Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Meaning

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Lyrics

Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm
I know, it's been comin' for some time.
When it's over, so they say,
It will rain a sunny day,
I know, shining down like water

I wanna know: have you ever seen the rain?
I wanna...

1. anonymous

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   Jun 29th 2020 report

   Rain on a sunny day generally means the end of a storm. I think this represents an end to something bad; the optimistic person who realizes that all bad things do eventually come to an end.
2. anonymous

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   Oct 12th 2019 report

   Very good song we could use more like him
3. anonymous

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   Oct 7th 2018 report

   I think it's about having a relationship that eventually ends and he goes through depression that's what the rain is all about just my opinion
4. anonymous

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   Sep 18th 2017 report

   It means bombs raining down in Vietnam on a sunny day !!!
5. anonymous

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   Jul 22nd 2017 report

   Its about there time at Woodstock. "The crowd rushes in try'n to keep warm". Remember it rained hard at Woodstock.
6. anonymous

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   Apr 26th 2017 report

   It was about his brother leaving the group.
   
   Howwever, for many Vietnam vets, it describes what they saw over there, and asks if you have seen what they have seen.
7. anonymous

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   Feb 18th 2017 report

   I think it's about a man who's always happy, but then starts suffering from depression! He then asks the person who put him through depression if he or she's ever seen the rain, meaning has he or she ever suffered from depression.
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   Mar 17th 2016 report

   Here we go again another war song. Read his book.
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   Mar 13th 2016 report

   The day they were voted #1 in the world Doug and Stu called a press conference and said they were going to start writing and signing songs. He new it was over. Raining on a sunny day
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    May 26th 2012 report

    It is about the war this song go's with who'll stop the rain witch is also about war

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway