Happy When It Rains

"Happy When It Rains" is a song by the Scottish alternative rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain and the second single from the group's album Darklands. Originally the B-side"Everything's Alright When You're Down" It was released by Blanco y Negro Records in August 1987 and reached #25 in the UK single charts. It was released in 3 different formats, the 10" single is named as an "E.P.". The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid, who are the two founders and only consistent members of the band since its formation. They are recognized as key figures in the development of the shoegaze and noise pop subgenres. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they released their first single "Upside Down" in 1984. Their debut album Psychocandy was released to critical acclaim in 1985 on major label WEA. After its release, drummer Bobby Gillespie left the band to work on his own band Primal Scream. The band's biggest commercial success came with their second album Darklands, which reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart in 1987 and spawned the hit single "April Skies", peaking at No. 8 in the UK. It was the band's only top ten album. After releasing six albums, the band broke up in 1999 as a result of an onstage altercation the year prior that saw William Reid prematurely depart a tour after fighting with an intoxicated Jim Reid. They reunited in 2007 and released the album Damage and Joy in 2017, their first in 19 years. The band recorded twelve top 40 singles and two top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart throughout their career.

[Verse 1] Step back and watch the sweet thing Breaking everything she sees She can take my darkest feeling Tear it up till I'm on me knees Plug into her electric cool Where things bend and break and shake to the rule Talking fast couldn't tell me something I would shed my skin for you Talking fast on the edge of nothing I would break my back for you Don't know why, don't know why Things vaporise and rise to the sky [Chorus 1] And we tried so hard And we looked so good And we lived our lives in black But something about you felt like pain You were my sunny day rain You were the clouds in the sky You were the darkest sky But your lips spoke gold and honey And that's why I'm happy when it rains I'm happy when it pours [Bridge] Look at me enjoying something That feels like, feels like pain To my brain [Verse 2] And if I tell you something You take me back to nothing I'm on the edge of something You take me back [Chorus 2] And I'm happy when it rains And I'm happy when it rains And I'm happy now And I'm happy when it rains [Outro] And I'm happy now And I'm happy when it rains And I'm happy now Oh, I'm happy now Oh, I'm happy when it rains