Only Happy When It Rains

Song Details

Written by

  • Butch Vig
  • Shirley Manson
  • Steve Marker
  • Duke Erikson

Total Performances

First Performed Live

Most Recent Performance

Lyrics

                        I’m only happy when it rains
Only happy when it’s complicated
And though you can’t appreciate it
Only happy when it rains

You know I love it when the news is bad
And why it feels so good to feel so sad
Only happy when it rains

Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me
Just pour your misery down on me
Pour that misery down on me

Only happy when it rains
Feeling good when things are going wrong
Only listen to the sad, sad songs
Only happy when it rains

I only smile in the dark
Only comfort is the night gone black
Didn’t accidentally tell you that
Only happy when it rains

Get the message by the time I’m through
When I complain about me and you
Only happy when it rains

Pour that misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me
Pour that misery down on me
Pour your misery down on me

You can keep me company
As long as you don’t care

I’m only happy when it rains
You wanna hear about my new obsession?
Riding high upon a deep depression
Only happy when it rains

Only happy when it rains (Pour some misery down on me)

Originally released by Garbage in 1995 on the Garbage album.

© Vibecrusher Msic/Irving Music, Inc, BMI/Deadarm Music (ASCAP)

Live Performances

October 27, 2007

Mountain View, CA, United States

The 21st Annual Bridge School Benefit @ Shoreline Amphitheatre