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Lyrics So why the sudden change and what’s this all about? I know they speak your name, but where’s the sound right now? I can’t stop praying you’ll hear me play. I know that I’ll be with you there someday.

So where the hell’s my hope, and why can’t I just try? You know I’ve lost a lot, but I won’t let this die. I know I’ve got a friend up in the atmosphere, and another reason not to fear the sky; no, not tonight.

Can I pull out all the stops, and get out of this town? I want to make you proud, but I really don’t know how. I know it’s not helping to hear me say, “I wish it was me in the car that day.” Though something made me stop and think of what you said. You know it meant a lot, but I was just a kid, one with all these dreams of growing up and playing music on the road. I’ve been screaming all these years and thinking of you both.

So where’s my hope, and why can’t I just try? You know I’ve lost a lot, but I won’t let this die. I know I’ve got a friend up in the atmosphere, and another reason not to fear the sky; no, not tonight.

I wrote this note, because I never even told you. You know I’ve got some things to sing about, like we were young and holding true to all these songs that always made us pull through, and now I’ve got some words that I’ll write down. I’m sending this shit out.

So where’s my hope, and why can’t I just try? You know I’ve lost a lot, but I won’t let this die. I know I’ve got a friend up in the atmosphere, and another reason not to fear the sky; no, not tonight.

So where’s my hope, and why can’t I just try? You know I’ve lost a lot, but I won’t let this die. I know I’ve got a friend up in the atmosphere, and another reason not to fear the sky; no, not tonight.

So where the hell’s my hope, and why can’t I just try? You know I’ve lost a lot, but I won’t let this die. I know I’ve got a friend up in the atmosphere, and another reason not to fear the sky; no, not tonight. no, not tonight

 Analysis  The Permanent Rain is a song about the lead singer, Aj, who writes about losing two people that were very close to him and trying to deal with all the pain and sorrow he feels from their deaths. The mood of this song starts off depressing and sad when you first realize that he is singing about deaths of his loved ones. The mood becomes optimistic by the end of the song when he finally lets out his feelings, and accepts his lost and channels his sadness into music. Aj uses imagery to express his feelings by hearing, touch, and sight. He talks about him screaming from the pain and how he can still feel the presence of his deceased loved ones. The song is from a first person point of view from Aj's past experiences. The Dangerous summer uses end rhymes in different areas in each verse to give it a type of rhythm. Aj sings about many different subjects in his song.


 * Death** - From the beginning of the song, he mentions death and losing of loved ones. He says he does not understand why all this is happening to him. You find out later that one of his loved ones died in a car crash when he states, “I wish it was me in the car that day", and how he has lost two people when he says he has been screaming for them both.


 * Pain** - Many times in the song Aj mentions that he has no hope, and that he can not do anything in this situation. He says that he misses both of them and has been screaming and trying to deal with the ever lasting pain.


 * Regret** - Aj states multiple times how he wishes he could just play his music for them one more time. The way Aj talks about these two people, make them sound like their a parental figures. He makes many comments on how he wishes he could make them proud and that they were still here with him.


 * Recovering** - He knows that this happened and he can not change anything about it. He shows again how he wishes that he could just tell them how much he loved them and regrets not saying things he wish he had. But he knows he has to let all these things out and try to get through this situation.


 * Letting Go** - Aj uses this song to get all his feelings out on paper, into a song, channeling all of his pain and sadness into something he can hold on too and uses it as a way to finally let go. In the chorus he says he will not let this die, meaning he will not let these deaths hold him back, and he will still pursue his career in music just as they would of wanted him too.


 * Heaven** - A topic this is very settle but is still present throughout the song. In the first verse he states he says, "I know that I’ll be with you there someday," meaning he will be with them in heaven once he dies. In the chorus he says he has a friend up in the atmosphere making another referral to heaven. He then says he has no reason to fear the sky meaning that he does not fear death anymore because he knows that he has someone up there waiting for him.

 After further research i found this quote from Aj explaining the meaning of "The Permanent Rain".
 * Theme - The theme of this song is to let go of all the pain and sorrow that you are feeling even if you feel like you can not. You need to let all your feelings, sorrows, and regrets out before you can be at peace with yourself. You may have some pain, but ultimately you let go of everything and channel your pain into something positive.**

AJ - "The Permanent Rain" is a very personal song about two people very close to me who passed away. My good friend, and my grandmother. My grandmother taught me about music and always pushed me in that direction. The song is about how I wish she'd be here to see what I've done with what she gave me. It is generally about the grief caused by the situations, but using music as an outlet, and a reason to pursue music in general.

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