Lyrics
When you wake up in the morning
Expressing the experience of waking up in the morning
And can't seem to raise your head
Feeling physically or emotionally exhausted
You sit staring in the teacup
Reflecting on life while staring into a teacup
At the egg upon your bread
Noticing an egg on bread, possibly symbolizing simplicity
And the life that you are living
Commenting on the perceived lack of reality in one's life
Doesn't seem to be quite real
Describing a life that doesn't feel genuine or fulfilling
You have only what the lonely call the blues
Experiencing a state of loneliness referred to as "the blues"
When you're feeling tired and weary
Feeling exhausted and despondent
With your eyes cast to the floor
Gazing downward, possibly indicating a sense of defeat
For a loved one who has left you
Mourning a loved one who has departed
On a bleak and distant shore
Describing the loved one's departure as bleak and distant
You may think you're being picked on
Suspecting mistreatment or hardship, but acknowledging others' similar experiences
But you are not the first
Assuring the listener that they are not alone in their struggles
To have only what the lonely call the blues
Reiterating the theme of experiencing loneliness referred to as "the blues"
- There are no rules to follow
Stating the absence of specific guidelines or advice
No advice to take
Emphasizing individual responsibility for self-improvement
You're the only one
Highlighting personal agency in overcoming challenges
Who can give yourself a shake
Encouraging self-reflection and positive action
Someone will appear
Suggesting the arrival of support or positive change
To dispel all your fear
Anticipating resolution of fears and challenges
In a funny unexpected way -
Expecting a positive change in an unexpected way
Then you'll wake up in the morning
Returning to the theme of waking up in the morning
With a smile upon your face
Describing a positive emotional shift with a smile
And you'll look out on the world
Observing the world as a happy place
And see it is a happy place
Perceiving a positive transformation in one's outlook
With no memory of misery
Emphasizing the fading of memories of misery
You will soon forget
Expecting the eventual forgetting of the blues
You had only what the lonely call the blues
Reiterating the idea of having only what the lonely call the blues
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