Saint Honesty – English Lyrics

• By: Sara Bareilles

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Sara Bareilles' "Saint Honesty" and explore the power of emotional honesty. This beautiful song uses the metaphor of rain to illustrate cleansing and renewal, offering valuable vocabulary and imagery for understanding complex emotions and personal resilience. Discover how embracing vulnerability can lead to inner peace.

[English]

We're leaving all the windows open

We don't even mind the rain

Or where we let the floors get wet

So what if the hardwood stains?

'Cause we're collecting evidence

Of one remarkable storm

How wild it was to find it, finally feel the climate

Instead of only staying dry and warm

Rain on us, Saint Honesty

Salvation is coming in the morning, but now what we need

Is a little rain on our face from you, sweet Saint Honesty

...

So we won't sleep tonight

While we brace against the wind

Oh, these hearts, they're weather-makers

We'll go where they take us

Until we find ourselves shelter again

We won't settle for the silence

We won't drown in the tears

We'll say every single word even if we think they'll hurt

Let the rain wash away these tears

Rain on us, Saint Honesty

Salvation is coming in the morning, and now what we need

Is a little rain on our face from you, sweet Saint Honesty

...

Oh, we won't let go, we'll be soaked to the bone

Baptized by truth, we will reap what we sow

Build our own higher ground when the rain's coming down

This is worth it to me, Saint Honesty

Rain

...

Salvation is coming in the morning

We'll wait patiently, aiming straight for it

But now what we need

Is a little rain on our face from you, sweet Saint Honesty

Key Grammar Structures

• We're leaving all the windows open

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The use of 'We're leaving' indicates an action happening now or in the near future, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the activity.

• So what if the hardwood stains?

  ➔ Rhetorical Question

  ➔ The phrase 'So what if...' is a rhetorical question used to dismiss the significance of a potential consequence, showing the speaker's nonchalance.

• 'Cause we're collecting evidence

  ➔ Contraction and Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The contraction 'we're' is used for 'we are', and the present continuous tense highlights the ongoing action of collecting evidence.

• Rain on us, Saint Honesty

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'Rain on us' is in the imperative mood, used to make a direct request or command, here invoking Saint Honesty to bring rain.

• We'll say every single word even if we think they'll hurt

  ➔ Future Simple Tense with 'will' and Conditional Clause

  ➔ The use of 'We'll say' indicates a future action, and 'even if' introduces a conditional clause, showing the action will occur regardless of potential pain.

• Baptized by truth, we will reap what we sow

  ➔ Past Passive Voice and Future Simple Tense

  ➔ 'Baptized by truth' uses the past passive voice to describe an action done to the subject, and 'we will reap' is in the future simple tense, indicating a future consequence.