California Rain Lyrics

Lyric discussion by odysseyman 

Cover art for California Rain lyrics by Betty Who

Ugh, it's haunting how much I'm currently connecting to this song right now. To me, this transcends a "breakup" song. For me, there's sort of an admission that there's no future in the pairing for the long term at the beginning of the song, but there's a comfort in having that common ground of heartbreak.

I've often observed in a breakup, that one of the partners no longer feels the same for the other, even though that partner's view remains the same. There's a disconnect.

With this relationship, putting it bluntly, I feel that there's a satisfaction gained from the karma the other partner ends up experiencing with a similar heartbreak. Not from a vengeful perspective, but because there's mutual understanding how one another is feeling, and ideally, there's a possibility that each can be there for the other to heal. In part, it's why it's so hard, if not impossible to end it. And neither side wants to. May not make sense to everyone... but that's how I see it.

My Interpretation