Tears of Rain

"Tears of Rain" is a song by Greta Van Fleet from their second studio album, The Battle at Garden's Gate. It is the sixth track of the album.

Background
In an interview for G1, Josh Kiszka revealed the song was inspired by a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He told we was impressed by its difference from his social reality and its poverty, saying: "[...] You realize how lucky you are to just be born that way, realize the less comfortable condition of other people and put yourself in that place. It's very literal on some tracks. We are discussing certain groups of people seeking salvation. Especially on songs like "Tears of Rain". It talks about that."

When asked if the song was also inspired by the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the relation with the poverty - regarding the song's lyrics - Josh replied: "This is a more literal interpretation [about the forest]. It's certainly a part of the song. But, on the other hand, it's also like a painting by Salvador Dalí, an image that works as an analogy for people in the desert looking for rain. Everything is dry land. There is no water, there is no source of life. But we are optimistic in the end."

Composition
The song was described by Entertainment Weekly as a "pure theater, a layered guitar ballad that casually tiptoes towards an explosive payoff."

In a track by track interview, the band stated the song "is the communication between our souls and a higher power. It is about a primal people ravaged from a drought of hope. Our inspiration for the outro came from our love of soul music."