Lay down (candles in the rain) melanie with the edwin hawkins singerslay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownlay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownwe were so close there was no roomwe bled inside each other's woundswe all had caught the same diseaseand we all sang the songs of peacelay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownlay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownso raise candles high 'cause if you don'twe could stay black against the nightoh raise them higher againand if you do we could stay dry against the rainlay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownlay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownwe were so close there was no roomwe bled inside each other's woundswe all had caught the same diseaseand we all sang the songs of peacesome came to sing, some came to praysome came to keep the dark awayso raise candles high 'cause if you don'twe could stay black against the skyoh oh raise them higher againand if you do we could stay dry against the rainlay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownlay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownlay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frownlay down lay down lay it all downlet your white birds smileat the ones who stand and frown.....