Blue Prelude
Soulful Goodbye: Unraveling the Heartache in Bing Crosby's Blue Prelude
Lyrics
Let me sigh, let me cry when I'm blue
Expressing a desire to sigh and cry when feeling sad.
Let me go way from this lonesome town
Desiring to leave a lonely town, seeking a change.
Won't be long til my song will be through
Anticipating that the singer's song or journey will soon come to an end.
'Cause I know I'm on my last go round
Acknowledging that the current situation is the final opportunity or chance.
All the love I could steal, beg or borrow
Reflecting on the inability of love to alleviate the soul's pain.
Wouldn't heal all this pain in my soul
Emphasizing that stealing, begging, or borrowing love cannot heal the soul's pain.
What is love but a prelude to sorrow
Questioning the nature of love as a prelude to sorrow.
With a heartbreak ahead for your goal
Highlighting the expectation of heartbreak on the path to achieving one's goal in love.
Here I go
Indicating the beginning of a significant action or decision.
Now you know why I'm leaving
Explaining the reason for leaving.
Got the blues
Acknowledging the presence of the blues or a feeling of sadness.
What can I lose
Expressing a sense of resignation or inevitability regarding potential losses.
Good bye
Bidding farewell.
All the love I could steal, beg or borrow
Reiterating that love cannot alleviate the soul's pain.
Wouldn't heal all this pain in my soul
Reemphasizing the inability of love to heal emotional pain.
What is love, just a prelude to sorrow
Repeating the idea that love serves as a prelude to sorrow.
With a heartbreak ahead for your goal
Restating the expectation of heartbreak on the journey toward a goal in love.
Here I go
Indicating the start of a significant action or decision, echoing line 10.
Now you know why I'm leaving
Reiterating the reason for leaving, echoing line 11.
Got the blues
Confirming the presence of the blues or a feeling of sadness, echoing line 12.
What can I lose
Expressing a sense of resignation or inevitability regarding potential losses, echoing line 13.
Good bye
Bidding farewell, echoing line 14.
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