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Rain on Me Lyrics by Ashanti
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- Recording: “Rain on Me” is credited to Ashanti.
- Released: May 14, 2013 on “Icon”.
- Length: The recording runs 4:58.
- Genre: Filed under R&B.
- Lyrics: This page has 69 lyric lines and 70 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
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The recording on this page is credited to Ashanti.
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The stored release association is “Icon”, dated 2013-05-14, with a duration of 4:58.
Rain on Me lyrics by Ashanti
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0:05Hmm, hmm, hmm, mmm
0:17Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
0:29I'm lookin' in the mirror at this woman down and out
0:34She's internally dyin', and knew this was not what love's all about
0:39I don't wanna be this woman the second time around
0:45'Cause I'm wakin' up screamin', no longer believin'
0:48That I'm gonna be around, yeah
0:51Over and over I tried (you know)
0:53And over and over you lied (oh-oh-oh)
0:56And over and over I cried (over, yeah)
1:02Over and over I tried (yeah, yeah, yeah)
1:05And over and over you lied (you lied)
1:08And over and over I cried, yeah
1:11I don't know why (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
1:19Rain on me
1:23Lord, won't you take this
1:26Pain from me?
1:28I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe, tell you just
1:31Rain on me
1:34Lord, won't you take this
1:37Pain from me
1:39I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe, babe
1:43See I don't want to hug my pillow late at night no more
1:49I'm tossin' and turnin' and thinkin' 'bout burnin' down these walls
1:54I don't wanna fuel this fire no more, no more, no more
1:59See I made up my mind, 'cause I've wasted my time
2:02Ain't nothin' here to keep me warm, yeah
2:05Over and over I tried (you know)
2:08And over and over you lied (oh, yeah)
2:11And over and over I cried (over and over, know why)
2:17Over and over I tried (yeah, yeah, yeah)
2:20And over and over you lied (yeah, yeah, yeah)
2:23And over and over I cried, yeah
2:25I cried, I cried, I cried, I cried, I cried (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
2:35Rain on me
2:38Lord, won't you take this
2:40Pain from me
2:43I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe, tell you just
2:46Rain on me
2:49Lord, won't you take this
2:52Pain from me
2:55I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe
2:58I'm so tired of the rain in my life
3:03And I'm so tired of the strain
3:07And I ain't gonna lie, 'cause
3:09Sometimes I can't sleep at night, and
3:12This here, it just don't seem right, and
3:15Sometimes I just wonder why I
3:18Almost let my life go by
3:20Sometimes I can't sleep at night, and
3:23This here, it just don't seem right, and
3:26Sometimes I just wonder why I
3:29Almost let my life go by (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
3:38Rain on me
3:41Lord, won't you take this
3:43Pain from me
3:46I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe, tell you just
3:49Rain on me
3:52Lord, won't you take this
3:55Pain from me
3:57Said I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe
4:00Rain on me
4:04Lord, won't you take this
4:06Pain from me
4:09I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe, tell you just
4:12Rain on me
4:15Lord, won't you take this
4:18Pain from me
4:20I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe
4:23♪
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“Rain on Me” by Ashanti is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Ashanti lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other R&B song lyrics.
- May 14, 2013Released
- 4:58Length
- 69Lyric lines
- 70Timed cues
- 258sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Rain on Me” by Ashanti
- 70 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The release record places this version on “Icon.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2013-05-14. The duration attached to the recording is 4:58.
Lyric structure
AskLyrics counted 69 lyric lines in 10 visible text sections. This edition carries 70 timed lyric cues spanning about 258 seconds. AskLyrics detected 11 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The YouTube player reads those timestamps continuously, while the saved offset aligns video time with the matched recording.
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- Album / release
- Icon
- Released
- 2013-05-14
- Length
- 4:58
- Recording source
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