Gotta Get Thru This

The speaker is trying to endure the pain of loving someone whose affection feels uncertain or out of reach. The repeated promise to “get through this” sounds like self-encouragement: he is asking for time, hoping that the hurt will ease, while still longing to be close to the person. His feelings shift between determination and vulnerability.

“Get through this” means survive or cope with a difficult period, not literally pass through a place. The image of love “pouring like the rain” suggests an intense rush of feeling, but it vanishes when he closes his eyes. He also pretends the person is already his, a way of imagining closeness that briefly shields him from the pain of looking into their eyes.

The lyrics do not explain why the speaker cannot openly say “I love you,” or whether the other person returns his feelings. His imagined closeness may be hopeful, or it may make the heartbreak worse by reminding him of what he does not have. The repeated lines can be heard both as a determined attempt to stay strong and as evidence that he is struggling to move on.