Rainbow Connection
Glee Cast Lyrics

Why are there so many
The singer is questioning why there are so many songs about rainbows.

Songs about rainbows
The singer is discussing songs that mention rainbows.

And what's on the other side
The singer wonders what can be found on the other side of a rainbow.

Rainbows are vision
The artist acknowledges that rainbows are a kind of visual phenomenon.

But only illusions
The artist notes that rainbows are not actual objects, but rather an optical illusion.

And rainbows have nothing to hide
The singer submits that rainbows do not have hidden meanings or anything else concealed in them.

So we've been told and some choose to believe it.
The singer acknowledges that there are differing views about the nature of rainbows, and some people accept what they are told about them.

I know they're wrong, wait and see.
The artist feels that the common view of rainbows is mistaken, but suggests that a different perspective will ultimately prove this.

Someday we'll find it
The artist anticipates that someday we will uncover something significant.

The rainbow connection
The artist is referring to a metaphorical or symbolic idea that he calls 'the rainbow connection'.

The lovers, the dreamers and me
The singer speculates that this 'rainbow connection' is relevant to dreamers and those who love deeply.

Who said that every wish would be heard
The artist is questioning the idea that all wishes are capable of being granted.

And answered when wished on the morning star?
The singer is asking whether wishing upon a star actually results in wishes being answered.

Somebody thought of that and someone believed it.
The singer acknowledges that people have thought of and come to believe in the idea of wishes being granted by stars.

Look what it's done so far.
The singer notes the effects that believing in the wish-granting quality of stars has had on people.

What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing
The artist wonders what it is that makes people stare up at the stars for so long.

And what do we think we might see?
The artist is asking what it is that we think we might be able to see by looking at the stars.

All of us under its spell.
The singer suggests that there is something captivating about the stars that draws us all in.

I know that they're probably magic.
The singer is not taking a literal approach, but instead sees something amazing and inexplicable about the stars that might be described as 'magical'.

Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?
The artist is asking the listener if they have ever been on the verge of sleep but were still able to hear voices.

I hear them calling my name (I hear them calling my name)
The artist hears voices calling out to them.

Is this sweet sound that called the young sailors
The artist is referencing a myth or story about a sound that calls out to sailors.

The voice might be one and the same (one and the same)
The singer is suggesting that the voices they are hearing might be similar to the sound that calls out to sailors.

I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
The artist acknowledges that they have heard these voices before and cannot ignore them any longer.

There's something that I'm supposed to be.
The singer feels like there is something they are meant to do or be, and that these voices may be tied to that purpose.

Someday we'll find it
The singer reiterates that someday they will find something significant.

The rainbow connection
The singer repeats their earlier reference to the 'rainbow connection'.

The lovers, the dreamers and me.
The artist reiterates that the 'rainbow connection' is relevant to dreamers and those who love deeply.