Lyric Analysis

I saw a dark cloud

Darkness has negative connotations; the dark clouds bring bad events for example storms. The cloud being dark shows the evil representation of the cloud and the misfortune that it could bring to the protagonist Darkness could also be a metaphor for the lack of knowledge (ignorance). It is also associated with mystery and with unknown things. The dark cloud could also mean the stress in her life.

Of stories never been told

These stories could represents secrets or forbidden tales that the singer knows but haven’t revealed it to anyone else, the fact that she is keeping it secret could show the danger of it possibly being revealed.

I made ‘em come out

Like raindrops

Falling raindrops are often described as "tear-shaped", round at the bottom and narrowing towards the top. Rain is a very lonely and unsociable event as many people prefer to stay inside on rainy days. Rain traditionally has a sad and negative connotation, in contrast to the bright and happy sun. The protagonist use of the word ‘made’ shows that they didn’t come out voluntarily.

You heard my secrets

You told me let ‘em unfold

The references to the pronoun ‘you’ draws the audience in, this personalises the song, as the protagonist is talking directly towards the audience. The audience ‘heard’ the protagonist secret, this could represent all of the protagonists insecurities and by telling them she’s setting them free from her life.

They fell on your ground

This use of the word ‘your’, is quite demanding, as it’s as if she is pushing her problems to your shoulders. The ground could also represent the roots and culture, as it’s your part of the earth/soil.

Like raindrops

And it feels like home

There is a lot of meaning using the word home rather than just house. This comes from the proverb ‘A house is also called a home, but a house is not a home’ A house generally is a building with 4 walls and a roof. Its purpose is to provides shelter .However when it’s filled together by a family of people joined by love and affection it’s called a home because its soo much more than a just a house. For example a family can be happy in a cardboard box, as long as they are together. Your home is wherever you are together.

Like we’ve never been away

‘We’ve’ shows the togetherness of being in a home together. The protagonist has been absent or separate from the thing she misses, and the feeling of being reunited again, makes her forget about the hard times she has experiences.

And the light goes on

The light could mean inspiration. This makes you assume that the protagonist has been in darkness throughout the song until now; this could represent her mind frame of not seeing the truth and only seeing what she wants to see.

And it all begins to fade

Now the protagonist can see clearly, she can make better judgments, and she now sees all the things she believed to be real being to vanish as it possible that it wasn’t there in the first place.

And we look towards the dawn

Dawn is the beginning of daylight in the morning. It could represent the creation of something, in the protagonist case her mind is anew she now can begin to be perceived or understand things afresh.

Like raindrops from a storm

Commonly with every storm there is a rainbow at the end, this could show that even thought the protagonist is now going through the hardest times of her life, there is a rainbow at the end that would make these entire problems feel worth It. The raindrops could represent her tears and the storm is her problems in life.

And we look towards the dawn

Like raindrops

And once you’ve seen them

She doesn’t feel embarrassed about her problems, she allows the audience to see her tears.

Then you can breathe in the air

When the audience sees her misfortune they can also join her and realised that everyone goes through similar problems, before people used to not breathe her air meaning they used to judge her. The air is used as a common figure, as to say it doesn’t matter what age/race/religion you are from we all breathe the same air.

You get to free them

It starts with one person. By us allowing her to express herself, we free all the prejudices and judgments people have against people who are different.

Like raindrops

Nobody’s perfect

The protagonist once wonted to fit into the ‘perfect’ and accepted society, but she now realised that no one is perfect and she can embrace her differences and insecurities. And it doesn’t matter when you make mistakes because everyone else does.

But we’re never alone

Feeling different can lead to isolation, and the protagonist is saying that because no is perfect we are all different and that alone unites us so we are not alone.
If we’re together
We should join together, that we need people to be happy. We should allow people to help us and to built strong friendships.

By Evette Anderson-Sampah