It Rains on Me
Drenched in Life's Melancholy: It Rains on Me by Chuck E. Weiss
Lyrics
This is how the world will be
This line suggests a statement about the expected state of the world.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Expresses a recurring theme of experiencing challenges or setbacks wherever the person goes.
Forty monkeys drowning in a boiling sea
Uses vivid imagery of monkeys drowning in a boiling sea to convey a sense of distress or chaos.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Reiterates the idea that challenges persist consistently in the narrator's life.
I went down into the valley to pray
Describes the narrator going to a valley for prayer, possibly seeking solace or guidance.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Despite the attempt at spiritual solace, the challenges persist.
I got drunk and I stayed all day
Indicates the narrator getting intoxicated and spending the entire day in that state.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Similar to line 4, emphasizes the persistence of challenges in the narrator's life.
Everywhere I go, everywhere I go
Repetition for emphasis, highlighting the ubiquity of challenges.
Everywhere I go, it rains on me
Reiterates the recurring theme of challenges raining on the narrator.
All God's chilluns can't you see
Alludes to "God's chilluns" (God's children), urging understanding of the challenges faced by everyone.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Repeats the idea that challenges persist wherever the narrator goes.
Louie Lista and Marchese
References specific names, possibly associates facing similar challenges.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Restates the overarching theme of challenges raining on the narrator and others.
Robert Sheehan and Paul Body
Introduces more names, reinforcing the idea of shared struggles.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Continues the theme of challenges affecting various individuals.
I went down to Argyle I went down to Dix
Describes the narrator going to Argyle and Dix, possibly seeking substances to cope with challenges.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Reiterates the persistent nature of challenges in the narrator's life.
To get my powders and to get my fix
Suggests the narrator's reliance on substances ("powders") to cope with challenges.
Everywhere I go it rains on me
Repeats the theme of challenges persisting wherever the narrator goes.
Everywhere I go, everywhere I go
Emphasizes the omnipresence of challenges through repetition.
Everywhere I go, it rains on me
Repeats the idea that challenges rain on the narrator consistently.
Everywhere I go, everywhere I go
Reiterates the ubiquity of challenges in the narrator's experiences.
Everywhere I go, it rains on me
Concludes by reinforcing the recurring theme of challenges persisting in the narrator's life.
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