Sparks' second album Battlefield was released in July 2009 worldwide and debuted at #7 in the U.S., three spots higher than her first album. The album's lead single, also titled Battlefield, peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her third top 10 single and fifth consecutive top 20 single. Sparks is the only Idol contestant to have their first five singles reach the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Battlefield" has sold almost 2 million copies worldwide. Sparks has sold over 9 million singles worldwide to date, making her one of the most successful idol winners. Battlefield's second single, S.O.S. (Let the Music Play), was her first song to top the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play making it her first U.S. number one single.
Sparks followed her success in 2010 by making her debut on Broadway. Sparks starred as Nina Rosario in the Tony Award winning broadway musical, In The Heights. In October 2010, Sparks confirmed that she has begun work on her anticipated third studio album. It's expected to be released in 2011. No title has been confirmed yet.
Let It Rain
Jordin Sparks Lyrics
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And told you all you mean to me
So what if I meant every word I said
Baby don't let it go to your head
So what if I write your name
Cause you're always on my brain
In my heart, I paint it crimson red
Baby don't let it go to your head
Don't be getting any big ideas
Let me make it clear
Just cause I can't go on
Just cause I die when you're gone
Just cause I think of you in bed
Don't let it go to your head
If I looked in your eyes
One, two, too many times
And memorized every word you said
Don't let it go to your head oh
Don't let it go to your head
So what if I want to kiss
From your toes up to your lips
It don't mean that you've had me yet
You're gonna be good, I bet
I'm the one whose in control here
Let me make it clear
Just cause I can't go on
Just cause I die when you're gone
Just cause I think of you in bed
Don't let it go to your head
If I looked in your eyes
One, two, too many times
And memorized every word you said
Don't let it go to your head
Oh
Don't let it go to your head
Oh
Don't let it go to your head
Oh
Now you think you got me
Well i'm gonna get you
Now you think you can touch me
Well i'm gonna let you
Just cause I can't go on
Just cause I die when you're gone
Just cause I think of you in bed
Don't let it go to your head
Just cause I can't go on
Just cause I die when you're gone (die when your gone)
Just cause I think of you in bed
Don't let it go to your head
If I looked in your eyes
One, two, too many times
And memorized every word you said
Don't let it go to your head
Don't let it go to your head (oh)
Don't let it go to your head (oh)
Don't let it go to your head (don't let it go to your head)
Don't let it go to your head (your head)
Don't let it go to your head
Don't let it go to your head (don't let it go)
Don't let it go to your head
(don't let it go)
Don't let it go to your head
Don't let it go to your head (don't let it go)
Don't let it go to your head
(head)
Jordin Sparks' song Let It Rain is a reflective ballad that deals with the idea of letting out one's emotions that have been bottled up for a long time. The song explores the idea of emotional release, where the singer confesses holding back her emotions out of fear, but now she is ready to let it all out. The lyrics use rain as a metaphor for cleansing and purifying oneself. The singer is not afraid to show her vulnerability and opens up about her fears and insecurities. The song has a message of empowerment and encourages the listener to let go of their emotions.
The opening lines, "Shout it out, I can't hold back no more, I let it out, all these feelings that were trapped inside, I was frozen every time I looked in your eyes" sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is ready to release her emotions and confront the person who has caused her to suppress them. She reveals that she has been holding back tears and fears, but she refuses to feel ashamed anymore. The chorus, "Every little tear I was scared to cry, everything I feared, but I kept inside, I don't wanna hold it back one more day, oh wash it away, every tiny thought clouding up my head, every single word that I never said, I refuse to feel ashamed, let it rain, let it rain", talks about her resolve to be free from her emotional baggage.
The song has a soothing musicality with piano, strings and electronic beats providing an emotional backdrop to the lyrics. The chorus serves as a reminder that it's okay to be vulnerable and release one's emotions. In conclusion, the song Let It Rain by Jordin Sparks is an empowering ballad that encourages people to be honest with their emotions and let them out.
Line by Line Meaning
Shout it out
Express your feelings loudly and without reservation, hold nothing back.
I can't hold back no more
I cannot repress my emotions and feelings any longer.
I let it out
I'm releasing all the pent-up feelings that I've been holding within me.
All these feelings that were
All these emotions that I had been keeping to myself.
Trapped inside
Bottled up inside me.
I was frozen every time I looked in your eyes
I was too scared to express my feelings and every time I looked at you, I couldn't find the courage to speak up.
Clear my head
Get rid of all the unnecessary things that are cluttering up my mind.
From all the cluttered things
From all the things that have been clogging up my mind and heart.
I should've said
All the things I wanted to express but didn't get the chance to.
That wasn't me
I wasn't myself when I was holding back my emotions and feelings; I was living inauthentically.
No I can't live like that
I cannot continue living in this inauthentic and emotionally-repressed way anymore.
I'm waking up and there is no looking back
I have finally realized that I need to move forward and face my fears instead of holding myself back; there's no turning back now.
Every little tear
Every bit of pain and sorrow I've been holding back.
I was scared to cry
I was too afraid to show my vulnerability and express my true emotions.
Everything I feared
All the things I've been afraid of confronting.
But I kept inside
I suppressed and bottled up all these feelings.
I don't wanna hold it back one more day
I don't want to keep repressing my feelings any longer; I want to let them out.
Oh wash it away
I want to cleanse myself of all these bottled-up emotions and feelings.
Every tiny thought clouding up my head
Every small thought that has been overtaking my mind and holding me back.
Every single word that I never said
All the things I didn't say when I should have, all the things that have been left unsaid.
I refuse to feel ashamed
I won't allow myself to feel embarrassed or guilty about being vulnerable and expressing my true feelings.
Clear the sky
My mind is cleared of all the clutter and confusion.
I start to breathe again
I can finally breathe again now that I've released these pent-up emotions and feelings.
Nothing to hide
I don't have anything to hide anymore; I can be my authentic self now.
Let you through to who I am inside
I allow you to see who I truly am deep down inside.
Every layer 'til you get underneath my skin
I'm revealing all the layers of myself until you can finally see who I truly am at my core.
Let you in, let you in
Allowing you access to my true self, where I've hidden all my emotions and feelings from before.
All the hurt that's been stuck inside of me
All the pain and suffering I've been carrying around inside me all this time.
Make it run make it leave
I want all this pain and suffering to disappear from my life, to wash it away.
Let the rain wash me clean
I'm using the metaphor of rain to symbolize the cleansing of these bottled-up emotions and feelings.
Wash me clean (whoa)
Making the sentiment of the previous two lines even more poignant and powerful.
Oh no no
An expression of the realization that it is painful to finally let go of all these buried feelings and emotions.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: B. STEINBERG, FEFE DOBSON, J. ALEXANDER
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