Talk:傘と雨 (Kasa to Ame)/@comment-20031922-20121211184003/@comment-71.161.220.89-20170902013722

she/he/they (aoki/ person the song is talking about) is/are waiting for something (or someone to come back, even though they won't), and looking at how distorted their face is in the stagnant puddle. Then, as it begins to rain, they pull out a dark red umbrella. The rain begins to come down harder, and they notice how dull rain actually is. "Stained forever by the scent of peonies," may refer to something that a significant other gave to them, and their inability to forget it. It goes on to explain how, "this thing called love is sorrowful and quite short lived," which might hint that the narrator just went through a breakup or loss of a loved one.  

The ending, or "sleeping under the Tatami mat," arch, implies how this song might just be all about depression, how the narrator went through emotional trauma and can't even tell the difference between imagination and the distortion of reality anymore. It also mentions letting the "rain" fall on the narrators face, but due to the depressive nature of the song, the "rain" might actually be tears, like rain is the only thing they can be compared to.   

The nature of the song leads most to believe that there was a murder, or something mainstream creepy, but it is really more psychological than anything. It delves into the feeling of depression, of loss, of the very struggle of being human.  

Hope that helped :3 I tried my best, hope it's not too confusing!!