Hot sticky scenes, you know what I mean
Like a desert sun that burns my skin
I've been waiting for her, for so long
Open the sky and let her come down

Here comes the rain
Here comes the rain
Here she comes again
Here comes the rain

Hot sticky scenes, you know what I mean
Like a desert sun that burns my skin
I've been waiting for her for so long
Open the sky and let her come down

Here comes the rain
Here comes the rain
Here she comes again
Here comes the rain

I love the rain
I love the rain
Here she comes again
Here comes the rain

Oh, rain
Rain
Rain
Oh, here comes the rain

I love the rain
Well, I love the rain
Here she comes again
I love the rain

Rain
Rain


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Rain Lyrics as written by William Duffy Ian Astbury

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  • +2
    General Comment

    Sex for sure. Lyrics suggest it's about a woman who squirts when she has an orgasm: "Here she comes again."

    Rocknrollnsighton January 20, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    ..a great mid 80s gothic anthem.. get out your black hat

    CharmingManon February 23, 2006   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation

    It seems he's fallen for a girl with whom he equates the sun beating down on the crops, burning them up and not allowing them to grow is akin to how he feels without her. At some point, she notices him and the love he has for her. When they finally get together, it allows his heart and soul to finally be nourished and grow the way the rain nourishes and feeds the crops in their dry, barren land. Each time they are together, she is like the rain for his dry, barren heart causing him to bloom and grow. He would burn up without her.

    AntiPatternon July 04, 2023   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Ian lived on 7 nations indian tribal land for a few years after school before returning to England. There are alot of native american references in his music. This song is actually about sex, but makes it sound like RAIN>

    xkmailon April 12, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I love the rain!!!

    mlopeson August 30, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Probably the best song on the Love album - IMHO. Based on the lack of posts on this and all of The Cult songs (also the fact that other great Cult songs aren't even listed on this site), I'd say they are very under-rated and overlooked. C'mon! Stop listening to homogenized "hit radio". It SUCKS! The Cult ROCKS!!!

    monster36604on January 14, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    It says on Wikipedia that "the lyrics were reportedly inspired by a Hopi rain dance". But of course, maybe that was only the starting point, and the song can be understood in two ways.

    soboton December 11, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Love the Cult. The song is referencing the love of something very natural - sex. It's about sex with someone you are spiritually connected with and two people become one. Time is irrelevant, only more sex.

    Capt Bunkon March 31, 2019   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Hilarious and brilliant video too, worth a look

    feufolleton January 29, 2020   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I think it's a song about the rain. Seriously though, epic Cult tune off of Love. Almost the best song on the album, but it took "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Brother Wolf Sister Moon" to displace it, and those are epic tracks. Phoenix is amazing too. But this one is great and it's such a simple riff but it works so, so well.

    adzreon May 24, 2020   Link

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