Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985 in Honolulu, HI, USA), known pro… Read Full Bio ↴Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985 in Honolulu, HI, USA), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is a Filipino-American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and dancer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers.

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career. In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for various successful singles for Mars himself and other artists. He rose to fame in 2010 buoyed by the success of "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, both of which featured his vocals. That year, Mars released his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which blended pop with reggae pop and R&B. It spawned the international number-one singles "Just the Way You Are", "Grenade", and "The Lazy Song". Drawing inspiration from disco, funk, rock, reggae and soul genres, his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), was his first number one on the Billboard 200. It amassed two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, "Locked Out of Heaven" and "When I Was Your Man".

In 2014, Mars was featured on Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", which topped various music charts, spending a total of fourteen and seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, respectively. Mars's third studio album, the R&B-focused, 24K Magic (2016), received seven Grammy Awards, winning the major categories of Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. The album also yielded the top-five singles "24K Magic", "That's What I Like", his seventh Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, and a remix of "Finesse" featuring Cardi B. In 2021, Mars collaborated with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic on the full-length album An Evening with Silk Sonic, whose single "Leave the Door Open" topped the Billboard Hot 100.

Mars has sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has released eight number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since his career launched in 2010, attaining his first five faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley. Mars became the first artist to receive five diamond certified songs in the United States. He was included in Music Week and Billboard magazine as one of the best songwriters of 2011 and 2013, respectively. Mars has received several awards and nominations, including 11 Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, nine American Music Awards, 10 Soul Train Awards and holds three Guinness world records. He appeared in Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, Forbes magazine's list of "30 Under 30" in 2013, and Forbes's Celebrity 100 in 2014, 2018, and 2019.

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Bruno Mars Lyrics

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If you ever leave me, baby,
Leave some morphine at my door
'Cause it would take a whole lot of medication
To realize what we used to have,
We don't have it anymore.

There's no religion that could save me
No matter how long my knees are on the floor (Ooh)

So keep in mind all the sacrifices I'm makin'
To keep you by my side
To keep you from walkin' out the door.

'Cause there'll be no sunlight
If I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds
My eyes will do the same, if you walk away
Everyday it'll rain, rain, ra-a-a-ain

I'll never be your mother's favorite
Your daddy can't even look me in the eye
Ooh, if I was in their shoes, I'd be doing the same thing
Sayin' "There goes my little girl
Walkin' with that troublesome guy"

But they're just afraid of something they can't understand
Ooh, but little darlin' watch me change their minds
Yeah for you I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try
And pick up these broken pieces 'til I'm bleeding
If that'll make you mine

'Cause there'll be no sunlight
If I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds
My eyes will do the same, if you walk away
Everyday it'll rain, rain, ra-a-a-ain

Oh, don't you say (don't you say) goodbye (goodbye),
Don't you say (don't you say) goodbye (goodbye)
I'll pick up these broken pieces 'til I'm bleeding
If that'll make it right

'Cause there'll be no sunlight
If I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
And just like the clouds

My eyes will do the same, if you walk away
Everyday it'll rain, rain, ra-a-a-ain

Overall Meaning

The song "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars/Original Soundtrack deals with themes of loss, desperation, and hopelessness. The opening lines of the song introduce the idea of medication as a coping mechanism, alluding to the addictive and numbing qualities of drugs. The singer acknowledges that he needs a lot of medication to be able to forget about the past and move on from a relationship that is no longer what it used to be. He also recognizes that no matter how much he prays or begs, nothing can save him from the pain of losing his loved one, and he is willing to do anything to keep her from leaving, even if it means sacrificing his own well-being.

The chorus features a powerful metaphor of rain as a symbol of the singer's emotional state. If his lover were to leave him, he would be plunged into a state of permanent darkness, as if a storm cloud were hovering above him all the time. He equates his tears to raindrops, and every day would be a constant downpour of sadness and despair. The second verse brings up the issue of disapproving parents, highlighting the struggle that many couples face when their families are not on board with their relationship. The singer acknowledges that he is not the ideal match for his girlfriend, in his in-laws' eyes, but he promises to do everything he can to win them over and make them see that he is worthy of her love.

Line by Line Meaning

If you ever leave me, baby, Leave some morphine at my door 'Cause it would take a whole lot of medication To realize what we used to have, We don't have it anymore.
If you choose to leave me, please leave me with some morphine at my doorstep. Losing you is going to be hard, and it would take an exceptional amount of time for me to realize that what we once had is gone.

There's no religion that could save me No matter how long my knees are on the floor (Ooh) So keep in mind all the sacrifices I'm makin' To keep you by my side To keep you from walkin' out the door.
No matter how much I pray, no religion can save me from the pain of losing you. I am willing to make all the necessary sacrifices to keep you by my side and prevent you from leaving me.

'Cause there'll be no sunlight If I lose you, baby There'll be no clear skies If I lose you, baby Just like the clouds My eyes will do the same, if you walk away Everyday it'll rain, rain, ra-a-a-ain
Losing you will be devastating, causing me to see life without hope, and just like how the clouds are a symbol of sadness, my eyes will always be filled with tears, and I'll always be heartbroken and stuck in a depressive state, and it'll feel like every day is a rainy, miserable day without any silver lining.

I'll never be your mother's favorite Your daddy can't even look me in the eye Ooh, if I was in their shoes, I'd be doing the same thing Sayin' "There goes my little girl Walkin' with that troublesome guy"
I know your parents don't think highly of me, and they don't like me being around their daughter. If I were a parent, I would probably feel the same if you were dating someone like me.

But they're just afraid of something they can't understand Ooh, but little darlin' watch me change their minds Yeah for you I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try And pick up these broken pieces 'til I'm bleeding If that'll make you mine
Your parents don't know me well enough to understand how much I love you, but I am willing to show them that I am worthy of their daughter's love. I will try my hardest to make things work, even if it means going through pain and suffering to keep you by my side.

Oh, don't you say (don't you say) goodbye (goodbye), Don't you say (don't you say) goodbye (goodbye) I'll pick up these broken pieces 'til I'm bleeding If that'll make it right
Please don't leave me, saying goodbye will shatter my heart into millions of pieces that will be hard to put back together. But if you do leave me, I'll do everything in my power to fix the situation, even if it causes me pain and suffering.

'Cause there'll be no sunlight If I lose you, baby There'll be no clear skies If I lose you, baby And just like the clouds My eyes will do the same, if you walk away Everyday it'll rain, rain, ra-a-a-ain
I need you to be by my side, and if you leave me, it will feel like the sun has stopped shining, and my days will be filled with gloom and sadness, and every day will be a struggle to get through. My eyes will always be filled with tears, and I'll always be stuck in a state of depression.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: PHILIP LAWRENCE, BRUNO MARS, ARI LEVINE

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