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[Verse 1 – Male]
I was born in the back of a Salem storm,
Mama cursed the sky, said the world was torn.
Dad left tracks on a muddy road,
Just me and the trees, cold and alone.
[Verse 1 – Female]
I came down like light through Douglas fir,
Wings too white for the world to blur.
But the rain caught flame in my chest that day,
Now I walk this earth with the fallen and frayed.
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[Pre-Chorus – Together, trading lines]
(Male) F*** a silver spoon, I had a rusted chain,
(Female) I kissed the stars, then danced in pain.
(Both) Every bruise was a badge of pride,
Learned to scream where the wild things hide.
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[Chorus – Female leads, Male echoes]
(Female) I was raised by rain, carved by pine,
(Male) (Raised by rain, carved by time)
(Female) Bled my truth on the county line.
(Male) (Bled it out, no warning sign)
(Both) Oregon, you cold-hearted queen,
You taught me to fight, to feel, to dream.
(Female) I don’t need no city lights,
(Male) Just that thunder on mountain nights.
(Both) I was raised by rain—
And I’ll die in the storm again.
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[Verse 2 – Male]
Broke my heart on the cliffs of Coos Bay,
She left me for the sun down in L.A.
But I don’t chase what don’t belong,
I build my love where the rivers run strong.
[Verse 2 – Female]
I sang to ghosts in the Gorge at night,
Halo cracked in the pale moonlight.
Found redemption in forest fire,
Now I rise with blood and wire.
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[Chorus – Male leads, Female harmonizes & lifts]
(Male) I was raised by rain, scarred and free,
(Female) (Scarred and free, so heavenly)
(Male) No place else can handle me.
(Female) (No place else I’d rather be)
(Both) Oregon, you cruel old flame,
I still burn in your goddamn name.
So pour the clouds and call me home,
I’m done running—I’m not alone.
I was raised by rain—
And I’ll die in the storm again.
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[Bridge – Female as Angel, Male as Demon, contrast tones]
(Female) Don’t give me peace, give me the fire,
(Male) Don’t give me light, give me the liar.
(Both) I’ll howl like a dog in the old Cascade—
This land don’t break, it f***ing remakes.
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[Final Chorus – Full power duet]
(Female) I was raised by rain, kissed by flame,
(Male) Dragged through hell, but I know your name.
(Both) Oregon, you beautiful sin,
Let the thunder crash, let the song begin.
So pour the clouds and pull me in,
This storm’s the place I’ve always been—
I was raised by rain—
And I’ll die in the storm again.
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