This song has been lying around on the home stretch for quite a while. A couple of people contributed mixes, and the song was actually completed, but I have never been quite satisfied with my own mix because I could not find the right concept for it - so I kept tweaking and tweaking ...
Finally I made up my mind and decided on the mixing style posted here. I'm posting all the available other mixes too, so you can pick the one you like best - they are all very different in style.
This is the original thread in Studio "A":
http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?topic=7606.0CRYING IN THE RAIN
Vocals: Domenico Mercurio
Lyrics: Noel Downs
Guitar: Bobby Clohessy
Bass: Michael McKinnon
Drums: Alberto Villa
Composed, arranged & mixed by Steffen Offermann
A lonely man just standing,
wile The rain is pouring down,
All alone in a lonely street,
Stranded in a no place town.
No comfort in remembering,
When all he sees is loss,
Gloomy skies no future,
Where has the sunshine gone.
Cars drift by like memories,
Each one brings new pain.
Soaking him in passing,
He's crying in the rain.
No-one sees the tears,
He's not trying to hide,
And a broken friendship
never really mends.
Lights of a late night cafe,
Blink inviting him in,
Another unseen shelter,
From the bitter, icy wind,
A choking lump weighs heavy,
Where the lonely heart still beats,
It's as empty as the beer can,
Rattling down the street,
Cars drift by like memories,
Each one brings new pain.
Soaking him in passing,
He's crying in the rain.
No-one sees the tears,
He's not trying to hide,
Like a broken friendship
it never really mends.
He's blinded by self pity
So bleak it'll leave a stain
All he can see is darkness,
So he can't face the day,
No one will ever answer,
Any of his questions why ,
She had already left him,
Before he saw the signs.
Cars drift by like memories,
Each one brings new pain.
Soaking him in passing,
He's crying in the rain.
No-one sees the tears,
He's not trying to hide,
Like a broken friendship
it never really mends.
