This song is a bittersweet memory of my early twenties, my father's death, my falure at university, depression, poverty... It is a sad song, yet dear to me, because it voiced my feelings at that time.
This reminds me of a biblical verse of how God provides for the birds, and how much more are we. In all good times everything comes as surely as everything passes.
So about 18 years ago (Yes I'm old), I was going to work everyday on the bus listening to 'Reveal' on my personal CD player (To those that are too young, a CD is a round disc that has music on it and a personal CD player was the equivalent of an ipod. Yes I really am old....) and this was/is my favourite song from the album. R.E.M were back to their best with this one. Pure poetry.
As with all of R.E.M.'s songs, there is the lyrical depth and emotional scope to arrive at several different interpretations. My personal interpretation would be that this song is an acceptance that some are lucky enough to live easy lives whilst others must struggle daily. The speaker is accepting that he's been dealt a bad hand but is resolving to make the most of his life. However it's interpreted, it remains an extremely emotional and first rate song, one of my favourites... Vive R.E.M.!
How is it that REM managed to put all kinds of feelings an emotions into song in such a deep and understanding way? I'll take the rain is such a great track!
A heartfelt and very fond farewell to worldwide alternative rock inspiration R.E.M.... Through Everybody Hurts to Losing my Religion, R.E.M. have been the emotional soundtrack behind mine and so many other fans' lives. I think I speak collectively when I say we will miss them greatly. Michael, Mike, Peter and Bill - we salute you!
Stipe wrote so many lyrics that feel that they came from my own heart, when I couldn't find the words, when no other artist could. I think a lot of people feel this way.
One of the most underrated songs of all times. If it comes to living the paradise of someone else or the rains of my vision I'll take the rain, I may suffer the floods but at the end lays the gardens gate of my own paradise.
The rain came down The rain came down The rain came down on me The wind blew strong The summer song Fades to memory I knew you when I loved you then The summer's young and helpless You laid me bare You marked me there The promises we made I used to think As birds take wing They sing through life so why can't we? You cling to this You claim the best If this is what you're offering I'll take the rain I'll take the rain The nighttime creases Summer schemes And stretches out to stay The sun shines down You came around You love easy days But now the sun The winter's come I wanted just to say That if I hold I'd hope you'd fold Open up inside, inside of me I used to think As birds take wing They sing through life so why can't we? You cling to this You claim the best If this is what you're offering I'll take the rain I'll take the rain This winter song I'll sing along I've searched its still refrain I'll walk alone I've given this, take wing Celebrate the rain I used to think As birds take wing They sing through life so why can't we? You cling to this You claim the best If this is what you're offering I'll take the rain I'll take the rain
The highlight song of a very underrated album... after all these years i am still surprised, how deep this song and the lyrics can touch your heart and soul. Thanks for this!!!
Nightswimming, Find the River and this one here (and ofc. many more)... I don't know what Micheal wanted to say with those lyrics, but he hits everything i need and want to feel. Genious.
This song and video are so right on for me. I see losing my father. Him being the skateboard. And rolling through my healing with him with me throughout it all. And then him letting me go only when I am ready.
One of my all time favourite bands!!!... I was majorly upset about their breakup in Sept 2011. Long live Michael Stipe, Mike Mills & Peter Buck... you guys were and forever will be legends!!!! Love and respect from South Africa.
I used to think As birds take wing They sing through life so why can't we? You cling to this You claim the best If this is what you're offering I'll take the rain ♥
Michael Stipe é um cantor que trabalha para expressar os sentimentos em cada canção, algo muito raro. Não apenas recita os versos com os interpreta. Quando se escuta essa canção, você percebe que ele está sofrendo, está contando uma história triste. Não é necessário saber a Língua Inglesa para se deduzir isso. Um grande cantor e grandes músicos, esse é o REM.
OBRA MAESTRA COMO TODO LO DE REM VISIONARIOS HASTA EN SUS VIDEOS ME GUSTARUA VOLVER A NACER SOLO PARA PODER DISFRUTARLOS DE NUEVO NOTAR KA SORPRESA ETC
This song should have been as big as everybody hurts. Very under rated. Classic song. Reveal was a masterpiece too. 15 years old already ... Time Flies!
This is not a young man's song. Rather it is one for a wise one, of a man who has learned to let go and accept the imperfections of his life and of life in general. While it can easily be a song of sacrifice or martyrdom, anyone who has truly seen chapters of life go by knows those regrets are better lived honestly than lied spitefully.
The most underrated album of all time..has no one listened to “beat a drum”...the single greatest song from any album ever. I take great pride in being one of the few thousand who have heard and appreciated this work of art. Utter brilliance from start to finish
Videos like this are better than any therapy I've ever partaken of in my 56 years. Not sure why I am weeping now, but I know it has something to do with the little boy inside of me who has become my guiding light.
Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Have a nice week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕 Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Have a nice week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕 Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Have a nice week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕 Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Have a nice week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕
When I was 9 years old, my dad bought a DVD with some rem music, and this one called my attention just for the fact that it was a cartoon, now this is one of my favorite rem songs :)
Listening to REM makes me feel as if I have slipped through a doorway to universal consciousness and somehow it all makes sense now. I want to get into a time machine and go see them live. I miss you!
I stumbled upon this cause I've been on a rem kick recently, after years and years of just vaguely knowing them and their hits. As soon as it started I got a wave of vertigo: I already know and love this song, probably from when i was a kid and it came out, but I had no memory of it up until 4 minutes ago. What a magical experience.
Music for Portugal & Brazil A chuva caiu A chuva caiu A chuva caiu em mim O vento soprou forte E a música do verão Some na memória Eu conhecia você quando Eu amava você depois No bocejo do verão, agora sem esperança Você me deitou nu E me marcou lá As promessas que fizemos Eu costumava pensar, como os pássaros voam, Eles cantam pela vida, então por que não podemos? Nós nos apegamos a isso e reivindicamos o melhor Se isso é o que você está oferecendo Eu vou pegar a chuva, eu vou pegar a chuva O tempo da noite vinca Esquemas de verão E estica pra trazer Os raios de Sol abaixo Você apareceu Seu amor nos dias fáceis Mas agora o Sol, O inverno chegou Eu quero só falar Que se eu segurar Eu esperaria que você cedesse E entrasse, dentro de mim Eu costumava pensar, como os pássaros voam, Eles cantam pela vida, então por que não podemos? Nós nos apegamos a isso e reivindicamos o melhor Se isso é o que você está oferecendo Eu vou pegar a chuva, eu vou pegar a chuva A música do inverno Eu vou cantarolar Eu procurei seu refrão parado Eu vou andar sozinho Dado isto, Voar e celebrar a chuva Eu costumava pensar, como os pássaros voam, Eles cantam pela vida, então por que não podemos? Nós nos apegamos a isso e reivindicamos o melhor Se isso é o que você está oferecendo
This song makes me remember about my dog,his name was Tex and about the time spent toghether when I was happier than now. He passed away on november 2007 and I still miss him😔.
Masterpiece! R.E.M towarzyszy mi od jakichś 30 lat i im jest starszy tym bardziej twierdzę, że jest to jeden z najlepszych i najbardziej wartościowych zespołów naszych czasów.
It's also shocking how under-rated the entire "Reveal " album is. It's a real gem and this song is just one of many highlights.
stell gran
Totally agree. The album is absurdly underrated.
@@gordongrant3405great album, i love all the tracks on Reveal
U my man
Found it like 2 years ago and it’s super good my favorite REM album for sure.
Personally I think it’s better then Out of Time
This is one of those songs. If you know, you know.
The softness of Stipe's voice in this one is magical.
This song is a bittersweet memory of my early twenties, my father's death, my falure at university, depression, poverty... It is a sad song, yet dear to me, because it voiced my feelings at that time.
Oh I am sorry to hear that, hopefully your life gets better from now on.
Timeless gold here. Even the 1 ‘sad’ song on this record is pretty upbeat!
“And if I hold, I’d hope you’d fold, and open up inside, inside of me” is quite possibly the most beautiful line of verse ever written.
One of the most beautiful songs of the world! Masterpiece! Thanks REM.
Yes it is, Sad REM songs makes me cry
I totally agree. A beautifully sad way of expressing love for someone that does feel the same.
id love to see them live again..best band ever......
Reveal is revealed to those of us that understand the depth of REM. Keep it with you and take the rain.x
This reminds me of a biblical verse of how God provides for the birds, and how much more are we. In all good times everything comes as surely as everything passes.
mathew idicula, so beautifully said
God bless you - Jesus is Lord.
Dear, I'm a metalhead, but REM is so awesome 🍀
So about 18 years ago (Yes I'm old), I was going to work everyday on the bus listening to 'Reveal' on my personal CD player (To those that are too young, a CD is a round disc that has music on it and a personal CD player was the equivalent of an ipod. Yes I really am old....) and this was/is my favourite song from the album. R.E.M were back to their best with this one. Pure poetry.
As with all of R.E.M.'s songs, there is the lyrical depth and emotional scope to arrive at several different interpretations. My personal interpretation would be that this song is an acceptance that some are lucky enough to live easy lives whilst others must struggle daily. The speaker is accepting that he's been dealt a bad hand but is resolving to make the most of his life. However it's interpreted, it remains an extremely emotional and first rate song, one of my favourites... Vive R.E.M.!
lovely song, to me one of the best of REM.
@@Travis1.979 remhq
R.E.M. Reveal 2001
Emotional lyrics and sad video. One of my favourites songs from R.E.M.
I miss you REM....
Meraviglioso video: lo riascolterò attentamente per farne la traduzione. ❤
I'll take the REM
😁👍
Me too
This song is poetry - god bless and love to anyone reading this who’s going through a difficult time, you are not alone🙏🏽🤝🏴
What a golden thing to say. I love you!
🙏🏽
When I saw this video, I was reminded of my dearly departed dog Phoebe. Now watching it makes me cry. This is such a beautiful song.
These guys are incredibly beautiful
Absolute masterpiece
This song makes my heart ache. Such a beautiful song by a great band.
I so love this song and video. Together, they just pull at and overwhelm my heart felt emotions. 🥰😪
The pain of sacrifice for someone who takes you for granted.
...and it nearly killed me.😢
tears everytime
Dean Thomas The same
They trod gr tut tttttttyf
How is it that REM managed to put all kinds of feelings an emotions into song in such a deep and understanding way? I'll take the rain is such a great track!
Absolutely amazing
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LimeC l”
Reveal is a masterpiece! And what a fine song. It feels like a pinnacle of the REM catalogue. I'll take the rain!
I just lost my aunt, such amazing person! This song my gift to her. 😌
A heartfelt and very fond farewell to worldwide alternative rock inspiration R.E.M.... Through Everybody Hurts to Losing my Religion, R.E.M. have been the emotional soundtrack behind mine and so many other fans' lives. I think I speak collectively when I say we will miss them greatly. Michael, Mike, Peter and Bill - we salute you!
Anyone who bought the Reveal Album will always remember this track - beautiful song.
Most undervalued song ever.
Stipe wrote so many lyrics that feel that they came from my own heart, when I couldn't find the words, when no other artist could. I think a lot of people feel this way.
This song is so sad It makes me cry. The vidéo is cute. It makes me think of my dog. I miss him. 😭
One of the most underrated songs of all times. If it comes to living the paradise of someone else or the rains of my vision I'll take the rain, I may suffer the floods but at the end lays the gardens gate of my own paradise.
Such an underrated song. Masterpiece!
A masterpiece, surely one of the most underrated songs....
The rain came down
The rain came down
The rain came down on me
The wind blew strong
The summer song
Fades to memory
I knew you when
I loved you then
The summer's young and helpless
You laid me bare
You marked me there
The promises we made
I used to think
As birds take wing
They sing through life so why can't we?
You cling to this
You claim the best
If this is what you're offering
I'll take the rain
I'll take the rain
The nighttime creases
Summer schemes
And stretches out to stay
The sun shines down
You came around
You love easy days
But now the sun
The winter's come
I wanted just to say
That if I hold
I'd hope you'd fold
Open up inside, inside of me
I used to think
As birds take wing
They sing through life so why can't we?
You cling to this
You claim the best
If this is what you're offering
I'll take the rain
I'll take the rain
This winter song
I'll sing along
I've searched its still refrain
I'll walk alone
I've given this, take wing
Celebrate the rain
I used to think
As birds take wing
They sing through life so why can't we?
You cling to this
You claim the best
If this is what you're offering
I'll take the rain
I'll take the rain
Treat these lyrics with caution, they are not entirely correct, and unfortunately somewhat change the meaning of the song.
One of the few things on earth that i would like to hear again before passing - some REM songs
Always made me sleep in times of trouble
I really miss REM
One of the last bands offering real music is gone :(
The highlight song of a very underrated album... after all these years i am still surprised, how deep this song and the lyrics can touch your heart and soul. Thanks for this!!!
Listening in 2022 still the most beautiful song
Probably one of the best rem song...
Really surprised that quite a few people say they don’t understand the lyrics. This song is way more straightforward than most REM stuff.
Jul 6, 2011
remhq
Maybe they haven't lived long enough or has been luck enough to have experienced what Stipe is breaking over
BEST REM SONG
Nightswimming, Find the River and this one here (and ofc. many more)... I don't know what Micheal wanted to say with those lyrics, but he hits everything i need and want to feel. Genious.
The lyrics to those songs are pure poetry. Find The River is the best though.
He wanted to share his gayness with the world
This song and video are so right on for me. I see losing my father. Him being the skateboard. And rolling through my healing with him with me throughout it all. And then him letting me go only when I am ready.
One of my all time favourite bands!!!... I was majorly upset about their breakup in Sept 2011. Long live Michael Stipe, Mike Mills & Peter Buck... you guys were and forever will be legends!!!! Love and respect from South Africa.
Phoenix rising from the ashes. Beautiful and strong.
I used to think
As birds take wing
They sing through life so why can't we?
You cling to this
You claim the best
If this is what you're offering
I'll take the rain
♥
This song has touched my heart ever since it came out. Can't believe it's been over twenty years now. Watching the video today just makes me cry.
Me too.
Me too🎚
incredible
🤗
Same here...🥲
I was 15 back then and had no idea of what this song was about...
I do now.
Always loved it.
im 15 now.
No you didn't
So underrated. A song full of lyrism like a bottle of perfume lost on the bottom of the sea.
michaelnight33 how beautiful 😊💛
@@adelecovus7482 Yes how beautiful... I love the lyrics on this one. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁🤪
Last night, I dreamt that I was singing this song with Mike Stipes. Awesome dream
1000 times better the live versión!
The best song on their album Reveal
Michael Stipe é um cantor que trabalha para expressar os sentimentos em cada canção, algo muito raro. Não apenas recita os versos com os interpreta. Quando se escuta essa canção, você percebe que ele está sofrendo, está contando uma história triste. Não é necessário saber a Língua Inglesa para se deduzir isso. Um grande cantor e grandes músicos, esse é o REM.
Sad and beautiful music.
OBRA MAESTRA COMO TODO LO DE REM VISIONARIOS HASTA EN SUS VIDEOS ME GUSTARUA VOLVER A NACER SOLO PARA PODER DISFRUTARLOS DE NUEVO NOTAR KA SORPRESA ETC
R.E.M. I'll Take the Rain 19/11/2001 Alternative rock
This song should have been as big as everybody hurts. Very under rated. Classic song. Reveal was a masterpiece too. 15 years old already ... Time Flies!
mega song r.e.m. 4ever
delboy20091
I agree. A masterpiece
of a record. Vastly
underrated.
Absolutely right man! What about "disappear"? That was born a classic
As long as it big for you...that's all that really matters...not everybody gets it...nor should they...some gems are
👍👍👏
Tears...
I want to dedicate this to Chris Cornell. And magic..
This comment made me so happy
@@grovalon2349 made me so sad, too. I miss him very much.
missing the magic of this band...swoops soars..emotional highs and lows unlike no other band
This is not a young man's song. Rather it is one for a wise one, of a man who has learned to let go and accept the imperfections of his life and of life in general. While it can easily be a song of sacrifice or martyrdom, anyone who has truly seen chapters of life go by knows those regrets are better lived honestly than lied spitefully.
I agree, it has a very Amor Fati feel to it.
John Stebbins very well said
Nicely said. It's a song of wisdom.
Agreed john stebbins .......... tHIS song its a gem
I was gonna say something a lot like this when it was first posted. But I can't come up with anything better. Yep.
i'll walk alone, if given this...... I love that line
OMG this song is so beautiful!!!!! I love the puppy!!
Beautiful...I LOVE REM...Michael Stipe poet and sensitive soul.
You cling to this, and claim your best, if this is what you're offering....
The most underrated album of all time..has no one listened to “beat a drum”...the single greatest song from any album ever. I take great pride in being one of the few thousand who have heard and appreciated this work of art. Utter brilliance from start to finish
Best song I ever heard.
Videos like this are better than any therapy I've ever partaken of in my 56 years. Not sure why I am weeping now, but I know it has something to do with the little boy inside of me who has become my guiding light.
Amen!. REM has a poetry that speaks to so many feelings. Wishing you the absolute best.
Yes, REM is one of the greatest bands out there. I wish they could come up with some new music.
Stipe has a beautiful voice.
Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Have a nice week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕
Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Have a nice week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕
Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Have a nice week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕
Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Have a nice week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕
When I was 9 years old, my dad bought a DVD with some rem music, and this one called my attention just for the fact that it was a cartoon, now this is one of my favorite rem songs :)
Listening to REM makes me feel as if I have slipped through a doorway to universal consciousness and somehow it all makes sense now. I want to get into a time machine and go see them live. I miss you!
I often play this song on guitar for my 10 years old child
I like this song and I love REM so much
My favorite rock band ever!!
A MINDBLOWING, HEARTBREAKING MASTERPIECE.
I mean, it's ok.
I stumbled upon this cause I've been on a rem kick recently, after years and years of just vaguely knowing them and their hits. As soon as it started I got a wave of vertigo: I already know and love this song, probably from when i was a kid and it came out, but I had no memory of it up until 4 minutes ago. What a magical experience.
Beautiful song and video
The video creeps me out but also makes me unbearably sad.
I don't usually look at like and dislikes often but th iij a song is golden.who disliked got concrete in your ears.
every time I listen to this song it brings tears to my eyes..
Music for Portugal & Brazil
A chuva caiu
A chuva caiu
A chuva caiu em mim
O vento soprou forte
E a música do verão
Some na memória
Eu conhecia você quando
Eu amava você depois
No bocejo do verão, agora sem esperança
Você me deitou nu
E me marcou lá
As promessas que fizemos
Eu costumava pensar, como os pássaros voam,
Eles cantam pela vida, então por que não podemos?
Nós nos apegamos a isso e reivindicamos o melhor
Se isso é o que você está oferecendo
Eu vou pegar a chuva, eu vou pegar a chuva
O tempo da noite vinca
Esquemas de verão
E estica pra trazer
Os raios de Sol abaixo
Você apareceu
Seu amor nos dias fáceis
Mas agora o Sol,
O inverno chegou
Eu quero só falar
Que se eu segurar
Eu esperaria que você cedesse
E entrasse, dentro de mim
Eu costumava pensar, como os pássaros voam,
Eles cantam pela vida, então por que não podemos?
Nós nos apegamos a isso e reivindicamos o melhor
Se isso é o que você está oferecendo
Eu vou pegar a chuva, eu vou pegar a chuva
A música do inverno
Eu vou cantarolar
Eu procurei seu refrão parado
Eu vou andar sozinho
Dado isto,
Voar e celebrar a chuva
Eu costumava pensar, como os pássaros voam,
Eles cantam pela vida, então por que não podemos?
Nós nos apegamos a isso e reivindicamos o melhor
Se isso é o que você está oferecendo
One of the greatest, underrated songs by R.E.M. and lovely job with the video.
This is beautiful genius. I love REM.
wow . beautifull. rem is in my Opinion one of the Greatest Bands in The World!!
True!!!
REM & Queen❤️
yeah for sure
yes, i love rem
I agree! Rem is my favorite band
perfect song .............................icried
Dear father, finally I have found that precious moment we shared some timeless day.
Frickin awesome 😎🎶🎵🎶💯
One of the best song I ever heard ❤
The lyric and melody of that first verse is just insane! Fucking beautiful!
I used to think, as birds take wing, they sing thru life so why cant we?!
'Cos we're not birds. :(
This song makes me remember about my dog,his name was Tex and about the time spent toghether when I was happier than now. He passed away on november 2007 and I still miss him😔.
There is no pain quite like the pain of losing a dog. ❤️
Still listening..2021. Still Great
Masterpiece!
R.E.M towarzyszy mi od jakichś 30 lat i im jest starszy tym bardziej twierdzę, że jest to jeden z najlepszych i najbardziej wartościowych zespołów naszych czasów.
Man that's a trippy video
Achingly beautiful song though
Just beautiful
Amazing album all over.
if this is what you're offering....i'll take the rain...that rain that cames from my heart
May the rain will not douse our spirit anymore.
Amazing song/lyrics/video.