Imagine you are driving with your friends through a rainstorm. None of you really enjoy the rain so you’re all in a gloomy mood. Then suddenly, the rain stops and you are all relieved. You continue driving and eventually see a rainbow. This rainbow makes you all smile and enjoy the rest of the drive together. This concept is what Forrest sings about in his song “Rainbows.” When I listen to this upbeat, energetic song, it makes me realize that everything happens for a reason and that I am very blessed.
At the beginning of “Rainbows,” Forrest sings, “If you didn’t feel no rain, then we wouldn’t get no rainbows…” These lyrics are so important to understand! It is like the saying, “you can’t experience light without knowing darkness.” Forrest wants everyone to realize that without our tough seasons of life, we can’t have our good seasons. If we never went through the hard trials of life, then we would never get to see the good parts of life because we wouldn’t appreciate how truly blessed we are. In these lyrics, Forrest is sympathetic to everyone who is struggling and tries to relieve them from stress because he knows that what they are going through is crucial for their growth and happiness.
Right after the previous lyrics, Forrest sings, “And if you didn’t feel that way, then we’d all be the same, no…” This is something that we tend to overlook. I believe that we all understand that everyone is unique, but I don’t think we truly realize how that happens. If we all went through the exact same struggles and situations in life, then we would all be the same. Everything that happens to us makes us unique because we learn something out of everything that happens in our lives, therefore we learn parts of life that some may never learn.
Forrest later goes on to sing, “You don’t have to worry bout nothing…” Through this entire song, Forrest is trying to soothe the people in pain. He doesn’t want us to worry about anything because he knows that everything will be okay. This song is his way of crying out to everyone to just relax because he knows that you can get through anything. Once the dark season is over, he knows that you will have learned and grown as a person, which is crucial.
While listening to “Rainbows” for the first time, you would never guess that it has such a good message behind the lyrics because the sound of the song makes you feel easygoing and happy. However, after really listening to what Forrest is saying, it makes you evaluate how you view life. He encourages us to persevere through the rain in our lives because he knows that rainbows always follow the rain.
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