what was the meaning behind the song of prince purple rain mean
'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 on November 14, 2007 Link. 1 Reply Log in to reply. There was an error.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.