Prince's Purple Rain -to the rescue

Purple Rain is one of my most favorite movies of all time. Not because of the acting but because of the music and the campiness of the early-mid 1980s that I found fascinating as a five-year old kid (I was a huge fan of early MTV, Video Soul, and any other video program that existed during that time.) I used to know every line and scene of Purple Rain by heart and almost remember everything even today.

One thing that is interesting was that I was crazy about every song on the soundtrack except for the title song. It couldn't be because it was a ballad because I was and still am a fan of The Beautiful Ones (I even have a composition inspired by the melody of the bridge.) Maybe it was that the message of the song Purple Rain was too heavy to me as a kid.

I listened to the entire Purple Rain album recently and realized that I needed the title song to grow on me. The lyrics perfectly describe a current friendship that I'm in right now that seems to be hanging by a thread. I'm posting the lyrics below and I hope that Prince doesn't try to sue or get my site shut down because of it (that's another topic for another day.)

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Purple Rain (Prince & The Revolution)

I never meant 2 cause u any sorrow
I never meant 2 cause u any pain
I only wanted 2 one time see u laughing
I only wanted 2 see u laughing in the purple rain

Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain

I only wanted 2 see u bathing in the purple rain

I never wanted 2 be your weekend lover
I only wanted 2 be some kind of friend
Baby I could never steal u from another
Its such a shame our friendship had 2 end

Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain

I only wanted 2 see u underneath the purple rain

Honey I know, I know, I know times are changing
Its time we all reach out 4 something new
That means u 2
U say u want a leader
But u cant seem 2 make up your mind
I think u better close it
And let me guide u 2 the purple rain

Purple rain purple rain
Purple rain purple rain

If you know what Im singing about up here
Cmon raise your hand

Purple rain purple rain

I only want 2 see u, only want 2 see u
In the purple rain