somewhere over the rainbow way up high
there's a land that i heard of once in a lullaby
somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true

one day i'll wish upon a star
and wake up where the clouds are far behind me
where troubles melt like lemon drops
away above the chimney tops
that's where you'll find me

somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
birds fly over the rainbow
why oh why can't i

where troubles melt like lemon drops
away above the chimney tops
that's where you'll find me

somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
birds fly over the rainbow
why then oh why can't i




In her shows, Amos said, she often sings Rainbow right after Me and A Gun, a song inspired by her experience with sexual assault. "They made a lot of promises in that song, and they never happened, that whole pot of gold at the end of the rainbow," Amos said. "What about all the people who don't win the lottery or never have any health problems? Sometimes you experience violence, and terrible things happen ... I believe in rainbows and all of that. But there are darker colors - the rainbow contains every color. And it's the shade that defines the light."
-- Tori; Record (Northern New Jersey), September 1, 1996