Occult and Prophetic Messages in Rihanna’s
Umbrella
Warning:
the analysis of this song deals with disturbing subject matters.
What
is Rihanna’s Umbrella song about? First times I’ve heard this song, I was confused. Is it about a woman’s
unconditional friendship for her man? Is it a “sexy song”? At face value, it
seems so. However, if you listen closely to Rihanna and Jay-Z’s words, you
might notice that the lyrics do not make any sense. The vocabulary used in this
song is not about a relationship between two lovers. The fact is, Umbrella is
about a subject matter that is sinister, dark and disturbing: becoming possessed by evil.
What
does “under my umbrella” mean?
In
a nutshell, the song talks about a storm that’s about to take place and Rihanna
offers her loved one protection under her umbrella. In this song, “You can
stand under my umbrella” can have a sexual connotation but it mostly means “You
can be under my protection”. When you are under something’s protection, this
something has more power than you regarding your own security. You depend on
it. It has control over you. IT possesses you. The song is not about love
between woman and man, it’s about being protected. It is not an equal
relationship. The one that protects basically owns the person that is
protected.
Analyzing
the song
The
first thing that you need to know about the song’s lyrics is that Rihanna sings
the whole song but she actually takes on two roles. During the first half of
the song, she plays the role of an evil entity that is trying to seduce
and possess Rihanna. For the purpose of this analysis we’ll call this entity
the Devil. The second role she plays is herself. So the
song is basically a dialog between the Devil and Rihanna. The
video of the song makes this very clear and we’ll explain how later.
What
is possession?
Possession,
in relationship to non-human entities deals with the phenomena wherein a
non-human entity controls the human being through various methods. In
possession, the human being cannot think for themselves. Instead, their
thoughts are given to them by their possessor. We’ll see how the Devil tries
and succeeds at possessing Rihanna in this song. There is a reason why the
album is called “Good Girl Gone Bad”.
Jay-Z’s verse
So
the song starts off with a verse of rapper Jay-Z. He plays the role of someone
that has already been possessed and already “under the umbrella” of the Devil. Here’s his verse:
No clouds in my stones
IT IS BUT A STORM IN A TEA CUP
Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank
IT IS JUST PAIN; AS I SKID OFF MY HIGH HORSE
Coming down with the Dow Jones
FASTER THAN A FREIGHT TRAIN
When the clouds come we gone, we Have
Rockefeller
TO BLAME FOR OUR SLAVERY AND OUR CRIME
THEY = Abbreviation for - The Hierarchy Enslaving You.
We fly higher than weather
OF LIES AND DECEPTION
And G5’s are better, You know me,
FOR WE HIDE IN OUR CAVES OF SECURITY
an anticipation, for precipitation. Stacked
chips for the rainy day
SO WE CAN LIVE LIKE FAT CATS OFF THE POOR AND SUFFERING
Jay, Rain Man is back with little Ms.
Sunshine
THE FATHER OF LIES, THAT EVIL DEVIL WHO POSSESS ALL
Rihanna where you at?
AS YOU BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP ME, THE DEVIL
Explanation
“No
clouds in my stones
Let
it rain, I hydroplane in the bank
Coming
down with the Dow Jones”
So
the “storm” is in fact related to the economy and the financial world. “Coming
down with the Dow Jones” reflects this situation. The Dow Jones is the main
indicator of the health of the stock market. If it plummets, we can talk about
a market crash. You’ll notice that the whole song has a pessimistic outlook
concerning the future. Jay-Z is saying
“Let it rain”, he doesn’t care about the financial crisis; he “hydroplanes in
the bank”. In other words, while the
bank is being flooded by this storm and people are drowning in it, he’s above
the water and surviving the crisis.
When
the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella
In
other words, when the financial crisis will occur, we won’t be here to suffer
through it. “Rocafella” is the name of Jay-Z’s record label. It also refers to
John D. Rockefeller and his family, the biggest industrialists in American
History and huge actors in the formation of the social-economic world we’re
currently living in. Many historians claim the Rockefellers have engineered the
crash of 1929 to be able to obtain a stronghold on America’s banking system.
Congressman Charles A. Lindberg Sr. accurately proclaimed in 1930:
“From now on depressions will be
scientifically created.”
We
fly higher than weather
And
G5’s are better, You know me,
“We
fly higher than the weather” means that Jay-Z cannot be affected by the
financial crisis because he is above the problem. He enjoys a protection that
makes him invulnerable to the storm. The fact that he says “WE fly higher than
the weather” implies that a select few can have the same kind of privileges he
has. G5 is a kind of private jet so he will live in luxury even when the crisis
strikes the rest of the world.
an
anticipation, for precipitation. Stacked chips for the rainy day
Jay-Z
says here that he was expecting this major crisis (the precipitation) and so he
has prepared financially to face it. Seems like he had prior knowledge of the
events that would occur in the future. Is he talking about the recession that
is happening now?
Jay,
Rain Man is back with little Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna
where you at?
Jay
aka “Rain Man”. He has been possessed by the Devil, contrarily to Rihanna, who
he calls “little Ms. Sunshine”. Rihanna is the good girl. Jay-Z is already bad
and he is asking Rihanna to join him.
So
Jay-Z lyrics have NOTHING to do with love, friendship or any type of
relationship. His lyrics are saying that he is part of the “chosen”, the elite,
the secret group that cannot be harmed by the trials and tribulations of the
“small people”. Even if there’s a major crisis, he’s associated with the very
people that make that crisis happen, so he won’t be affected. This group
however bows down and worships evil. If Rihanna wants to be part of them, she
has to do the same.
Rihanna’s
lyrics
You have my heart
MY SOUL AND BODY TO IMPART
I love you
And we’ll never be worlds apart
FOR I WILL BURN FOR YOU TO THE ENDOF THE AGE
Even if I’m not from your world, I’ll never be far from
you
May be in magazines
TO PROMOTE EVIL DESIRES
You may be famous and in magazines
But you’ll still be my star
THAT HAS FALLEN TO FAR
But you’ll always be MY star, nobody else’s
Baby cause in the dark
WHERE ALL THINGS ARE HIDDEN
Because when you won’t be successful anymore
You can’t see shiny cars
WHEN YOUR FOCUS AJAR
When you won’t be able to buy shiny cars and material
things
And that’s when you need me there
TO HOLD UP LIES AND DECEPTION
That’s when you’ll need my protection
With you I’ll always share
IN THE GLORY, POWER OF DELUSION
With you I’ll always share my riches
Rihanna
sings this part, but it is actually the Devil talking to Rihanna. He is
“sweet-talking” her so she can accept the idea of the Devil entering her body.
So
the Devil is offering Rihanna a lifetime of riches and luxury, even when she’ll
lose her popularity and stop generating money from her singing career. Tempting
isn’t it?
Chorus
When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
When you shine from your success, we both profit from it
Told you I’ll be here forever
I will always be part of you
Said I’ll always be your friend
I will always be on your side
Took an oath I’ma stick it out till the end
I promised you I would protect you and I will do it as
long as necessary
Now it’s raining more than ever
Now the financial crisis is afflicting the world
But we’ll still have each other
But I’m still here with you
You can stand under my umbrella
You can be under my protection
You can stand under my umbrella
You can be under my protection
What’s
up with the Ella Ella eh’s? It sounds catchy doesn’t it? The repetitive and
hypnotic rhythm of this chant makes it very reminiscent of magical spells,
conjurations or summons.
2nd Verse
These fancy things, will never come in
between
All of your material possessions will never separate me
and you
You’re part of my entity, here for Infinity
You’re part of my entity, I own you, until the end of
times
When the war has took its part
When the crisis has ravaged the world
When the world has dealt its cards
When we’ll know the final outcome of the world
If the hand is hard, together we’ll mend
your heart
If you’re in trouble, me and you will stop the pain
“You’re part of my entity” is very relevant
here because “entity” is not a word in the vocabulary used between loved ones.
Nobody will say to his/her lover “You’re part of my entity”. An entity is not
human.
An entity is something that has a distinct,
separate existence, though it need not be a material existence.
-Wikipedia
“Here
for Infinity” also gives a non-human feel to the lyrics, as if this power
doesn’t live or die, it is immortal.
“When
the war has took it’s part/ When the world has dealt it’s cards” is a
particularly gloomy passage. It basically predicts a terrible event that will
strike severely the entire world and that will rearrange the way it will
function afterwards. Once again, we refer to a huge crisis that is about to
occur and the Devil is trying to convince Rihanna to let him protect her.
Bridge
You can run into my arms
“You can come and seek my protection
It’s okay don’t be alarmed
Don’t be scared of the crisis”
Come into me; Rihanna
answers
“Come into me” as in “come inside of my body and possess
me”
There’s no distance in between our love; Both Rihanna and
Devil say
The Devil is effectively now INSIDE of her, there’s no
more distance between them.
So go on and let the rain pour, And the Devil SAYS
I’ll be all you need and more”
I’ll be all you need and more; And the Devil finishes by saying:
Let the world get what it deserves, I’ll take care of
you.
This
part is actually a dialogue between the Devil and Rihanna. It is difficult to
notice because there’s no difference in the tone of voice. The video however
gives a visual clue of the dialogue by reversing the image when Rihanna answers
the Devil.
So
now that you probably gained another perspective on the song’s lyrics, we can
proceed to analyze the video, which carry HEAVY symbolism and confirms the theory of the Devil trying to
possess Rihanna. The video also adds a layer of interpretation by depicting the
process of possession as a rape.
Analyzing the video
At
the beginning we see Jay-Z with six black-clad women. As previously stated,
Jay-Z is already possessed in the song. The six women represent Jay-Z’s
thoughts being controlled.
Rihanna
devil
We
see Rihanna dressed in black and wearing a top-hat, a visual clue to represent
the evil entity, which is masculine. The long, claw-like fingernails give a
sense of a demonic, ungodly creature. When Rihanna starts singing, she moves in
sexually seductive way to reflect the Devil’s attempt to seduce Rihanna. He
wants to possess her not only mentally but physically also.
Rihanna
explosion
The
picture above is the explosion we see in the video right
after the first verse. This explosion of chrome-colored liquid represents
something truly disturbing: the rape of Rihanna by the Devil.
Rihanna good
The
frame above represents the rape of Rihanna. Dressed in white and thus embodying
“the
good girl with values”, Rihanna dances while performing defensive
gestures. She is trying to protect herself from the chrome liquid, which
represents the seminal fluid of the Devil. The liquid hits her a total of 6
times.
Rihanna triangle.
We
then see Rihanna naked, covered in chrome-colored liquid. Rihanna has been raped by the
Devil and covered with his semen. She seems in pain and not herself. On
the frame above we see her inside a triangle. This is VERY symbolic. For
occultists, an upwards triangle represents the phallus, the penis, male energy.
Rihanna is inside the triangle. She is completely “owned” and under the spell
of the Devil’s energy.
Rihanna
devil = “Baphomet”
Look
closely at the frame above. It appears very briefly at around 2:46 in the
video. It is Rihanna on her knees, her head on the floor. It’s also something
else: the face of the Devil! It has been made to look like “Baphomet, who is an
intricate part of occult mysteries. You see the two eyes, snout and the long
horns. This frame has been digitally manipulated to look like this because it
is anatomically incorrect. No human can assume this position in real life. This
image has been placed on purpose and only for a fraction of second. Classic
subliminal message.
So
Rihanna has been raped and we saw the face of the Devil, so what’s next?
Rihanna
RAPE
Rihanna
has now become the “Bad Girl” dressed in black. She is surrounded by 6 black
clad men (like Jay-Z at the beginning), to represent her state of possession.
She dances suggestively with a closed umbrella, which represents a phallus.
The Devil has won, he has taken over Rihanna. And she is asking for more. At
the end of the song, Rihanna asks her rapists to come into her
again. Sick.
It’s raining
Ooh baby it’s raining
Baby come into me
Come into me
It’s raining
Oh baby it’s raining
The
“ooh baby” makes it clear that we’re not talking about raindrops falling from
the sky. It means she is wet and ready to welcome the Devil again inside her.
The
analysis of Rihanna’s Umbrella was to prove the fact that the general public is
blind to the hidden messages omnipresent in mass media. Kids from all over the
world sing and dance to this song while registering unconsciously the hidden
layers of symbolism.
To
finish off this great report on Rihanna’s masterpiece of deceit, here’s her
performance at the MTV Europe awards. Once again, HEAVY occult symbolism here.
Rihanna
is dressed in a priestess costume surrounded by pyramids with illuminated
capstones. There is no mistaking the occult significance of those symbols, who
confirm the fact that this song is way more than simple love song. Umbrella was
the first single of the album “Good Girl Gone Bad”. The second single was
“Disturbia” and represents Rihanna’s state of mind while she under the control
of the Evil Entity.
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