• I could not quell the purple rain,
    I could not make it go,
    No more could I hold the winds at bay,
    Or prevent the tide’s getting low.
    I could not stop my flowing tears,
    As they began to streak my pretty face,
    And you couldn’t understand my wild emotions,
    Ripping loose from the torrent like delicate lace.
    Its not your fault its raining purple,
    Its not your fault I’ve let loose to cry,
    Please don’t feel bad when you see my tears,
    Because even the sky deigns to cry sometimes.
    Don’t take it so seriously when my eyes are wet,
    Don’t feel you have to comfort me,
    Because it isn’t so bad to let it all out,
    And I’m not always sad when I cry, you see.
    I could not quell the purple rain,
    Again, my eyes began to swell,
    And back have come those diamond tears,
    But it’s not so bad, I hope you can tell.