A Minor Variation
Embracing Life's Blues: A Minor Variation
Lyrics
Some days I have to give right in to the blues
Expressing the inevitability of succumbing to feelings of sadness or melancholy.
Despite how I try to keep fightin'
Despite efforts to resist or overcome the blues.
It's a sure shot I'm going to lose
Acknowledging the likelihood of losing the battle against the blues.
And I'll tell you why
Introducing the explanation for the emotional struggle.
You think I'm crazy
Referring to others perceiving the speaker as irrational.
It's such a sad composition
Describing the melancholic state as a sad composition.
But can you blame me
Questioning whether the listener can blame the speaker for their disposition.
For what's been causing my bad disposition?
Linking the bad disposition to external factors.
Ain't nothing new with my blue situation
Stating that the speaker's blue situation is not a new occurrence.
And nothing's fine, it's just a minor variation
Emphasizing that things are not okay, just a slight variation from the norm.
When troubles want to find me, I ain't hard to find
Describing how troubles easily locate the speaker.
They know where I am
Confirming that troubles know where to find the speaker.
Like a hungry pack of wolves when it's feeding time
Using a metaphor of wolves to depict the ferocity of troubles.
They tear up a man
Describing the destructive impact of troubles on a person.
And it's a strange thing
Highlighting the peculiar nature of the situation.
"Cause now it don't really matter
Indicating that the specifics no longer matter.
More of the same thing
Noting the repetition of a familiar scenario.
Don't even hurt it's been part of the pattern
Expressing that the recurring pain is now part of a larger pattern.
But still in all it's a small consulation
Acknowledging the situation's limited consolation.
I just define it as a minor variation
Defining the repeated emotional struggle as a minor variation.
Ain't now way to fight 'em darling
Emphasizing the inevitability and inescapability of troubles.
Ain't no way around 'em baby
-Ain't now way to take 'em honey
-Nowhere to hide and believe me I've tried to shake 'em
-I'm getting to the point where I don't feel the pain
Reaching a point where the speaker becomes desensitized to pain.
And I've had enough
Expressing a readiness for the next wave of troubles.
I'm ready for the next time it hits me again
Asserting resilience in facing future challenges.
"Cause I've gotten tough
Declaring that the speaker has become toughened by experience.
It doesn't faze me
Claiming that the emotional turmoil no longer affects the speaker.
And now I've made my decision
Making a decisive choice to endure the situation.
I may be crazy
Acknowledging that others may perceive the speaker as crazy.
It's not as though I don't know that condition
Recognizing the awareness of the speaker's emotional state.
Until I'm through with this blue situation
Committing to persist until the blue situation is over.
Pass me the wine, it's just a minor variation
Requesting a coping mechanism (wine) for the minor variation.
Ain't nobody's business, baby
Asserting that the speaker's emotional state is a personal matter.
Ain't nobody's worry darlin'
-Ain't nobody's problem
-No way to win when you've already been forgotten
-And it's a strange thing
Reiterating the cyclical nature of the emotional struggle.
"Cause now it don't really matter
-More of the same thing
-Don't even hurt, it's a part of the pattern
-Until I'm through with this blue situation
-Pass me the wine, it's just a minor variation
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