<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> "Through the Rain" is a mid-tempo ballad, which is influenced by pop and R&B music genres . The song is built around a piano melody, and features a beat that is accentuated by synthesizers . Aside from its pop - driven melody and structure, Jeff Vrabel of the Chicago Sun - Times noted an hint of gospel towards the song's crescendo, describing it as "lite - gospel". Vocally, "Through the Rain" finds Carey singing in a "restrained" style for the duration of most of the song, as the first verse and chorus are sung in breathy vocals . After the second chorus, the bridge is linked to the song's climax through a long belted note . The Daily Union's David Germain felt the song's composition, as well as Carey's vocal performance were "simple and reserved", with Carey in "complete control" of her voice . "Through the Rain" was written by Carey and Lionel Cole and produced by the former and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis . According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Ltd., "Through the Rain" is set in common time with a tempo of 64 beats per minute . It is composed in the key of A-flat major but with the transposing key to B - major, with Carey's vocal range spanning from the low - note of E ♭ to the high - note of F ♯ . </P> <P> Lyrically, the song features an inspirational message of inner strength, and finds Carey reaching out to listeners . The song uses a rainstorm as a metaphor for troubles in life, while encouraging others to "make it through the rain" through perseverance . The first chorus begins: "When you get caught in the rain / With no where to run / When your distraught and in pain without anyone / When you keep crying out to be saved", illustrating a moment in an individual's life where they are surrounded by conflict . The chorus then serves as a guide to those still suffering, "I can make it through the rain, I can stand up once again on my own / And I know that I'm strong enough to mend / And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith / And I live one more day and I make it through the rain". Similarly, the second verse once again revisits difficult times when "shadows grow close", before continuing into the second chorus and climax . While the song in meant for listeners to gain confidence and strength, it also allows them into Carey's personal struggles she endured throughout 2001 . Lola Ogunnaike of The New York Times described the song as a "triumph over adversity", while a writer from the Sydney Morning Herald wrote "it's an insight into her recent troubles ." In an interview with MTV News, Carey described the song's lyrical content in depth: </P> <P> I've always tried to insert positivity into my songs wherever I can, to inspire other people who go through stuff . I mean the stuff they talked about in tabloids and the things that were so overly exaggerated, that's one aspect . I also went through a lot of personal stuff, a lot of family stuff this year . Losing a parent is an intense thing for anybody . It's brought me to another place . People are going to read into it as,' This is Mariah and her struggle' . But the way I try to word it is,' It's OK once you say I can make it through the rain .' Not just me going,' I can make it through the rain,' it's me telling people that if you believe you can get through whatever you're going through, you can get to the other side . </P>

Meaning of the song through the rain by mariah carey