'Round Midnight
Midnight Melancholy: Love's Echo in Clare Fischer's 'Round Midnight
Lyrics
It begins to tell
Reflecting on a story or experience
'Round midnight, midnight
Repetition and emphasis on the theme of midnight
I do pretty well, till after sundown
Coping well until evening, then emotions change
Suppertime I'm feelin' sad
Feeling melancholy during suppertime
But it really gets bad
Intensification of sadness
'Round midnight
Reiteration of the theme 'Round Midnight
Memories always start 'round midnight
Memories resurface during midnight
Haven't got the heart to stand those memories
Struggling to confront painful memories
When my heart is still with you
Heart still attached to someone
And ol' midnight knows it, too
Midnight symbolically understands the emotional state
When a quarrel we had needs mending
Addressing a need for reconciliation in a conflict
Does it mean that our love is ending
Questioning if a disagreement signifies the end of love
Darlin' I need you, lately I find
Expressing a recent yearning for the person
You're out of my heart
Feeling the absence of the person in the heart
And I'm out of my mind
Experiencing emotional turmoil and confusion
Let our hearts take wings'
Suggesting a hopeful perspective
'Round midnight, midnight
Reiteration of the theme 'Round Midnight
Let the angels sing
Invoking celestial imagery and hope for a reunion
For your returning
Asking for a return of the person
Till our love is safe and sound
Expressing a desire for a secure and stable love
And old midnight comes around
Midnight symbolizes a recurring emotional state
Feelin' sad
Reiterating the feeling of sadness
Really gets bad
Intensifying the emotional struggle
Round, Round, Round Midnight
Final reiteration of the theme 'Round Midnight
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