• Brett Detar - vocals, guitars
• Chad Alan - bass, backing vocals
• Joshua Fiedler - guitars
• Joshua Kosker - guitars, backing vocals
• Josh Walters - drums
Rainy Day Song
The Juliana Theory Lyrics
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so we could play out in the rain
we'll catch a ride to the mall
go down to the arcade
cause that's where all the cool kids hang
Tell your mom you need a day off
cause i dont feel like school today
to the playground where everything's okay
Tell your mom that we'll be home late
cause building cabins in the woods is hard work
you always stare while i'm leaving
cause summer time is growing near
my closest friends, they'll always be
you are the only one for me
Tell your mom to make us lunch now
cause we worked up an appetite
GI Joes and karate matches in the backyard
where everything's alright
Now i can see that things have changed
we've gone out seperate ways now
and it's not you and me anymore
Why cant it be the way it was
when we were younger life was good
my closest friends i couldn't see
you are the only one for me
and i guess i'll hold my breath
and i guess i'll hold my breath
The Juliana Theory's Rainy Day Song is a nostalgia-filled song about the innocence of youthful friendship and longing to go back in time to relive the good times. The song opens with the singer suggesting to his friend to take a day off from school and play out in the rain. They plan to go to the arcade and experience what all the cool kids are doing. They don't want to go to school, and instead, they want to spend the day building cabins in the woods and playing with their toys. The singer emphasizes that his friend is the only one for him, and his closest friend while fondly recalling the moments of their childhood.
However, the song takes a bittersweet turn in the last verse, where the singer acknowledges that things have changed, and they have gone their separate ways. He wishes to go back to the good old days when life was simple and good, and his closest friends were always around. The melancholic tone of the song coupled with the cheerful music speaks of the singer's longing to go back to the time where everything was alright, and he didn't have to face the harsh realities of the world.
In conclusion, Rainy Day song is a song that brings memory flooding, nostalgia, and longing for a simpler time when friendships were unconditional, and life was full of simple pleasures.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell your mom you need a day off
Ask your mother to get you a day off from school
so we could play out in the rain
So that we can have some fun, playing around in the rain
we'll catch a ride to the mall
We can get a lift to the mall
go down to the arcade
Head over to the arcade
cause that's where all the cool kids hang
The arcade is the place where all the 'cool' kids usually hang out
cause i dont feel like school today
I don't feel like going to school today
ride our boards down the hill and
Ride our skateboards downhill and
to the playground where everything's okay
Reach the playground where everything is happy and okay
Tell your mom that we'll be home late
Inform your mother that we will return home late
cause building cabins in the woods is hard work
As creating cabins in the woods is a difficult task
you always stare while i'm leaving
As you always gaze while I'm departing
cause summer time is growing near
As the summertime is approaching soon
my closest friends, they'll always be
My dearest friends, they will always remain as such
you are the only one for me
As you, my friend, are the only one for me
Tell your mom to make us lunch now
Ask your mother to make us some lunch now
cause we worked up an appetite
As we have become hungry from working
GI Joes and karate matches in the backyard
Playing with GI Joes and having karate battles in the backyard
where everything's alright
Where everything is fine and good
Now i can see that things have changed
Currently, I can comprehend that things are different now
we've gone out separate ways now
As we have parted ways now
and it's not you and me anymore
Now it is not just you and me anymore
Why cant it be the way it was
Why can't it be like it was before?
when we were younger life was good
When we were young, life was good
my closest friends i couldn't see
The friends who were closest to me, I can no longer see them
you are the only one for me
You, my friend, are the only one for me
and i guess i'll hold my breath
I suppose I will hold my breath
and i guess i'll hold my breath
I suppose I will hold my breath
Contributed by David F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
ABOVE_956
I remember I heard this song when I was 13. (: I'm 20 now. Wow time sure does fly by. :/
Sammy thrashLife
I heard this song when I was 15 and am THIRTY FOUR now. 😱
budd
this song is called duane joseph.. i was 20 when i heard this song.. im 30 now.. still kicks ass
Sammy thrashLife
So THAT’S why I’ve always had trouble finding it on different platforms💡thanks!
Arete Development
@StrainLover420 Thank you! I've only known this song as the Rainy Day Song when someone told me to download it off Napster back in 1999.
Danny Herrera
thanks this song rules
jumokrejs
it's been a while :)
Kári Hinriksson
My gf name i Juliana, rock her ass off!