"London in the Rain (Demo 1999)" genre: Ska
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	Ska-core song written by Jay while in London.
	CD: Stuck in The Middle compilation CD   Label: Nü Harmony Productions/Metro Recordings Credits: Vocals: Jay Insult, Guitar: Tucker Brennan, Bass: Sean Moran, Drums: Justin LeBlanc, Lyrics: Jay Insult, Music: Tucker Brennan
	Story Behind the Song The motivation for this song was strolling the streets of London and observing what struck me as a large number of homeless that not only were homeless, but also very young. Folks who should have been in college or going to their first job interview had already given up and were resigned to street life. Somehow, this scene had never quite struck me in the homeless of NYC or Boston or Philadelphia or DC, the cities to which I was most accustomed, as it did beneath the grey London sky. It was a tremendous feeling of helplessness, as it always is to not be able to help the sheer numbers of homeless on any direct level, but it was even more humbling to observe that it was my own generation which I couldn't save. I wrote Londoon in the Rain at my hotel room at 4:30 in the morning. London in the Rain expresses both my frustration at not being able to help all my brothers, and hopefully strikes and emotional chord with listeners. Interesting as it was our first collaboration, but it also features what I consider to be one of the most shining examples of Tucker's songwriting prowess, creating a driving, danceable, catchy ska rhythm which retains the fury of the emotions of the lyrics. Always used to close the Insults set. Lyrics Turn the corner, turn away From Leicester Square during the day There's a storm rising up So get the Hell away Walking down the road I see a man, 20 years old He's sleeping in the street And it's getting damned cold There's a young man crying In London in the rain There's no superheroes flying In London in the rain People give up trying In London in the rain Humanity is dying In London in the rain They're not hidden in the street But ragged sheets obscure their feet If you can't spare two pence Just don't let your eyes meet A young woman moans in pain No protection from the rain Who to help, who to deny? And who can I blame? There's a young man crying In London in the rain There's no superheroes flying In London in the rain People give up trying In London in the rain Humanity is dying In London in the rain There's a young man crying In London in the rain There's no superheroes flying In London in the rain People give up trying In London in the rain Humanity is dying In London in the rain Heads buried in their arms Forbidden to sell their charms They sleep in the Tube tunnel Hope they do no harm Drop a coin, change for her There's a boy on the next corner You can't be his savior Only be his mourner There's a young man crying In London in the rain There's no superheroes flying In London in the rain People give up trying In London in the rain Humanity is dying In London in the rain There's a young man crying In London in the rain There's no superheroes flying In London in the rain People give up trying In London in the rain Humanity is dying In London in the rain

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