"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" was the second single from Melanie's 1970 album Candles in the Rain.
The song proved to be her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on Billboard's Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100.
The record was ranked #23 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970.
Lyrics
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down. Let your white birds smile. At the ones who stand and frown.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down. Let your white birds smile. At the ones who stand and frown.
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down. Let your white birds smile. At the ones who stand and frown.
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down. Let your white birds smile. At the ones who stand and frown.
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down.
