I want to wake up with the rain Falling on a tin roof While I'm safe there in your arms So all I ask is for you To come away with me in the night Come away with me
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker wants a safe, romantic night indoors and asks their partner to leave the world with them.
- In plain terms
- I want a safe rainy night with you so let us go away together.
- What can you take from it?
- Safety and intimacy often feel like escaping the world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes you feel safe?
- Who would you go away with?
Another view
Escaping to night ignores problems that need facing.
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