Blue Cactus: “This Kind of Rain”
Clip: 3/27/2025 | 4m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
In “This Kind of Rain,” Blue Cactus focuses on the phrase “when it rains it pours.”
Written during the pandemic, “This Kind of Rain” by Blue Cactus captures the sense of despair that permeated the world. It reflects on how when things seem at their worst, within the darkness, there’s a glimmer of hope that even in the face of tragedy, happiness can flourish.
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Blue Cactus: “This Kind of Rain”
Clip: 3/27/2025 | 4m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Written during the pandemic, “This Kind of Rain” by Blue Cactus captures the sense of despair that permeated the world. It reflects on how when things seem at their worst, within the darkness, there’s a glimmer of hope that even in the face of tragedy, happiness can flourish.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[upbeat music] ♪ Everyone says when it rains it pours ♪ ♪ I ain't seen this kind of rain before ♪ ♪ Soaked me to the bone ♪ ♪ Nowhere to hang out around and leave ♪ ♪ And all the ones with all the answers ♪ ♪ Ain't got the time ♪ ♪ They're running round in circles on an uphill climb ♪ ♪ Sunshine in a memory close my eyes ♪ ♪ I don't know if I'm getting better ♪ ♪ If I'm getting worse ♪ ♪ I'm getting by ♪ ♪ Seems the older I get, the faster time flies ♪ ♪ Waiting for the good thing just passing me by.
♪ ♪ Lying to myself ♪ ♪ When I said it's all right ♪ ♪ Oh and I don't know if I'm getting better ♪ ♪ If I'm getting worse ♪ ♪ I'm getting by ♪ ♪ Oh where's that silver lining ♪ ♪ How long must I keep on climbing ♪ ♪ Til I can see it shining over me ♪ ♪ Oh where's that silver lining ♪ ♪ How long must I keep on climbing ♪ ♪ I know I'm gonna see it shining ♪ ♪ Over me ♪ [upbeat music continues] ♪ Oh and I don't know if I'm getting better ♪ ♪ If I'm getting worse ♪ ♪ If I'm getting better if I'm getting worse ♪ ♪ If I'm getting better if I'm getting worse ♪ ♪ I'm getting by ♪ ♪ Everyone says when it rains it pours ♪ ♪ I ain't seen this kind of rain before ♪
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