Sunday, April 27, 2008

Song Analysis: Rainy Days

For song analysis i chose Rainy Days by Mary J. Blige featuring Ja Rule. The song uses much imagery, but i only caught two examples: "It's just those rainy days, spend a lifetime tryin to wash away." Mary J. Blige describes people after tragedies or anything dealing with depression. Another example of imagery: " I'm an angel that can't soar, can't fly, and i mastered it, lord knows why", quoted by Mary J. Blige compares herself with an angel because that's how she felt until the lord told her. The song uses examples of similes which is stated by Mary "Baby through all the passion, the pain and the hurt, i feel like i'm fallin". This is a simile because Mary comapares herself falling using the word "like". Mary quotes " It kinda feels like i'm drownin in the lord's pain", Mary is saying at that moment that her pain is unexplainable, not felt by no one that no one knows her pain but the lord since he's been through it. Mary J. Blige compares herself with an angel in this simile quote, " I feel like an angel". She feels better than she did when she was drowning in the lord's pain. Meaning no one can feel better than an angel but the lord himself.
Since the song is about rainy days, rain could be and is a symbol of passion, sorrow and pain. Ja Rule and Mary J. Blige express their feelings throughout the song. The angel symbolizes great things coming toward you and the future. The quote " It's just those rainy days spend a lifetime tryin to wash away" comes in the form of rain (Sorrow) then the quote " I'm an angel that can't soar, can't fly, and i mastered it lord knows why", comes in the form of a happy new life. From singing the song i concluded that the theme of the song is the line mary quotes " Watchin all of the heartache and the pain of the world", watching the world suffer and seeing the outcome, knowing things will get better if you recieve God into your heart as other church people have. The significance of this song is rainy days are always going to come, but you should always going to be sunny after the rain is gone. For most people it may be a while before they see sunshine

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