Folding Chairs in the Rain – A Haunting Song About Loss and What’s Left Behind

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“Folding Chairs in the Rain” is a deeply emotional piano ballad about grief, silence, and the weight of moments that follow a funeral. Inspired by the intimacy and storytelling style of 90s alternative classics, this song captures the quiet aftermath—the things left unsaid, and the rituals we hold on to when someone we love is gone.

If you've ever stood still in the rain after saying goodbye, this one is for you.

🎵 Lyrics below:

Folding Chairs in the Rain
by The Sad Sandwich

[verse 1]
Mom said don’t be late, but I was
Tried to pick a shirt that didn’t say too much
Dad stood still, hands inside his coat
Eyes locked on the hearse like it might float

Uncle Jim smoked five in a row
Didn’t say a word, just stared below
I held her picture like a shield
But nothing safe was left to feel

[chorus]
Just folding chairs in the rain
No one's saying her name
The sky don’t even try to cry
Like it knows we’re past goodbye
Just folding chairs in the rain

[verse 2]
The priest forgot her middle name
He called her kind, but never brave
My brother cracked, but turned his face
Like sadness was a thing you could erase

I looked for comfort, found none there
The casseroles just filled the air
I left my coat inside the pew
Walked outside with soaked dress shoes

[chorus]
Just folding chairs in the rain
No one's saying her name
The sky don’t even try to cry
Like it knows we’re past goodbye
Just folding chairs in the rain

[verse 3]
I stayed behind when they drove home
Just needed time to be alone
Pulled one chair out and took a seat
Let the rain collect around my feet

I whispered things I never said
To a silent field and a stone that read
"Too soon" like that could explain
The weight of all this quiet pain

[chorus]
Just folding chairs in the rain
No one's saying her name
The sky don’t even try to cry
Like it knows we’re past goodbye
Just folding chairs in the rain

[outro]
Just folding chairs... in the rain...

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