The fact that he says вЂњWE fly higher than the weatherвЂќ implies that a select few can have the same kind of privileges he has. He enjoys a protection that makes him invulnerable to the storm. вЂњWe fly higher than the weatherвЂќ means that Jay-Z cannot be affected by the financial crisis because he is above the problem. accurately proclaimed in 1930: вЂњFrom now on depressions will be scientifically created.вЂќ Many historians claim the Rockefellers have engineered the crash of 1929 to be able to obtain a stronghold on AmericaвЂ™s banking system. Rockefeller and his family, the biggest industrialists in American History and huge actors in the formation of the social-economic world weвЂ™re currently living in. вЂњRocafellaвЂќ is the name of Jay-ZвЂ™s record label. In other words, when the financial crisis will occur, we wonвЂ™t be here to suffer through it. When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella In other words, while the bank is being flooded by this storm and people are drowning in it, heвЂ™s above the water and surviving the crisis. Jay-Z is saying вЂњLet it rainвЂќ, he doesnвЂ™t care about the financial crisis, he вЂњhydroplanes in the bankвЂќ. YouвЂ™ll notice that the whole song has a pessimistic outlook concerning the future. If it plummets, we can talk about a market crash. The Dow Jones is the main indicator of the health of the stock market. вЂњComing down with the Dow JonesвЂќ reflects this situation. So the вЂњstormвЂќ is in fact related to the economy and the financial world. There is a reason why the album is called вЂњGood Girl Gone BadвЂќ.

WeвЂ™ll see how the Devil tries and succeeds at possessing Rihanna in this song. Instead, their thoughts are given to them by their possessor. In possession, the human being cannot think for themselves. Possession, in relationship to non-human entities, deals with the phenomena wherein a non-human entity controls the human being through various methods. The video of the song makes this very clear and weвЂ™ll explain how later. So the song is basically a dialog between the Devil and Rihanna. For the purpose of this analysis, weвЂ™ll call this entity the Devil. During the first half of the song, she plays the role of an evil entity that is trying to seduce and possess Rihanna.

The first thing that you need to know about the songвЂ™s lyrics is that Rihanna sings the whole song but she actually takes on two roles. The one that protects basically owns the person that is protected. The song is not about love between woman and man, itвЂ™s about being protected. When you are under somethingвЂ™s protection, this something has more power than you regarding your own security. In this song, вЂњYou can stand under my umbrellaвЂќ can have a sexual connotation but it mostly means вЂњYou can be under my protectionвЂќ. In a nutshell, the song talks about a storm thatвЂ™s about to take place and Rihanna offers her loved one protection under her umbrella.

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