“Rain On Me” is about persevering through your troubles and finding solace and comfort in the fact that things will get better. It is the second single off Chromatica, Gaga’s sixth studio album, and marks the first collaboration between Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.
The collaboration was
first confirmed through her Twitter account on April 22, along with the other
tracks and collaborations from the album. On May 15, she revealed the song’s
official cover and release date.
Gaga also expressed the
meaning of the song via Vulture:
This is about an analog
of tears being the rain. And you know what it’s also a metaphor for, is the
amount of drinking that I was doing to numb myself. I’d rather be dry.
Rain On Me
[Verse 1: Lady Gaga]
I didn't ask for a
free ride
I only asked you to
show me a real good time
I never asked for the
rainfall
At least I showed up,
you showed me nothing at all
[Pre-Chorus: Lady
Gaga]
It's coming down on me
Water like misery
It's coming down on
me
I'm ready, rain on me
[Chorus: Lady Gaga]
I'd rather be dry,
but at least I'm alive
Rain on me, rain,
rain
Rain on me, rain,
rain
I'd rather be dry,
but at least I'm alive
Rain on me, rain,
rain
Rain on me
[Post-Chorus: Lady
Gaga & Ariana Grande]
Rain on me
Mmm, oh yeah, baby
Rain on me
[Verse 2: Ariana
Grande]
Livin' in a world
where no one's innocent
Oh, but at least we
try, mmm
Gotta live my truth,
not keep it bottled in
So I don't lose my
mind, baby, yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Ariana
Grande & Lady Gaga]
I can feel it on my
skin (It's comin' down on me)
Teardrops on my face
(Water like misery)
Let it wash away my
sins (It's coming down on me)
Let it wash away,
yeah
[Chorus: Lady Gaga
& Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande]
I'd rather be dry,
but at least I'm alive
Rain on me, rain,
rain
Rain on me, rain,
rain
I'd rather be dry,
but at least I'm alive
Rain on me, rain,
rain
Rain (Rain) on (On)
me
[Post-Chorus: Ariana
Grande, Both & Lady Gaga]
Rain on me
Rain on me
Oh yeah, yeah
Rain on me, ooh yeah
Rain on me
Rain on me, ooh
[Bridge: Lady Gaga
& Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande]
Hands up to the sky
I'll be your galaxy
I'm about to fly
Rain on me, tsunami
Hands up to the sky
I'll be your galaxy
I'm about to fly
Rain on me (Rain on
me)
[Chorus: Lady Gaga
& Ariana Grande, Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga]
I'd rather be dry,
but at least I'm alive (Rain on me)
Rain on me, rain,
rain
Rain on me, rain,
rain (Rain on me)
I'd rather be dry,
but at least I'm alive (At least I'm alive)
Rain on me, rain,
rain (Rain on me, babe)
Rain on me (Rain on
me)
[Outro: Lady Gaga
& Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande]
I hear the thunder
comin' down
Won't you rain on me?
Eh, eh, yeah (Rain
on, woo)
I hear the thunder comin'
down
Won't you rain on me?
(Me)
Eh, eh, yeah
Rain on me
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