Lyric discussion by kristaselene 

SOME THINGS I FOUND ONLINE:

Purple is the color of good judgment. It is the color of people seeking spiritual fulfillment. It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind.

I read some description years ago (can't remember where) that said Heaven has 7 levels, and each level has a corresponding color. When each level blends into the other, the color is so bright, it looks like it's raining that color onto the level below. Purple is supposedly the corresponding color of the seventh and highest level, where God sits. So if your soul reaches the 6th level (the highest a human can go) then you will be "laughing/bathing" in purple rain.

'Purple Rain' is a continuation to the judgement day theme from '1999':

"when I woke up this mornin', could've sworn it was Judgment Day. The sky was all purple, there were people runnin' everywhere. Tryin' 2 run from the destruction..."

The sky in '1999' is purple becuz of the bombs, and the bombing is what makes the rain purple afterwards, the rain is 'cleaning' all the pain and suffering the bombing caused...

'I only want 2 see U in the purple rain' means something like 'I wanna see U in a world after the war/ judgement day'...

BASICALLY, PRINCE WANTS TO BE WITH THIS GIRL FOREVER.

@kristaselene

“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”

-Alice Walker, 1 year before this song came out.

@kristaselene I have to agree, Purple is Gods colour it is mentioned throughout the bible. As is Judgement Day so put the two together. Maybe being with him/her would be like being in Heaven, I say him/her because there is no mention of girl or guy in the lyrics and he has had some sexual experiences with men & women.

@kristaselene Brilliant and thoughtful analogy!

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