Candles in the Rain
Melanie

Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile
At the ones who stand and frown

We were so close there was no room
We bled inside each other's wounds
We all had caught the same disease
And we all sang the songs of peace

Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile
At the ones who stand and frown

So raise candles high 'cause if you don't
We could stay black against the night
Oh raise them higher again
And if you do we could stay dry against the rain

Lay down lay down lay it all down
Let your white birds smile
At the ones who stand and frown

Some came to sing, some came to pray
Some came to keep the dark away
So raise candles high 'cause if you don't
We could stay black against the sky
Oh oh raise them higher again
And if you do we could stay dry against the rain

Hurricane Katrina blew me away . . . but the human heart shining through took the cake!  For, amidst the finger pointing of the federal and local bureaucrats, the American people once again showed a fierce compassion in the outpouring of what each person could freely give!  Mother Nature may have reminded us that she is greater than all the world's technology combined - but we showed each other that we can and will rise above the worst that is bourne upon us.