Old Blue
Shades of Emotion: A.O. Gerber's 'Old Blue' Unveiled
Lyrics
Blue
Expressing a feeling of sadness or melancholy.
I'm turning blue
Indicating a deepening emotional state, possibly suffocation.
Right in front of you
Highlighting the visibility of the emotional distress to someone else.
Can't you see?
Questioning the observer's awareness of the emotional struggle.
Red
Shifting focus to the color red, symbolizing intensity or passion.
I'm pumping red
Describing a visceral experience of heightened emotion.
All throughout my chest
Emphasizing the emotional impact on the speaker's core.
Can't you feel me?
Seeking acknowledgment and emotional connection from the listener.
Run
Expressing a need to escape or distance oneself.
I've got to run
Conveying a sense of urgency or necessity to depart.
Looks like you're having so much fun
Observing the apparent joy of others in the absence of the speaker.
Without me
Expressing a feeling of exclusion or being left out.
I'm fine
Claiming emotional well-being, possibly masking true feelings.
I'm so fine
Reiterating a false sense of contentment.
I'd just rather pass the time
Preferring solitude as a way to pass time rather than being with someone.
Without you near me
Expressing a desire for distance from the listener.
And all the things i never said
Referring to unspoken thoughts and emotions.
The bleeding heart you've never met
Describing a hidden, emotionally vulnerable side.
I let you walk away from it
Regret over letting someone walk away from a meaningful connection.
I let you turn your face instead
Regret over not facing a crucial moment, opting for avoidance.
But i'm begging you to let me in
Pleading for acceptance and understanding, haunted by an internal image.
I'm begging you to let me in
-I'm wishing that i'd let you see
-The image that is haunting me
-The image that is haunting me
-The image that is haunting me
-The image that is haunting me
-The image staring back at me
-Will you ever know this part of me?
Pondering if the observer will ever truly understand and set the speaker free.
Will you ever know this part of me?
-Will you ever see the things i see?
-If you see it will it set me free?
-If you see it will it set me free?
-If you see it will it set me free?
-If you see it will it set me free?
-If you see it will it set me free?
-Blue
Returning to the color blue as a familiar symbol of sadness.
My old friend blue
Personifying blue as an old friend, a constant companion.
Always sticking right by you
Highlighting the loyalty of sadness, always present.
Holding all your truth
Attributing truth to the emotions symbolized by the color blue.
My old friend blue
Reaffirming the enduring nature of the emotional state represented by blue.
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