Prayers for Rain (song)

"Prayers for Rain" is a song by English rock band the Cure. It is the eighth track from the band's eighth studio album Disintegration (1989) and is often seen as one of the band's strongest songs, with many praising its atmosphere and depressing sound. Ned Raggett called it "the most extreme song on an extreme album" saying it was "the heart of Disintegration, an evocative, wounding portrayal of emotional desolation", while The Indiependent felt that alongside "Fascination Street", it saw the band "latch on to a moody post-punk tone, but deliver a more refined, adult meaning."