Claude Kelly was born to Jamaican immigrants in the 1980s. He began playing… Read Full Bio ↴Claude Kelly was born to Jamaican immigrants in the 1980s. He began playing the piano at the age of 2 and by middle school mastered the flute. After high school, Kelly attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and after graduation in 2002 returned to Manhattan. Through networking and word of mouth, Kelly met as many producers as he could, and by 2002 had written a song that ended up a compilation by the Japanese clothing line A Bathing Ape. "It was a lucky break," he said. "It boosted my confidence." Kelly got his big break when he wrote the song, "Daddy's Little Girl" for Frankie J's 2006 album, Priceless. Although it didn't chart well, he said, watching his song go from recording to mixing to mastering to music video was the confirmation that he needed to press on. Kelly’s work so impressed Akon that in late 2007, the singer suggested Kelly write to some of his music, one of which was "Forgive Me", written for Leona Lewis' debut album and produced by Akon respectively. Another song he wrote was "Hold My Hand" which was set to feature on Akon's third album, however the song leaked and it was decided not to be included in the album. The song features Michael Jackson. At present, he's working with Whitney Houston and Christina Aguilera.

I Love The Rain
Claude Kelly Lyrics

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Ooh ooh ohyeah
Huh ooh ooh ohyeah
Your love was just like a sunshine,
It woke me up every morning.
With nothing but drama and bad fights,
But it looks like a storm is coming.

And when the thunder rolls and the lightning strike,

I hope that ill forget all about you.
Yea when everyone else is running inside,
Ill be feeling so brand-new .

So baby let the rain fall down from heaven
Let it wash away every memory of you and i
Cause i dont want your love no more
No woman?s gonna bring me pain
Gotta get you out of my life
I guess thats why i love the rain
Cause its helping me forget all about you
When the water falls on my face
So i love the rain

When there was nothing but blue sky?s
You didnt know what to do with me
You gave me nothing but your lies
Yea you did babe
So with them dark clouds i feel free yeah

And when a thunder rolls and the lightning strikes,
I know that ill forget all about you
And when everybody else is running inside
Ill be feeling so brand-new

So baby let the rain fall down from heaven
Let it wash away every memory of you and i
Cause i dont want your love no more
No woman?s gonna bring me pain
Gotta get you out of my life
I guess thats why i love the rain
Cause its helping me forget all about you

When the water falls on my face
So i love the rain

I know it seems kinda strange
But thats the kind of weather i want
But i can honestly say
That im learning that it doesnt mean love
Just cause the suns shining up above
So im cleaning my heart up
And im drowning the pain like a flood
Thats the best thing for me
So bring all he rain let it come

So baby let the rain fall down from heaven
Let it wash away every memory of you and i
Cause i dont want your love no more
No woman?s gonna bring me pain
Gotta get you out of my life
I guess thats why i love the rain
Cause its helping me forget all about you
When the water falls on my face
So i love the rain

So baby let the rain fall down from heaven
Let it wash away every memory of you and i
Cause i dont want your love no more
No woman?s gonna bring me pain
Gotta get you out of my life
I guess thats why i love the rain
Cause its helping me forget all about you
When the water falls on my face
So i love the rain

I love the rain

It?s helping me forget you baby
Let it fall on my face cause I love the rain

Overall Meaning

In Claude Kelly's song I Love The Rain, the singer describes how his relationship with a woman was tumultuous and fraught with drama and lies. He compares their love to the sunshine, which woke him up every morning, but now it looks like a storm is coming. This storm is a metaphor for the end of the relationship, as the thunder rolls and the lightning strikes, and he hopes that he can forget all about her. He finds solace in the rain, which washes away memories of their relationship and helps him move on.

The chorus repeats several times, emphasizing the message that the singer no longer wants the woman's love and is using the rain as a tool for healing. While the song's message may seem simplistic, it resonates with anyone who has gone through a difficult breakup and found comfort in the healing power of nature. The rain is used as a symbol for cleansing and renewal, both physically and emotionally.

Line by Line Meaning

Your love was just like a sunshine,
Your love used to make me happy like sunshine does, it would wake me up every day.

With nothing but drama and bad fights,
But now all we have are fights and arguments with a lot of drama.

But it looks like a storm is coming.
It looks like things are going to get worse, just like a storm brewing in the distance.

And when the thunder rolls and the lightning strike,
Even though it might be scary when the thunder and lightning happens, I hope I will forget about you when it does.

I hope that ill forget all about you.
I want to forget you and move on from our past relationship.

So baby let the rain fall down from heaven
Let the rain wash away my memories of us because I don't want to think about you anymore.

Cause i dont want your love no more
I don't want your love because it only brings me pain.

No woman's gonna bring me pain
I don't want to get hurt again by another woman.

Gotta get you out of my life
I need to remove you from my life and start with a clean slate.

When there was nothing but blue sky's
When things were good between us, it felt like a sunny day with a blue sky.

You didn't know what to do with me
But now you don't know how to treat me and our relationship is in chaos.

You gave me nothing but your lies
All you gave me were lies and false promises.

And when everybody else is running inside
When everyone else is seeking shelter from the storm, I will be embracing it and feel renewed when it's over.

Cause its helping me forget all about you
The rain is helping me to forget you and our past together.

I know it seems kinda strange
I know it's unusual to like the rain so much, but it is helping me move on.

But thats the kind of weather I want
Right now, the rain is the type of weather I need in my life to heal and forget about you.

But I can honestly say
I can truthfully tell you that I am getting better and moving forward from our relationship.

That im learning that it doesnt mean love
I am realizing that just because the sun is shining or we had good times doesn't mean it was true love.

And im drowning the pain like a flood
I am trying to overcome and forget about the pain you caused me by engulfing it like a flood.

So bring all he rain let it come
I am ready for more rain to come because I am getting stronger and moving on from our past.

I love the rain
I actually love the rain because it is helping me forget about you and what we had.

It's helping me forget you baby
The rain falling on me is helping me forget about you, my ex-lover.

Let it fall on my face cause I love the rain
I want the rain to continue to fall on my face because I love how it is helping me move on from our past relationship.

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