Too eager to appease   The cure is the disease   And it's only growing worse      Day by day it takes its hold   Divides its cells a thousandfold   And makes your blindness seem perverse      Out of sight and out of mind    Are deadly traits when they're combined   But it's easier that way      Sit and watch the world go by   While all the problems multiply   With nothing left to do but pray      CHORUS   I am the rain   Falling down to cover you    Wish me away   But I'm here for your own good   I am the storm    Sent to wake you from your dream   Show me your scorn   But you'll thank me in the end      These amenities are nice   But there is need for sacrifice   You must lose so you may gain      It's too easy to malign   The implements that steal our time    But it's we who are to blame       Fill your pockets while you can   And try to keep the upper hand   The voice of reason sounds so shrill      Surround yourself with all you own    Work your fingers to the bone   And happiness evades you still      (CH)      Too eager to appease   You've lost the forest for the trees   And it really is a shame      It is such a sorry sight   When you evaluate your life    You've only got yourself to blame       (CH)