RAINBOW
Frank C. Stanley and Henry Burr Lyrics

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Rainbow (by Stanley-Stanislav Okunev)

Great joy has filled your body
And now you're rainbow in the skies
And you can break your sorrows
And show your coloured smile and eyes

If you're gonna play

Sadness throw away
If you wanna fly
Do it tonight

And what're you gonna do?
When game for you
Hard to say goodbye
To sunny sky

What're you gonna do?
When a flame for you
When you're butterfly
Of chatoyant light ! chatoyant light !

And you wanna go with the flow
And you'll overflow so slow
You got to feel it tonight and stand by
And let the wind blow high so high

If you're gonna play
Sadness throw away
If you wanna fly
Do it tonight

If you're gonna play
Sadness throw away
If you wanna fly
Do it tonight

And what're you gonna do?
When game for you
Hard to say goodbye
To sunny sky

What're you gonna do?
When a flame for you
When you're butterfly
Of chatoyant light ! chatoyant light !

And what're you gonna do?
When game for you
Hard to say goodbye
To sunny sky

What're you gonna do?
When a flame for you
When you're butterfly
Of chatoyant light ! chatoyant light !

And you wanna go with the flow
And you'll overflow so slow
You got to feel it tonight and stand by
And let the wind blow high so high

And you wanna go with the flow
And you'll overflow so slow
You got to feel it tonight and stand by
And let the wind blow high so high

Come come come with me
And every time you love me

Come come come with me
And every time you love me

And every time you love me
And every time you love me

If you're gonna play
Sadness throw away
If you wanna fly
Do it tonight

Great joy has filled your body
And now you're rainbow in the skies

And you can break your sorrows
And show your coloured smile and eyes

Overall Meaning

The song "Rainbow" is an uplifting and encouraging song about letting go of sadness and embracing joy. The lyrics use vivid imagery to convey the idea of transformation and becoming like a rainbow in the sky. The lines "Great joy has filled your body" and "And now you're rainbow in the skies" suggest a transformation from a state of sadness to one of joy and vibrancy.

The song encourages the listener to let go of their sorrows and show their true colors with a "coloured smile and eyes." The repetition of the lines "If you're gonna play/Sadness throw away/If you wanna fly/Do it tonight" emphasizes the idea of seizing the moment and taking action. The song also speaks to the fear of saying goodbye to a happy moment or time ("hard to say goodbye/to sunny sky") and the feeling of being consumed by love ("when a flame for you").

Line by Line Meaning

Great joy has filled your body
You feel immense happiness within you

And now you're rainbow in the skies
Your happiness is visible and shines like a rainbow

And you can break your sorrows
You have the ability to overcome your sorrows

And show your coloured smile and eyes
You should express your happiness through your smile and eyes

If you're gonna play
If you are going to engage

Sadness throw away
You should eliminate your sadness

If you wanna fly
If you want to succeed

Do it tonight
Start working towards that success immediately

And what're you gonna do?
And what actions will you take?

When game for you
When things become difficult for you

Hard to say goodbye
It is difficult to let go