Rainbow
Rosenstock Jeff Lyrics

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Progress reaches down from the sky
Dropping bins and couches on the curb outside
We'll spend the weekend filling the holes and caulking the cracks
That stretch across the ceiling
While the economic disaster destroys all the color and life

As it slowly moves southeast
And I'm like a magnet pulling the storm

Oh, where can I move when it always finds me?
Where else can I stay?

There's a storm cloud pissing rainbows on the cubes that blossomed on our old street
As the vultures walk the power lines
They're looking for something to eat

They wanna hear us scream, "We ain't got no money, we ain't got no money! You got me!
Please don't take my love away, my home from me today!"

Overall Meaning

The song "Rainbow" by Jeff Rosenstock speaks about the struggles of trying to survive in a world that is falling apart with a failing economy that destroys everything in its path. In the first verse, the lyrics describe how progress seems to come down from the sky and leave trash and debris on the streets. Instead of lamenting this situation, the singer motivates himself and his listeners to face the task of cleaning up and doing repair work. He speaks about the cracks in the ceiling and the holes they will fill over the weekend. However, the hope of repair work is dampened by the destruction the economic disaster has caused. The economy has eroded and with it has taken away every color and light of life. It is moving slowly to the southeast, and the singer feels like a magnet that attracts the storm. He asks where he can go to escape it as it always seems to find him.

In the second verse, the singer becomes more resigned to the chaos caused by the storm clouds that have now started to piss rainbows on the cubes on their old street. The vultures walk the power lines, looking for something to eat, and people are screaming that they have no money. The singer pleads with his listeners to help save their homes and to keep the love they have. The lyrics show how difficult it can be to hold onto hope when the world is falling apart, and the resources you had are disappearing. However, the song has a spirit of resilience and the determination to keep going, even when everything else is against you.

Line by Line Meaning

Progress reaches down from the sky
The relentless march of progress disrupts daily life and drops unwanted items outside of people's homes.

Dropping bins and couches on the curb outside
Unwanted items that are no longer valuable to one person, are now left to burden another without their consent.

We'll spend the weekend filling the holes and caulking the cracks
People must take matters into their own hands and fix the damage done by progress, as everyone else is too busy with their own problems.

That stretch across the ceiling
Beyond the surface-level issues lie deeper, unseen problems that need attention.

While the economic disaster destroys all the color and life
The economic ruin takes away people's happiness, prosperity, and vibrancy, leaving only emptiness and despair.

As it slowly moves southeast
The disaster is not localized, but rather spreading slowly and affecting more and more people.

And I'm like a magnet pulling the storm
The singer feels like he is attracting the disaster to himself, blaming himself for his own misfortune.

Oh, where can I move when it always finds me?
Hoping to escape the disaster, he wonders if there is anywhere he can go where the suffering won't follow.

Where else can I stay?
Knowing that running away will be futile, he resigns to his fate.

There's a storm cloud pissing rainbows on the cubes that blossomed on our old street
The once-colorful neighborhood is now subject to a destructive storm, raining with colorful objects that have lost their value.

As the vultures walk the power lines
Amidst the turmoil, opportunistic predators are lurking, ready to pounce on those suffering from the disaster.

They're looking for something to eat
Witnessing people's struggles, the vultures are waiting to take advantage of them and consume what they have left.

They wanna hear us scream, "We ain't got no money, we ain't got no money! You got me!
The vultures are hoping to capitalize on their prey's desperation, knowing that money and possessions are what have brought them down.

Please don't take my love away, my home from me today!"
The singer pleads with the vultures and the disaster not to take away the only things that matter to him: love and home.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jeff Rosenstock

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Progress reaches down from the sky
Dropping bins & couches on the curb outside
Please, don't take my love away
My home from me today
We'll spend the weekend filling the holes & caulking the cracks that stretch across
The ceiling
While the economic disaster destroys all the color & life as it slowly moves southeast

& I'm like a magnet pulling the storm
Oh, where can I move when it always finds me?
Where else can I stay?
There's a storm cloud pissing rainbows on the cubes that blossomed on our old street
As the vultures walk the power lines
They're looking for something to eat
They wanna hear us scream
We ain't got no money
We ain't got no money
You got me, you got me, you got me, you got me
We ain't got no money
We ain't got no money
You got me, you got me, you got me, you got me
Please, don't take my love away
My home from me today
Please, don't take my love away
My home from me today