This Monday, as it rains outside for another night, (for what feels like a year of rain now), I decided a playlist of rainy songs was in order. Here are some oldies, some newbies, and just a whole lot of rainy lyrics to hopefully add a little something to these dreary days. Stay dry, stay smiling.
Let’s kick it off with some better known / classics:
Grateful Dead – Box of Rain
*Walk into splintered sunlight
inch your way through dead dreams to another land
maybe you’re tired and broken
your tongue is twisted,with words half spoken
and thoughts unclear
what do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through
a box of rain will ease the pain
and love will see you through*
Guns n’ Roses – November Rain ♥one of my favorites
*And when your fears subside
and shadows still remain
I know that you can love me
when there’s no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness
we still can find a way
’cause nothing lasts forever
even cold November rain*
Counting Crows – Rain King
*Cause I’ve been there before and I deserve a little more
I belong in the service of the Queen
I belong anywhere but in between
she’s been lying, I’ve been sinking
and I am the Rain King*
Let’s go back to Middle School / High School for a bit:
Garbage – Only Happy When it Rains
*I only smile in the dark
my only comfort is the night gone black
I didn’t accidentally tell you that
I’m only happy when it rains
you’ll get the message by the time I’m through
when I complain about me and you
I’m only happy when it rains*
Blind Melon – No Rain
*I just want someone to say to me
I’ll always be there when you wake
ya know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today
so stay with me and I’ll have it made
and I don’t understand, why I sleep all day
and I start to complain
that there’s no rain*
Billie Myers – Kiss The Rain
*Kiss the rain, whenever you need me
Kiss the rain, whenever I’m gone too long
If your lips feel lonely and thirsty
Kiss the rain, and wait for the dawn
Keep in mind, we’re under the same sky
And the night’s, as empty for me as for you
If you feel, you can’t wait till morning
Kiss the rain*
Back to the 21st century – here are some new(ish) rainy songs, including of course Adele, with one of my favorite songs to date.
Glee – Singing in the Rain / Umbrella
*I’m singin’ in the rain
Just singin’ in the rain
What a glorious feeling
and I’m happy again
I’m laughing at clouds
So dark , up above
The sun’s in my heart
And I’m ready for love
You can stand under my umbrella*
Paramore – When It Rains
*And when it rains on this side of town
It touches everything
Just say it again and mean it
We don’t miss a thing*
Adele – Set Fire to The Rain
*I set fire to the rain
Watched it pour as I touched your face
Well, it burned while I cried
‘Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
I set fire to the rain
And I threw us into the flames
Well I felt something die
‘Cause I knew that there was the last time, the last time*
Happy Listening ♥♥♥♥
