Tears and Raindrops

            Some songs are happy.  Some are sad.  Some convey a deep message, while some simply give a surface story.  The song “Crying in the Rain” speaks to me because it expresses some of the feelings that I often have.  It is easy to understand, but it uses an interesting comparison.  The line that says, “I’ll do my crying in the rain,” means that a person in pain or sorrow does not want everyone to see that pain.  If one cries in the rain, the tears will be taken for raindrops.  Sometimes it is hard to tell other people about our problems, or to let people see our weaknesses.  Sometimes we do not like to let others see that we care because we are afraid that those people will not return the feeling.  The song shows these thoughts through the idea of crying in a place where your tears will be hidden.  The song is talking specifically about a love interest, but I think it could be applied to any relationship in a person’s life.  

The song as a whole is about hiding your pain until you can get past it.  I like the line in the song that says, “Someday, when my crying’s done, I’m gonna wear a smile, and walk in the sun.”  This line provides encouragement and the hope that there is a way to keep going on, and to get past the pain caused by others.  Sometimes the conversion of a thought or feeling into a poem put to music can give a person so much strength.  People may not always be able to express their feelings by words alone, but a song can turn these thoughts into a beautiful combination of words and notes, creating a masterpiece out of a message.