Lay Down

About Lay Down

"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" was the second single from Melanie Safka's 1970 album Candles in the Rain. It was her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100. The record was ranked number 23 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970. It was released in March 1970. The recording was a collaboration between Melanie and the Edwin Hawkins Singers, who had reached the national Top Ten the previous year with "Oh Happy Day". Melanie wrote the song after performing at Woodstock in August 1969; the song's lyrics describe what she felt as she looked out at the sea of people in the audience. more »

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Lay down lay down, let it all down 
Let your white birds smile up at the 
Ones who stand and frown 
Lay down lay down, let it all down 
Let your white birds smile up at the 
Ones who stand and frown 

We were so close, there was no room 
We bled inside each others wounds 
We all had caught the same disease 
And we all sang the songs of peace 

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So raise the 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 

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We were so close, there was no room 
We bled inside each others 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 the 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 

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Melanie

Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark". Borne in its Latin form by two saints: Melania the Elder and her grand-daughter Melania the Younger, the name was introduced to England by the Normans in its French form Melanie. However the name only became common in English usage in the 1930s due to the popularity of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and its 1939 filmation, as one of the novel's main characters was named Melanie Hamilton. The name's popularity increased until the 1970s since remaining constant. Melanie was the 80th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and - as Mélanie - was the 86th most popular name for girls born in Fr… more »

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