Prayers for Rain
The Cure * Track #8 On Disintegration
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Album Disintegration
Prayers for Rain by The Cure
Release Date
Performed by
The CureProduced by
Dave Allen & Robert SmithWrited by
Roger O’Donnell & Simon Gallup & Boris Williams & Pearl Thompson & Robert SmithAbout
AllMusic reviewer Ned Raggett calls “Prayers For Rain” the heart of Disintegration, an evocative, wounding portrayal of emotional desolation.
Water serves as a metaphor for the feeling of hope and enthusiasm toward life. Hence, prayers for rain are a wish for renewed hope, likened to the way a man...
Prayers for Rain Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You shatter me, your grip on me
A hold on me so dull it kills
You stifle me, infectious sense
Of hopelessness and prayers for rain
[Verse 2]
I suffocate, I breathe in dirt
And nowhere shines but desolate and drab
The hours all spent on killing time again
All waiting for the rain
[Chorus]
You fracture me, your hands on me
A touch so plain, so stale it kills
You strangle me, entangle me
In hopelessness and prayers for rain
[Verse 3]
I deteriorate, I live in dirt
And nowhere glows but drearily and tired
The hours all spent on killing time again
All waiting for the rain
[Chorus]
You fracture me, your hands on me
A touch so plain, so stale it kills
You strangle me, entangle me
In hopelessness and prayers for rain
[Outro]
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Prayers for Rain Q&A
Who wrote Prayers for Rain's ?
Prayers for Rain was written by Roger O’Donnell & Simon Gallup & Boris Williams & Pearl Thompson & Robert Smith.
Who produced Prayers for Rain's ?
Prayers for Rain was produced by Dave Allen & Robert Smith.
When did The Cure release Prayers for Rain?
The Cure released Prayers for Rain on Tue May 02 1989.
Who is the singer of this song?
Robert Smith, vocalist, lyricist, and frontman for The Cure since its 1976 inception.
What did The Cure say about "Prayers for Rain"?
Keyboardist Roger O'Donnell explained how the intro of “Prayers For Rain” was created to Robert L. Doerschuk:
It’s actually reversed tape. I played one piano solo of the entire song normally, going forward. When Robert heard it, he said, ‘Why don’t you play some random piano notes instead?’ What he...