The band's website once noted Cracker as "The only band to ever open for both Grateful Dead and Ramones," a unique distinction which is also indicative of the band's sound and style. Cracker comfortably mixes influences and sounds ranging from classic country music, psychedelia, punk and folk into their brand of "Americana" style rock.
Lowery and Hickman are inalterable constants. The band continues to tour (as a full band, and also as the "Cracker acoustic duo").
Rainy Days and Mondays
Cracker Lyrics
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Sometimes I'd like to quit
Nothing ever seems to fit
Hanging around
Nothing to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
What I've got they used to call the blues
Feeling like I don't belong
Walking around
Some kind of lonely clown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Funny but it seems I always wind up here with you
Nice to know somebody loves me
Funny but it seems that it's the only thing to do
Run and find the one who loves me (the one who loves me)
What I feel has come and gone before
No need to talk it out (to talk it out)
We know what it's all about
Hanging around (hanging around)
Nothing to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Funny but it seems that it's the only thing to do (only thing to do)
Run and find the one who loves me
What I feel has come and gone before
No need to talk it out (to talk it out)
We know what it's all about
Hanging around (hanging around)
Nothing to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Hanging around (hanging around)
Nothing to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
The lyrics of Rainy Days and Mondays by Cracker are about a person who is feeling down and out. The writer is talking to himself and feeling old, and sometimes he wishes he could just quit. He is going through the motions of life, but nothing seems to fit him. He is hanging around and has nothing to do but frown. Rainy days and Mondays always seem to get him down, and he is sure that he is not the only one feeling this way.
The writer goes on to say that he is feeling blue, but there is nothing really wrong with him. He is feeling alone and like he does not fit in. He is walking around like a clown, feeling silly and out of place. Rainy days and Mondays always get him down, and he finds that he always winds up in the same place, with the person he loves. It is funny, but it seems like finding someone to love is the only thing to do when he feels this way.
Overall, the lyrics of Rainy Days and Mondays by Cracker are about the sadness and loneliness people sometimes feel. Rainy days and Mondays always seem to make things worse, but finding someone to love can always make things better.
Line by Line Meaning
Talking to myself and feeling old
I often find myself in a lonesome place, feeling older than I am.
Sometimes I'd like to quit
At times, I feel like giving up.
Nothing ever seems to fit
Things never seem to fall in place correctly.
Hanging around
I'm just sitting idle, passing time without purpose.
Nothing to do but frown
I have no reason to smile, I'm just sulking in sadness.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Days with bad weather and beginning of the week always bring a sad mood.
What I've got they used to call the blues
I'm feeling down, which is what people used to reference as the blues.
Nothing is really wrong
Everything seems to be okay on surface level.
Feeling like I don't belong
But deep down, I feel out of place.
Walking around
I'm just wandering aimlessly, without a clear sense of where I'm headed.
Some kind of lonely clown
I feel like a ridiculous figure, alone in my sadness.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Again, bad weather and start of the week can worsen my mood.
Funny but it seems I always wind up here with you
It is ironic, that I end up feeling this way when I am with you.
Nice to know somebody loves me
Despite my sadness, it is reassuring to know there is someone who has affection for me.
Funny but it seems that it's the only thing to do
It's strange, but seeking comfort in your love seems like my only option.
Run and find the one who loves me (the one who loves me)
Thus, I seek your love to take away the blues.
No need to talk it out (to talk it out)
There's no point in trying to talk about it.
We know what it's all about
We both understand the sadness that clouds me.
Hanging around (hanging around)
I'm still here, idle and without purpose.
Nothing to do but frown
Still no reason to smile, just being bogged down with emotions.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
And still, bad weather and beginning of the week feel like a heavy blanket of sadness.
Hanging around (hanging around)
Reiterating again that I'm just wasting time.
Nothing to do but frown
Still not much has changed, just wallowing in unhappiness.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
And lastly, these triggers of sadness remain constant in my life.
Contributed by Grayson R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.