showcase her prowess, and probably this is taking her beyond just music influence.

Annotations and Meaning:



"Rainy Afternoon" works as a tale of departure and the emotional struggle with leaving a city and love that scarcely waited for the protagonist. The image repetition of rain actually means both cleansing and an overwhelming sadness after the end of a big chapter in one's life. The catching of a train is that of moving forward physically, something which actually is mirroring the journey of emotions that the protagonist has been going through.

She would, therefore, leave in search of a note not meant for her, but that realization would fire an agent of change. That is when the painful realization sets in: love can sometimes be one-directional, and leaving may be the only road to healing. The lyrics suitably depict an inner struggle: whether to stick around to witness the one who has made a choice against the other or escape from the remembrance of the pain.

Metaphorically, the phrase "the sky is telling me to drown" portrays the state of the protagonist, the huge weight of sadness pressing down, urging to let go and allow the emotional flood to take over as a part of healing. Yet in choosing to move on, there was some resilience; and in such a decision, there was silent strength. She was not going to let herself drown in the rain but would let it wash away her pain.

"Rainy Afternoon" is a capture of something so general: the experience of love lost, the heartbreak, and the very big but necessary undertaking of finding oneself and renewal. When "Star" came to take its place within the soundtrack of "American Dreamer," it would give the film one of its most critical moments, but also end up providing a touching, perspective-giving reflection on love and its painful growth. When it is dealing with moving on within life, that realization is even more poignant for audiences—I hope—who are watching and listening to "Rainy Afternoon." This is a really relevant piece of Shayna Blass's collection and the wider-reaching relevance of music and film as cultural contexts.

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