Don't Know Where It Started

Story Behind The Music –
When I wrote this song, I was thinking about the journey that life takes us on, and how it can transform who we are. Many years ago I met this Jamaican artist, and he left quite an impression on me. He was sanding a metal door to give it the appearance of wood grain. Sparks were flying all over the place, and in between loud bursts of electric sanding he would tell me a thing or two. One thing he said that really stuck with me was, “The truth is simple.”

That statement is where I start with Desert Rain. I’ve made a mistake or two in my life–“things have a way of happening,” but along the way I feel like I’ve gotten smarter. One of my favorite quotes is from Morris Day, lead singer for The Time, “You don’t want some young guy…you want an old guy with experienccccccce.” But experience comes with a price. The sky looked bigger when I was twelve. Everything was mysterious…”I’ve seen too much I am afraid to ever feel that way again.”

One of the things about the time we live in that haunts me the most is how much we’ve all learned to turn a blind eye to the hard truths. It’s easier not to get involved. But I believe we are all part of the problem and part of the solution–no matter what we do, we are a part of it…”And if I don’t get my hands dirty I’m an innocent bystander.”

It seems to me like the world is in a state of deep disorder. Sometimes I wonder if I am just seeing it that way, or if that’s how it really is. I also wonder if there was a way I could make the future certain and discover that feeling I had when I was a child, would I take that road? ~Charles D'Simone
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Desert Rain - Lyrics
It seems like the simplest solution
Is always the best answer
I don’t too know much about the weather
But I thought I knew what I was after
But things have a way of happening
Three turns on a road to nowhere now
I’ve seen to much I am afraid
To ever feel that way again

Did you trade
Your heart to be free
Did you think that it would
Come so easily

[Chorus]
Desert rain fall on me
Wash away everything
Make me new like I was born yesterday
Oh, oh desert rain

And if I don’t get my hands dirty
I’m an innocent bystander
But how can I sleep with this tonight
My eyes are open now I know
Some things get better with time
But some things just tear you apart
And if I had hands that could heal
I’d heal this broken heart

But don’t wait
I might take my time
Because this is not your walk 
This is mine

[Chorus]
Desert rain fall on me
Wash away everything
Make me new like I was born yesterday
Oh, oh desert rain

Tied up in chains I made myself
I feel a hard wind blowing
A heart that burns with pure desire
I am consumed by the fire
Oh desert rain
Oh desert rain

[Chorus]
Desert rain fall on me
Wash away everything
Make me new like I was born yesterday
Oh, oh desert rain

Desert Rain by (D)SIMONE

New York based indie/alternative rock quartet led by frontman/keyboardist/songwriter Charles D'Simone, backed by three highly talented musicians, drummer Michael Smith, guitarist Joe Belle and bassist Freddy Tecuanhuey. All music available for free download at https://soundcloud.com/dsimonemusic / https://www.youtube.com/user/DsimoneRocks

Desert Rain by (D)SIMONE

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