Stop The Rain (TABLO X RM) – English Lyrics

• By: TABLO, RM

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and deeply personal narratives of 'Stop The Rain' by TABLO and RM, a powerful hip-hop track where you can explore profound expressions of vulnerability and resilience. This song offers a unique opportunity to connect with heartfelt Korean and English lyricism, shedding light on mental health struggles and the journey towards internal peace, while appreciating the intricate wordplay of two lyrical heavyweights.

[English]

Hello rainy day

...

TABLO

RM

I'm all in with a losing hand

Teachers called me Rebel

Parents called me Lost

Pastors called me Devil

Had me kneelin' at the cross

Since I was a young'un

I was called names and bossed around

Back to the wall so long

Call me pain's poster child

Religious home, times were different

They told me I was gifted

But to unwrap my mind was wicked

I was raised by guilt

Raised by shame

Raised by the rod

Bloody calves sacrificed in the name of their God

They claimed it was love

Felt like heartbreak to me

Later they'd say,

"Baby all your scars are to teach

and remind you, you can soar higher."

What good's a bird's eye view when you're in a hunter's crossfire?

Sometimes I wished I got crushed in the womb

Turned to dust in the womb

My scent of youth, an ungodly perfume

No wonder I've always hated the adults in the room

The rain

The rain will fall

And tomorrow may not come

But maybe the tears will fall

To wash the pain away

I'm tryna stop the rain

I know what it feel like

Can't run away from the pain

I feel like I'm goin insane

Bad thoughts fillin' up my brain

Demons swimmin' inside my veins

Two seconds from fallin' into nothing

Can't run away from the pain

I'm tryna stop the rain

When I was a kid

I was convinced that I was destined for the 27 club

I'm 29 sinkin' in the bathtub

Sippin' gin, lookin' for another club

All the lost was a lust

Dust into dust

Stray after stable

다시 덫 뒤에 덫

And every night, I put my shadows on

But you know how much I hate my status quo

"Be positive."

I know

But you gotta know my life is out of love

All the lessons learned already, comin' out of trust

Keep my mind steady but it's hard to readjust

Nothing stops time but the clock will turn to rust

Pain and rain, they still stay the same

Got me lookin for the exit just to entertain

Pain and rain, think I'm goin' insane

Gotta turn off my phone tonight

...

Can't run away from the pain

I feel like I'm goin insane

Bad thoughts fillin' up my brain

Demons swimmin' inside my veins

Two seconds from fallin' into nothin'

Can't run away from the pain

I'm tryna stop the rain

...

I'm tryna stop the rain

...

I'm tryna stop the rain

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun - water falling from the sky
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical or emotional suffering
scar /skɑːr/ B2	noun - mark left on the skin after healing
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels verb - to be bothered or affected by something
heartbreak /ˈhɑːrtˌbreɪk/ B2	noun - intense emotional pain from loss or disappointment
theory /ˈθɪəri/ C1	noun - a system of ideas intended to explain something
trust /trʌst/ B2	noun - belief in the reliability of someone or something
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B2	noun - absence of light
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - feeling that what is wanted can happen
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - strong belief in something or someone
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way
shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ B2	noun - dark shapes cast by objects blocking light

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm all in with a losing hand

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm all in" uses the present continuous tense with "am" (contracted to 'm) to describe an action happening now or a current state.

• They told me I was gifted

  ➔ Past simple passive voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple passive voice with "was gifted" to indicate an action done to the subject in the past.

• But to unwrap my mind was wicked

  ➔ Past continuous inversion

  ➔ The sentence uses inversion with "was wicked" to emphasize the subject, creating a poetic effect.

• Can't run away from the pain

  ➔ Modal verb for inability

  ➔ The modal verb "can't" is used to express inability or impossibility in the present.

• I feel like I'm goin insane

  ➔ Present continuous with contraction

  ➔ The contraction "I'm" (I am) is used in the present continuous tense to describe a current feeling.

• Demons swimmin' inside my veins

  ➔ Present participle with apostrophe

  ➔ The apostrophe in "swimmin'" replaces the "g" in "swimming," a common colloquial contraction.

• Two seconds from fallin' into nothin'

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with gerund

  ➔ The prepositional phrase "from fallin'" uses a gerund to describe an action in progress.

• I'm tryna stop the rain

  ➔ Colloquial contraction

  ➔ The phrase "tryna" is a colloquial contraction of "trying to," commonly used in informal speech.