It's only a guess, but Phil Collins is a bit of a Motown afficianado, I believe, and there is a Tempations song, "I wish it would rain", in which the lyricist wishes it would rain so nobody will see him crying, and I bet Phil Collins borrowed that part of that Lyric to express that sentiment.
The songs are different in other respects, but I bet that is the meaning of the refrain, "I wish it would rain down".
It's only a guess, but Phil Collins is a bit of a Motown afficianado, I believe, and there is a Tempations song, "I wish it would rain", in which the lyricist wishes it would rain so nobody will see him crying, and I bet Phil Collins borrowed that part of that Lyric to express that sentiment.
The songs are different in other respects, but I bet that is the meaning of the refrain, "I wish it would rain down".
I like this interpretation because the I think that the rain in this song is tears. I was thinking about him wishing he could cry and move on.
I like this interpretation because the I think that the rain in this song is tears. I was thinking about him wishing he could cry and move on.
@gbar1 i think its a copy of purple rain...one more
@gbar1 i think its a copy of purple rain...one more
@gbar1 I was thinking along those same lines. I think there was at least one other song expressing that kind of sentiment, but I can't place it.
@gbar1 I was thinking along those same lines. I think there was at least one other song expressing that kind of sentiment, but I can't place it.
@gbar1 aha - "crying in the rain" was similar in that respect
@gbar1 aha - "crying in the rain" was similar in that respect