In J MICHAELS & THE WANNA-BE-A BAND’s Summer Rain, the words exude the warmest possible sense of calm, of recovery, of rebirth. J MICHAELS uses the metapher of the summer rain as often as it exists as a meteorological fact as it does as the perfect metaphor of the flood of emotion and rebirth of the individual. The repetition of the refrain of “Summer Rain” at the beginning of each verse allows a rhythm, calm, almost meditational, which answers the content of the words.

In the song, J MICHAELS associates nature and emotion most effortlessly. The skies’ precipitation is not precipitation — it twinkles, it carries perfume, it washes the grime, it illuminates the world. These tender but exquisite comments serve to show how much the singer probes the relation of the external sphere and the workings of the heart.

This pre-chorus introduces a personal tone, imploring the rain to remove pain and give it wholeness. The language is full of tender hope, of subdued entreaty for peace. The line “clear the smoke from my horizon” seems particularly evocative, as it tells the way the rain can clear up, can give it a way out of the blackness.

When J MICHAELS sings “You are my summer rain,” it becomes evident that the rain also represents something incredibly special — a entity of relief, serenity, and soul rejuvenation. It’s a symbol that seems simple, yet, fragile. It does something noetic and makes it a special phrase of loving and rehabilitation.

These are warm, honest, and down-to-earth lyrics. They express strong emotions in soft words, possessing a soft strength. J MICHAELS does something special in mixing nature and emotion together in the vein of the Rain-like soothing song.