Their follow-up single "A Better Love" became a Hot 100 Top 20 hit, and they returned to #1 on the dance chart with "Come Back" (Hot 100 #62).
In 1995, Londonbeat entered the UK heats of the Eurovision Song Contest with "I'm Just Your Puppet on a ... (String)", however they were not selected to go to the main contest (losing out to rap group Love City Groove) and the single limped in at Number 55.
In 2003 Londonbeat re-grouped with a new line up and signed to German record label Coconut. An album called Back in the Hi-Life featured re-recordings of "A Better Love" and "I've Been Thinkin About You" amongst the new tracks.
Marc Goldschmitz left the band in 2004, now pushing his german-indie-pop-projekt "die Unerklärlichen".
crying in the rain
Londonbeat Lyrics
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Slats of light on the window frame
Body tears and mind entwined
When we touched for the very last time
I won't let you see the broken me
So I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
I won't let you see the broken me
I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
This heart in this frame
Churning yearning for the peace again
Tender books in my wounded pride
When we touched for the very last time
Something died inside
I won't let you see the broken me
So I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
I won't let you see the broken me
So I guess I'll do my crying
I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
And the sobs of love fill the room
As twenty swirling swans sing our farewell tune
And the sobs sobs of love fill the room
We fly we fly we fly
And burst sparkle filled balloons
We made love and beating wings marked time
When we touched for the very last time
Something died inside
I won't let you see the broken me
So I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
I won't let you see the broken me
So I guess I'll do my crying
I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
I won't let you see the broken me
So I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
I won't let you see the broken me
So I guess I'll do my crying
I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
And the sobs of love fill the room
As twenty swirling swans sing our farewell tune
And the sobs sobs of love fill the room
We fly we fly we fly
And burst sparkle filled balloons
No one sees the tears when a dolphin cries
The lyrics of Londonbeat's "Crying in the Rain" depict a moment of emotional turmoil after a painful breakup. The singer describes feeling hurt and in pain, with slats of light on the window frame contributing to a melancholy atmosphere. The two lovers had touched for the very last time, leaving the singer with a sense of loss and something inside had died. The broken-hearted narrator decides to cry in the rain, rather than let the other person see their pain.
The second verse repeats the theme of yearning for peace and tenderness that has been damaged, with a heightened sense of vulnerability. The lovers have made love for the last time, with the metaphor of "beating wings" highlighting the intensity of their connection. Then, in a surreal moment, the sobs of love fill the room, and twenty swirling swans sing a farewell tune before the couple "burst sparkle filled balloons," suggesting a sense of release or catharsis.
Overall, the song portrays the pain of a breakup, and the difficulty of showing vulnerability to another person, even when it comes to expressing feelings of sadness and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
This hurt this pain
Expressing the physical and emotional pain caused by a breakup or ending of a relationship.
Slats of light on the window frame
Describing a scene where light is coming into the room through the windows and breaking into smaller light beams.
Body tears and mind entwined
Feeling deeply hurt and emotional, with physical reactions to the pain.
When we touched for the very last time
Referring to the moment of a final goodbye or ending of a relationship.
I won't let you see the broken me
Hiding one's emotional pain and vulnerability from others.
So I guess I'll do my crying in the rain
Choosing to express emotions in private instead of in front of others.
This heart in this frame
Talking about one's own heart and how it feels in the situation.
Churning yearning for the peace again
Describing a deep desire for emotional harmony and healing.
Tender books in my wounded pride
Feeling emotionally fragile and hurt, with a sense of having lost self-esteem and confidence.
Something died inside
Experiencing a sense of loss and grief for something that is no longer there.
And the sobs of love fill the room
Referring to the overwhelming emotions of love and sadness in the moment.
As twenty swirling swans sing our farewell tune
Describing a metaphorical scene of beauty and grace, while acknowledging the loss of a relationship.
We fly we fly we fly
Expressing the idea of letting go and moving forward with life.
And burst sparkle filled balloons
Suggesting a release of pent up emotions and the letting go of old memories.
We made love and beating wings marked time
Describing the closeness and intimacy of the relationship, with a sense of lost time.
No one sees the tears when a dolphin cries
A metaphorical statement about the hidden emotions that people experience and hide from others.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: George Edward Chandler, Jimmy Chambers, Jimmy Helms, William Russell Henshall
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