Meditation | “Rainbow,” by Kacey Musgraves

Taylor Donaldson, MTS II, soprano

Christopher Hossfeld, piano

Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life.

The full video recording of Seasons of Light 2020 can be found on the HDS YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVuYb9d7tCc&t=587s

TRANSCRIPT:

When it rains it pours

But you didn't even notice

It ain't rainin' anymore

It's hard to breathe when all you know is

The struggle of

Staying above

The rising water line

Well, the sky has finally opened

The rain and wind stopped blowin'

But you're stuck out

in the same old storm again

You hold tight to your umbrella

But, darling, I'm just tryin' to tell ya

That there's always been a rainbow

hangin' over your head

If you could see what I see

You'd be blinded by the colours

Yellow, red and orange and green

And at least a million others

So tie up the boat

Take off your coat

And take a look around

'Cause the sky has finally opened

The rain and wind stopped blowin'

But you're stuck out

in the same old storm again

You hold tight to your umbrella

Well, darling, I'm just tryin' to tell ya

That there's always been a rainbow

hangin' over your head

Oh, tie up the boat

Take off your coat

And take a look around

Everything is alright now

'Cause the sky has finally opened

The rain and wind stopped blowin'

But you're stuck out

in the same old storm again

Let go of your umbrella

'Cause, darling, I'm just tryin' to tell ya

That there's always been a rainbow

hangin' over your head

Yeah, there's always been a rainbow

hangin' over your head

It'll all be alright