User blog:Kaimakiii/My Interpretation of Solitude Rain

Solitude Rain is probably one of the most symbolic Love Live songs. The dress of Shizuku, her story, everything about the PV is amazing. But one of the things we can all agree on is that the song has a meaning. It shows Shizuku's sides. But I have a different interpretation of the song.

What is the story of Solitude Rain?
I want to explain that Solitude Rain's PV has a iconic theme. The rain. I mean, it's in the title! But in the PV, a specific sequence happens. It goes like: rain-freeze-sunlight. But I want to point out that the meaning of this isn't Shizuku banishing the rain because of it's "sadness". The thing is, a underlying sequence is also sunlight-freeze-rain. This is quite shocking, as the PV says otherwise. But actually, these sequences coexist.

Sunlight-Freeze-Rain and Rain-Freeze-Sunlight.
The story behind this is about Shizuku's acting and her true self. You can view the analogies here.


 * Sunlight = Acting
 * Rain = Shizuku
 * Freeze = Joint

This is easy to understand, but joint is hard to. I believe that the joint is the link between Shizuku and her acting. Like a Venn diagram. It's a point, where they BOTH don' t exist at all.

Why the difference between sunlight and rain?
Judging by the song 's meaning, you wouldn't understand this. But remember when I said that the sequences coexisted? This is the way to make sense. When Shizuku let the rain fall, she was allowing her true self to show. Then, she froze time so that her sides could coexist. When she got rid of the rain, she allowed herself to become a heroine one last time before she changed for the better. The reason the SFR sequence also exists, is because at first she showed herself being a heroine, then she froze time so she could show the audience what she was, before showing her true colors.

What about the outfit?
The black represents her personality, while the white represents her acting. She makes sure her personality is really acting, when really she is a person. The blue gem represents every part of her.

Conclusion
Shizuku banished the rain in the PV so she could experience being a heroine one last time. But really, she banished the light so she could be herself while letting the sunlight exist. Sometimes, she may reflect again by freezing time so she can compensate her feelings. But always, she'll return to the endless rain, her true self, no matter how many perils she may face. Because she can be herself and not just a heroine.