Call Me Crazy: Purple Rain brings me to TEARS

I was sitting around last night listening to a live version of Purple Rain and it just made me think about a lot of things that have happened and I began to get very emotional. I began to think about friends that I've let go and how maybe things just weren't meant to be with other friends. The second verse always touches me because it's happened to me before!!! I realized that sometimes you have to give up certain things in order to look towards the future. I sat and listened to the words thoroughly and just went into deep thought! I began to think about things that caused fall out with friends over pettiness and it genuinely made me sad. The third verse was one of hope for me...its about moving on and "reaching for something new". Things might be real shitty right now but things will change....and that's when I realized the song actually has a very spiritual message to it. Regardless of what happened you wish people well and you pray that they find happiness or "Purple Rain". When I think of Purple Rain, I think of it as the ultimate realm of happiness and it also reminds me of unconditional love....like the love God and his son Jesus Christ has for all of us (whether we believe it or not). I think we all need to achieve our own "Purple Rain" and sometimes that means moving on and becoming stronger and wiser than we were before...it also means that we forgive even if we don't feel as if we can. The song is about forgiving and seeking forgiveness at the same time. Realizing that if you love someone you have to let them follow the path they choose...if its not meant to be you just wish them them happiness and love them unconditionally!!!

I didn't mean for this to become an analysis of a song, but those are just my thoughts of the song...LOL!!! By the way, the guitar solo is sick...its enough to almost make you want to cry!!!

Peace and Blessings
P.R.Reid

Live Version of Purple Rain that ALMOST brought me to tears (click link)