running in the rain

have you ever heard that depeche mode song, "but not tonight?" it's one of my favorite songs ever. last night i was walking home from band practice, and a torrential rain began. i instantly had flashbacks to my first summer in new york when random rain would fall for about 10 minutes. i got drenched in one and i was wearing one of those long, slinky dresses. needless to say that dress was clinging to me like saran wrap and absolutely dripping. i felt like a wet dog. the same thing happened to me last night, except, i felt calm and happy. here are the lyrics to the depeche mode song, the perfect soundtrack to nocturnal rainfalls...

Oh God, it's raining
But I'm not complaining
It's filling me up
With new life

The stars in the sky
Bring tears to my eyes
They're lighting my way
Tonight

And I haven't felt so alive
In years

Just for a day
On a day like today
I'll get away from this
Constant debauchery

The wind in my hair
Makes me so aware
How good it is to live
Tonight

And I haven't felt so alive
In years

The moon
Is shining in the sky
Reminding me
Of so many other nights
But they're not like tonight

Oh God, it's raining
And I'm not containing
My pleasure at being
So wet

Here on my own
All on my own
How good it feels to be alone
Tonight

And I haven't felt so alive
In years

The moon
Is shining in the sky
Reminding me
Of so many other nights
When my eyes have been so red
I've been mistaken for dead
But not tonight