Mood Indigo
Capturing Heartache: Unraveling the Blues in Cleo Laine's Mood Indigo
Lyrics
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
You have never experienced sadness or melancholy;
You ain't never been blue,
Reiteration of the absence of previous experience with deep sadness;
Till you've had that mood indigo.
True blues are only felt when one has experienced the mood indigo, a deep and sorrowful emotional state;
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
The emotional sensation descends through the speaker's being, affecting even their shoes;
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
The speaker, in a state of blues, sits idly and expresses resignation with a sigh;
I always get that mood indigo,
The speaker consistently experiences the mood indigo since their lover parted ways;
Since my baby said goodbye.
The evening, marked by the absence of the lover, intensifies the speaker's loneliness;
And in the evenin' when the lights are low,
In the evening's dim light, the speaker feels profoundly lonely and on the verge of tears;
I'm so lonely I could cry.
The loneliness reaches a point where the speaker could cry;
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me,
Expressing a lack of care or concern from others for the speaker's emotional state;
I'm just a poor fool that's bluer than blue can be.
The speaker identifies as a pitiable person, extremely sad;
When I get that mood indigo,
Reiteration of experiencing the mood indigo, signifying a recurring and pervasive sadness;
I could lay me down and die.
The depth of despair is so great that the speaker contemplates death;
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
Repetition of the idea that without experiencing mood indigo, one has not truly felt deep sadness;
You ain't never been blue,
Restatement of the absence of prior experience with profound sadness;
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Emphasizes that true blues are only known through the experience of mood indigo;
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
Reiteration of the descending feeling associated with mood indigo, affecting the speaker's shoes;
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
The speaker remains in a passive state, expressing resignation and acceptance of the blues.
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