Rainbow – Catch The Rainbow

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When evening falls
She'll run to me
Like whispered dreams
Your eyes can't see

Soft and warm
She'll touch my face
A bed of straw
Against the lace

We believed we'd catch the rainbow
Ride the wind to the sun
Sail away on ships of wonder

But life's not a wheel
With chains made of steel
So bless me

Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn

We believed we'd catch the rainbow
Ride the wind to the sun
And sail away on ships of wonder

But life's not a wheel
With chains made of steel
So bless me, oh bless me, bless me

Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn

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Lyrics submitted by han2, edited by RonaldSing

Track duration: 06:39

"Catch the Rainbow" as written by Dio Blackmore

Lyrics © MAUVE MUSIC/PURPLE MUSIC, INC.

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    General Comment:I only just discovered this song today. Truly awesome. Dio's lyrics about medieval or forgotten times are god damn epic :D
    Flag Pona88on October 08, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Ronnie James Dio explains in a 1975 radio special

    "Catch the rainbow is lyrically medieval in that it's concerning a stable boy who makes it with a lady of the court. She sneaks off to sleep on his bed of straw every night and they think it's all going to work but as we rudely find out, it never does and they kind of go their own way, but it's a track that I think Ritchie and I are very proud of."

    Hail Rainbow
    R.I.P. RJD
    Flag Cumarison August 19, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:I LOVE THIS SONG 2 DEATH ITS SO BEAUTIFUL, THE WORDS, THE VOICE & THE MUSIC! AS WITH ANY RAINBOW SONG WITH DIO & BLACKMORE BEHIND THE LYRICS, I DON'T GET ANY IMPRESSION THAT THIS SONG HAS ANY KIND OF DEEP MEANING OR SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE. I SIMPLY THINK, LIKE MANY OF THERE OTHERS IT IS SIMPLY A FANTASTICAL STORY PUT 2 MUSIC. IN MY OPINION, GENIUS. I THINK THIS STORY IN PARTICULAR IS ABOUT A PAIR OF MEDIEVAL ILLICIT LOVERS. (WHEN EVENING FALLS SHE'L RUN 2 ME) SUGESTING THAT THE MEETING MUST BE DONE IN SECRET UNDER COVER OF NIGHT FALL. MY REASONING BEHIND WHY I THINK THEY HAVE TO HIDE THERE LOVE IS BECAUSE SHE IS PROBABLY A PRINCESS OR AT LEAST A WEALTHY WOMAN (I LIKE 2 BELIEVE A PRINCESS) & HE IS A STABLE BOY. (A BED OF STRAW UNDERNEATH THE LACE) LACE BEING FROM THE WOMANS DRESS WHICH ONLY THE RICH WOULD HAVE. THEY HAD ALL THESE DREAMS THAT 1 DAY THEY COULD B 2GEATHER & ACHIEVE ANYTHING. (WE BELIEVED WE'D CATCH THE RAINBOW....ETC-METAPHOR) BUT UNFORTUNATELY LIFE IS NOT THAT SIMPLE & THINGS NEVER RUN SMOOTHLY, NOTHING IS GUARANTEED.(BUT LIFES NOT A WHEEL WITH CHAINS MADE OF STEEL) I INTERPRET THE LINE "BLESS ME COME THE DAWN" 2 B THE STABLE BOY LITERALY SAYING "GOD HELP ME IN THE MORNING" BECAUSE HE DOESNT WANT 2 B FOUND WITH HIS RICH LOVER AS HE KNOWS SHE WILL B TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM & HE WILL MOST LIKELY B MURDERED & POSSIBLY SO WILL SHE 4 CAUSING SUCH SHAME. TONI IOMMI PERFORMED THIS AT RONNIE JAMES DIO'S FUNERAL. GOD BLESS U RONNIE!
    Flag MUSICxWASxMYx1STxLOVEon July 29, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:The live version of this,is one of the best songs ever.Check it out.Richie just makes love on stage.
    Flag armagezonon January 16, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Intro sounds like an homage to Little Wing.
    Flag zaqwert777on January 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:no this song is about sex.
    Soft and warm
    She'll touch my face
    A bed of straw
    Against the lace

    We believed we'd catch the rainbow
    Ride the wind to the sun
    Sail away on ships of wonder

    says it all..
    Flag jklutzon November 30, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:yeah, to me it's about high hopes in something, but after all, you find that this hope was false.
    Catch the rainbow is Chasing dreams
    I do not have the original version but the 'On stage' version damn.. great song but it has some extra lyrics which are very VERY great too. But in the end it all means (for me) high (false) hope.
    Flag Sietsevon September 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think many of you are very close, and have found very valid meanings in this song. Which is just as good as what I am to present. While I cannot give a source, I remember an interview where Ronnie James Dio explained the meaning behind the song. His inspiration for it was a princess and a stableboy falling in love, which fits perfect with the lines:

    "A bed of straw
    Against the lace"

    After all, a straw bed is something a poor person would have been sleeping on, while lace is a fabric only rich people could afford in any historical age. As you can see from the chorus, they would eventually be torn apart by the different worlds they belonged to.

    Then again, and I cannot stress this enough, there is not enough information in the song lyrics to get what the real story is, so like with many of his songs, Ronnie wanted us to find our own meaning in it. Therefore, the opinions presented here are just as valid as what Ronnie originally came up with.
    Flag Sirionon May 08, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:beatiful rock en roll
    Flag highvoltageglamrockon May 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:WOW iv never herd this song but the lyrics are kinda cool i just clicked on it cause of the word "rainbow" ( "GaY PrIDe") lol so sumone tell me what this song means!
    Flag XoTiGeRlIllYoXon February 08, 2007   Link

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