Month: April 2019

Song Analysis

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Uh huh, uh huh
Yeah, Rihanna
Uh huh, uh huh
Good girl gone bad
Uh huh, uh huh
Take three, action
Uh huh, uh huh, ho
No clouds in my stones
Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame
Comin’ down at the Dow Jones
When the clouds come, we gone
We Rocafella
We fly higher than weather
In G5’s or better
You know me
In anticipation for precipitation stack chips for the rainy day
Rain man is back with little Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna, where you at?
You have my heart, and we’ll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines, but you’ll still be my star
Baby, ’cause in the dark
You can’t see shiny cars
And that’s when you need me there
With you I’ll always share
Because
When the sun shines, we shine together
Told you I’ll be here forever
Said I’ll always be your friend
Took an oath that I’m a stick it out ’til the end
Now that it’s raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
These fancy things will never come in between
You’re part of my entity, here for infinity
When the world has took its part
When the world has dealt its cards
If the hand is hard, together we’ll mend your heart
Because
You can run into my arms
It’s okay, don’t be alarmed
(Come into me)
(There’s no distance in between our love)
So I’m gonna let the rain pour
I’ll be all you need and more
Because
It’s raining, raining
Ooh, baby, it’s raining, raining
Baby, come into me
Come into me
It’s raining, raining
Ooh, baby, it’s raining, raining
You can always come into me
Come into me
It’s pouring rain
It’s pouring rain
Come into me
Come into me
It’s pouring rain
It’s pouring rain
“Umbrella” by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z Song Analysis
The song “Umbrella” by Rihanna is a metaphorical poem that described the importance of protecting people when they are hit by hard times and bad. She sings about her partner who although has a luxurious life, has bad days too and needs someone to help them up when they fall down. Rihanna sings about the social stereotype that fame bring happiness and no sorrow. The song takes place on a ‘rainy day’, while Rhianna tries to explain to her partner that they can count on her to defend them and keep them secure. The poem literally describes the anticipation of rough weathers and how Rhianna will be the umbrella to shield them. It also describes the way in which they can never be separated from each other. The connotative meaning associates the rain with hardships and the umbrella symbolizes the help that the person needs. Rihanna sings in a serious tone saying “You have my heart and we’ll never be worlds apart” and “told you I’ll be here together”. The song has the same basic rythem to it during the chorus but changes in the verses. The chorus also is repetitive, repeating “Under my umbrella”.  Rihanna uses alliteration as she sings in the lines “Under my Umbrella” and “when the sun shines we shine together” which is also repetition. Saying “you’re part of my entity, here for infinity” is a hyperbole because she is exaggerating and saying nothing will tear them apart. There is a personification when she says “when the world has dealt it’s cards” because dealing cards is a human characteristic and the world is incapable of doing so as it is not a person. There are also couplets such as “so I’m gonna let the rain pour, I’ll be all you need and more”. This poem is suppose to be intense love and care for someone and trying to show that they will be there for the other to shield them from bad days. The writer is saying they can brighten their day if the other person chooses to be with them.