Chocolate Rain Lyrics

I've received a lot of IMs and general conversation regarding Tay Zonday and his soon to be intergalactic hit - Chocolate Rain. I'm glad that his arrival has got everyone so fired up, although there is no way he matches up against a true heavy-weight like Gunther. To further fuel the fire that is Mr. Zonday, I present the lyrics to the one and only - Chocolate Rain.

Chocolate Rain
Some stay dry and others feel the pain
Chocolate Rain
A baby born will die before the sin

Chocolate Rain
The school books say it can't be here again
Chocolate Rain
The prisons make you wonder where it went

Chocolate Rain
Build a tent and say the world is dry
Chocolate Rain
Zoom the camera out and see the lie

Chocolate Rain
Forecast to be falling yesterday
Chocolate Rain
Only in the past is what they say

Chocolate Rain
Raised your neighborhood insurance rates
Chocolate Rain
Makes us happy 'livin in a gate

Chocolate Rain
Made me cross the street the other day
Chocolate Rain
Made you turn your head the other way

(Chorus)
Chocolate Rain
History quickly crashing through your veins
Chocolate Rain
Using you to fall back down again
[Repeat]

Chocolate Rain
Seldom mentioned on the radio
Chocolate Rain
Its the fear your leaders call control

Chocolate Rain
Worse than swearing worse than calling names
Chocolate Rain
Say it publicly and you're insane

Chocolate Rain
No one wants to hear about it now
Chocolate Rain
Wish real hard it goes away somehow

Chocolate Rain
Makes the best of friends begin to fight
Chocolate Rain
But did they know each other in the light?

Chocolate Rain
Every February washed away
Chocolate Rain
Stays behind as colors celebrate

Chocolate Rain
The same crime has a higher price to pay
chocolate Rain
The judge and jury swear it's not the face

(Chorus)

Chocolate Rain
Dirty secrets of economy
Chocolate Rain
Turns that body into GDP

Chocolate Rain
The bell curve blames the baby's DNA
Chocolate Rain
But test scores are how much the parents make

Chocolate Rain
'Flippin cars in France the other night
Chocolate Rain
Cleans the sewers out beneath Mumbai

Chocolate Rain
'Cross the world and back its all the same
Chocolate Rain
Angels cry and shake their heads in shame

Chocolate Rain
Lifts the ark of paradise in sin
Chocolate Rain
Which part do you think you're 'livin in?

Chocolate Rain
More than 'marchin more than passing law
Chocolate Rain
Remake how we got to where we are

PS: I'm currently ranked #2 for Tay Zonday on Google........what!?!?!......yeeaaaahhhhh!!

Comments

[tuttysan]

I had no idea this was about racism until I read the lyrics. Very interesting. Bet most people didn't notice either.

[Chino]

i think the song is brilliant and we should all just get along.

[Eric M.]

Speaking as a black man myself, I think that Tay's song really opened my eyes. I attended a predominately white university who constantly promoted diversity. I am engaged to a caucasian woamn, and race does not play a daily role in my life. I RARELY think about my heritage. However, to hear someone speak from their heart and mind, and to put it so eloquently to music, AND cause all this emotion to be raised.....I commend him. I get the fact that racism is not the only kind of bigotry out there, but it IS the one type that he can most closely assimilate with. So, to all those that harp on 'This is just another angry African-American who feels the world owes him something', replace Chocolate Rain with whatever you have been discriminated against for, and you just might change your opinion. God Bless.

[Insight]

I must admit. At first, this song, though catchy, did not make much sense. As I listened to it, I got it. Here's an idea: as you're reading the lyrics, replace "Chocolate Rain" with "Racism." I won't speak of my take on this issue. Countless others have already done that. I will say though, that this song communicates a view on racism very well, and I applaud it for that. On a side note, it's "A baby born will die before the end," not "sin."

[JohnRinNoHo]

Loser.

That's what comes to mind when people explain their failures as a result of belonging to some group or another.

I, and I think most people, judge people as individuals, and not because they have been categorized by someone as belonging to some group.

I reject the message of the song.

No pity or guilt from me.

[Anonymous]

Alright, after reading the lyrics and peoples' comments, I've decided to put in my two cents.

This is not meant to insult ANYONE, by the way. I'll try to remain as respectful as possible. I want equality as much as the next person does.

It's ironic, some Japanese North-Americans were sent to concentration camps during World War II. Thousands of Jews were assassinated during the holocaust. Yet the only people that get their own history month are the African Americans. Why is that? Will homosexuals get their own month when society accepts them?

My point is, I think this is taking things a little too far. We all know racism exists. People seem to take it seriously over every other kind of discrimination; that's not right. I think we've already established a thousand times before that there is indeed a lot of racism in the United States. We get it. We're all aware. A lot of other important matters are often overlooked.

It's good that this guy wants to promote equality, but it seems like he mainly focused on his own ethnicity. Racism doesn't only exist for them; I think at one point in our lives, we've all been made fun of for our colour. Just like we've all been made fun of for other physical qualities.

Though I appreciate some of what Mr. Zonday is broadcasting, I think people need to come to a realization. If people want equality so bad, they need stop singling themselves out as their own people.

We're ALL people.

[i want some chocolate soda]

i think Tay was just bored

man its a good song and everything but that guy who sings it is fucken ugly.

[Anonymous]

People, it's an expression of the problems that he sees. Take it for what it is.

[Charles Wiley]

Everyone, no matter your gender or ethnicity, is the target of discrimination at one point or another...even if they don't realize it. One of humanity's flaws is that we don't see that underneath we all have the same heart; we all smile when we're happy and cry when we're sad. Now, I know what I'm saying has been repeated time and time again. So now I'm going to suggest what I've been doing ever since I decided that I wasn't going to place people into categories anymore: It isn't about spreading the message. You can say something a billion times and still not have it get through. What matters is what you do in your life to enforce the message and enforce the change. I'm not saying and try to change the entire world on it's views because it's damn near impossible to do it. What I'm saying is to enforce it in your own world, within your own universe. As long as you do that, then you're at least progressing toward change. Discrimination comes from one's heart, so the likelihood of being able to change someone's mind about their personal feelings like that is extremely slim. But as long as you put forward an effort to change something, then you don't have to feel ashamed if you fail. Just keep with it and maybe one day we can all view others as we view ourselves: human beings with a right to be treated equally.

[Jon Harrison]

Why does racism always have to be about white people degrading and putting down black people. I myself am white and i am most certainly not racist but i struggle to understand how a black person can make a comment or meaningless joke about a white person and it's considered ok, but flip to coin, if a white person makes a meaningless joke or comment about a black person they ARE racist. Many white people's jobs and families have been treatened due to small, petty comments that have been taken too far by other people. As a white person myself i know how talking about another race is a touchy subject because of the way society has made it out to be white people being racist towards black people. I think this is simply not the case, black people can talk about white people's flaws openly and without fear but if a white person talks about a black persons flaws he is imediatly racist.
I just don't like the way society is going in making white people look like racists and people have to walk on egg shells when talking about another race.
Thanks

why the words chocolate rain what is the significance of chocolate rain. Rain don't havea color. Just like people.

[EmJay]

thank you to everyone arguing about racism, u are keeping it alive and well! =)

btw the darth vader version is thee best.

[Sue]

I live in Alabama and I know first hand that racism is still a HUGE issue. I'm half Korean and half Caucasian and I've had to struggle my whole life with others (mostly step-family, but not my parents) having bad attitudes toward blacks but not Asians. I've dealt with family being so angry with me and not speaking to me for WEEKS because of the choice I made to not only be friends with black people (along with every other imaginable race) but to be seen in public with them. I love the song! It brings to light so much more than racism too. To Renee who posted August 12th-- I believe Tay may have been talking about abortion in line four so it makes perfect sense. Adam and Eve didn't "die" until they sinned and babies are punished with death everyday BEFORE they even have the opportunity to do anything wrong.

[Peter]

I don't really care about the musical presentation, the lyrics here are deep and multi-faceted. Of course the whole thing revolves around race and inequality, but the scope changes from city blocks to the world at large. This guy, in one song, has basically summed up the whole issue.

Above I read some misleading statistics about whites being the majority on welfare. Come on, whites make up more than 80% of America, so they're going to make up the majority of nearly everything. In fact a randomly chosen black American will be more likely to be on welfare, compared to a randomly chosen white American. But this song is asking WHY. So-called "IQ" tests, and welfare stats, they all boil down to income of parents and quality of education. Tay is saying that blacks are held down by entrenchment of white wealth and white power -- and that this is why, on average, blacks test lower and get incarcerated more often. He goes further though, pointing out that blacks tend to get longer jail sentences. For that there is no socioecomic explanation, just old-school racism. The kind of old-school racism that no one will admit to anymore.

To those white people who think they suffer "reverse" discrimation as bad as what blackey gets, please fill in the following blank -- with something that doesn't sound unnatural in American dialogue. "White people are so ______". I bet the only thing bad you can think of is "racist." Now, think of all the demeaning ways you've heard people fill in the blank "Black people are so _______". There are some ugly experiences in America that most whites will never know first-hand. Tay's telling it how it is.

[Anonymous]

I understand the lyrics were intended to be about racism and some were very specific to that point. But, I don't think we can take an in-depth look at racism without examining the other isms that accompany it. I think the song spoke to other isms as well. Classism seems to be a much bigger issue to me these days and it can be closely interrelated with racism. Sexism is another big problem- single mothers and their children make up the biggest population of our homeless. Ageism, ableism, etc., etc., are all major underlying issues that influence our policy making in this country. I am glad that Tay spoke out and I hope that encourages others to speak out about the kinds of isms they face in their everyday lives.

[Urethra Man]

I don't exactly agree with the lines about test scores and salaries. I can agree that living in a poorer community, you may have less options and chances, and that can negatively affect test scores and the chance of success for everyone involved. That goes for those who are Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American. Things just aren't as good in a poor area.

I come from a middle-class suburb. I'm not exactly sure of the racial demographics of all families, but at my high school, the majority of students are Hispanic, followed by Black, Asian, White, Pacific Islander, and other. In my AP Calculus class, I saw a chart based on pass/fail percentages on the California High School Exit Exam. It's required that you pass it in order to graduate, but a year ago it was waived because apparently people are becoming less and less intelligent and can't do basic math or figure out what a verb is.

Anyway, the chart was listed in many ways, with race, age, number of tests failed, and others being the object of investigation. My numbers may be off a bit. I know for sure they're within 2% of what the paper I read said. But the percentage of those that passed (by race) was the following:

Asian: 87% passed
Caucasian: 86% passed
Pacific Islander: 85% passed
Hispanic: 64%
African America: 52%

The gap between the last two and first three is pretty big. The gap between the last two by themselves is pretty big. But in an area where most Asian students are first generation Americans, I don't think the scores reflect opportunity or salary.

Houses are almost half a million dollars. My family bought ours when it was around $120,000, so it's a pretty sweet deal. However, the majority of the students at my school had arrived in the suburban area when house prices were between $350,000-$450,000. I can't say anyone who can stay in their house when they bought it for that price is particularly poor. So, the lyrics just don't add up.

Who's to blame? Parents, maybe. Or perhaps the kids themselves. However, I'm quite certain the school isn't giving their minorities (Asian, Caucasian) any extra help, and the scores aren't based on any extra opportunities. So, at least in this situation, money has nothing to do with it. It's about as equal opportunity as it can get.

[Shay LaPhai]

I don't like the song but the lyrics are DEEP. I would've never thought that is what this nerd was talking about good 1 TAY

[storme]

I totally love this song, before reading the words here I could manage to get bits and pieces of it. Besides having a distintvie voice-rival only to that of Jame Earl Jones....hahhaha. I think Tay's voice makes one stand to attention bring life to this song has such great meaning and dept.
It's a song for our generation I believe, who knows maybe some group will adopt it as their national anthem-it sure has become on on YOUTUBE.

hello

so its a good song and all, but im in a school with almost as many white kids as black kids and more of the black kids are racist than the white ones. racism is against everyone, not just black, yellow, or brown people, it really is against everyone and it should just stop. its stupid that someone can be pt down because of something they cant control, make fun of them for saying something dumb, not for their DNA

[TradeMark]

lulz. its funny how racism happens all the time, yet theres so much discussion when this one song comes up, as if there havent been other songs discussing race issues.

i think enough ppl are against racism for a change to happen. however, those who are racist are the ones in power and making sure the cycle continues. we need to eliminate those up top to solve things. however, solving racism isnt simple at all. theres way too many angles ex. history, stats and figures, etc. i just do what i have to do to be a good person. i believe that if everone did that, karma will get to the rest ^_^

(wishful thinking... maybe)

[Sarah]

I like this song, it opens your eyes to the fact that racism is still very real no matter how we try to ignore it. There will always be people who think they are better than everyone else. Either way, everyone is human and that is our race, not african american, not caucasion, not american indian, or anything else like that. We're human.

[alex gray]

chocolate raaaaaaain.

[STEVE]

i thought it was about heroin...