The True Meaning Of the Song, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” From the Wizard Of Oz. Just about everyone knows Dorothy’s theme song from The Wizard of Oz : “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” I used to listen to this song when I was depressed or had a difficult time. Although the world seems very harsh and difficult sometimes, this song always helped me to be more hopeful and see that everything will work out – at some point. That’s right. This is a song of hope! It’s a song of encouragement and comfort for many who’ve become weary and have a hard time in their life. Human life – to many – can be continual suffering. Physiologically, we’ve always equated sickness with our physical body. But through modern science, we have many doctors that help us with our mind status. We have therapists, sociologists and psychiatrists that help us with mental and behavioral illnesses. So why are so many people suffering with these mental illnesses? Why aren’t more people happy with their lives? My personal