LYRICS
If you open the door
And take a step out
You might find some more
Of what I’m talking about
The Reign of Rain
Is pounding my head
It’ll drive you insane
’till you wish you were dead
Chinese water torture
That’s for sure
The dripping of the rain
Is getting to my brain
If you open the door
And take a step out
You might find some more
Of what I’m talking about
The Reign of Rain
Is pounding my head
It’ll drive you insane
’till you wish you were dead
Never a moment dull
Dripping on my skull
Get it through my head
The climate change dread
If you open the door
And take a step out
You might find some more
Of what I’m talking about
The Reign of Rain
Is pounding my head
It’ll drive you insane
’till you wish you were dead
Wind whistling through my ear
Makes it hard to hear
What’s becoming clear
Easy isn’t near
Chords: G C A D / D A E A / Bridge A Ab G G Ab A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
The song was written during an extreme weather event.
Violent Rain
Multiple factors figure into the physics of violent rain. The Momentum of Rain is p = mv (p = momentum, m = mass, v = velocity.) Part of the increasing momentum is transferred to the sides and upward increasing wind turbulence, as well as updrafts. Most of the momentum is transferred upon impact. You may notice the rain bouncing higher off the streets and sidewalks. As rain becomes more massive, it will have greater momentum when it hits the ground causing more damage.
Mass is not the only factor in violent rain. The greater the mass of the rain the more the wind turbulence is intensified. Professor Paul D. Williams of the University of Reading, UK, said, “They are chaotic (chaos theory). Turbulence is known famously as the hardest problem in physics.” In their study Evidence for Large Increases in Clear-Air Turbulence Over the Past Four Decades, Prof. Williams and his team found “Climate change has caused turbulence to double in the last 40 years” and is expected to double or triple again in the next decades.
The momentum of rain and the turbulence of wind are part of a larger equation that includes not only the mass and velocity of precipitation but also the density. The combination of these variables results in an increased intensity of the flow dynamics. Increased updrafts will result in an increase in the frequency of hail. When violent rain becomes denser and turns into hail, it can be deadly. Ground without groundcover will be hit harder causing more damage. The groundcover will also be hit harder causing more damage. Concrete, asphalt, solar panels, roofs, and plants will sustain more damage. Hail may also impact your skull. Infants and young children are at highest risk. Several infants have been killed by hail in the past year.
Wind and water flow forces scale as the square of velocity, so as flow speeds increase (say due to more intense heating or heavier rain) the damage scales as the square of the velocity. Look at drag physics and you will see that force is proportional to density times square of velocity (v^2).
— from The Reign of Violent Rain / Brouse and Mukherjee (2023)