Set Fire To The Rain | Adele

What is the meaning and main idea of Adele's Set Fire to the Rain song? What is the message of the song? Does the title reflect the message it tries to convey? Find the answers to these questions in the paragraphs that follow.

First Thing First
When I first heard the title of the song on the radio, I did not have any clue about the song. Was it love song? or Religious song? However, since I have ever heard another bong by Adele, namely Rolling In The Deep, I automatically begin to think that this title must also be used figuratively. But what does the title really mean? Well, after trying to figure it out for several times but fail, I gave up and decided to find the complete lyric of the song in order to understand the meaning, main idea and message of the song. And here is the complete lyric of the song.

Set Fire To The Rain - Adele

I let it fall, my heart,
And as it fell you rose to claim it.
It was dark and I was over,
Until you kissed my lips and you saved me.
My hands they were strong, but my knees were far too weak,
To stand in your arms without falling to your feet,
But there's a side to you that I never knew, never knew.
All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true,
And the games you'd play, you would always win, always win.

Chorus:
But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well it burn while I cried,
Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name!

When I lay with you I could stay there,
Close my eyes, feel you here forever,
You and me together, nothing gets better!
Cause there's a side to you that I never, never knew,
All the things you'd say they were never true, never true,
And the games you'd play, you would always win, always win.

Chorus:
But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well it burn while I cried,
Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name!
I set fire to the rain
And I threw us into the flames
When I felt something died,
Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time!

Sometimes I wake up by the door,
That heart you caught must be waiting for you.
Even now when we're already over
I can't help myself from looking for you.

Chorus:
I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well it burned while I cried,
Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
I set fire to the rain,
And I threw us into the flames
When I felt something died
Cause I knew that that was the last time,
The last time, oh, oh!

Main Idea and Message of Adele's Set Fire to The Rain
If you read the above Adele's Set Fire to The Rain very carefully, you will find two major feelings: love and hatred. The two come and go alternatively. At one point, the woman (Adele) espresses her deep love to the man. But in another line, she shows that she hates the man so much. Therefore, it can be concluded that this Adele's Set Fire to The Rain song tells us about a woman dillematic feeling to her ex lover.

Lyric Lines Paraphrased

For the sake of clarity, let me paraphase the son into a story. Here it goes:

There was a woman who was sad and disappointed. She was in despair. Her heart hurt. Nothing could cheer her up until one day came a man, a very nice man. He cared her so much. He listened to her intensively. He tried hard to cheer her up. His effort paid. The woman began to respond positively to him. She even began to smile. Yes, the man saved the woman from her miserable life.

As we could guess, later on the woman fell in love with the man. She became so addicted to him. When they were together, the woman was very happy. She could enjoy the life so cheerfully. In contrast, when the man was away, she felt to lonesome. Yes, she did not only fall in love with the man. She needed him so much.

After they were together for some times, the woman began to realize that she knew nothing about the man. And the man seemed to deliberately hid many things from her. Knowing this, she was disappointed. She began to hate the man. No change with the man, she decided to end the relationship. They were no longer a couple. But anytime she remembered him, she felt missing him as well as hating him so much.

Well, that is my interpretation of Adele's Set Fire to The Rain song? If you have opinion, feel free to comment. Your comments are highly appreciated.