Rocks in My Bed
Heartache's Weight: Ella Fitzgerald's Tale of Betrayal and Resilience
Lyrics
My heart is heavy as lead
Feeling deeply burdened or sorrowful, akin to the weight of lead.
Because the blues has done spread
The sorrowful feeling of the blues has become widespread or prevalent.
Rocks in my bed
Metaphorically expressing discomfort or distress, using "rocks in my bed."
Of all the people I see
Questioning why others single out and mistreat the speaker.
Why do they pick on poor me
Expressing a sense of victimization, wondering why hardships target the speaker.
And put rocks in my bed
Reiterating the metaphorical idea of enduring discomfort or trouble.
All night long I weep
Describing persistent sorrow, preventing restful sleep.
So how can I sleep
Highlighting the difficulty of sleeping due to emotional pain.
With rocks in my bed
Continuing the metaphor of facing challenges, possibly related to a relationship.
There's only two kinds of people
Identifying two types of people the speaker finds perplexing or challenging to comprehend.
I can't understand
Reiterating the enigmatic nature of certain individuals.
There's only two kinds of people
Repeating the theme of two puzzling types of people.
I can't understand
Stressing the difficulty in understanding specific types: a deceitful woman and a hard-faced man.
That's a deceitful woman
Characterizing a particular kind of woman as dishonest or untrustworthy.
And a hard faced man
Describing a man with a stern or unyielding demeanor.
She took my man away
Expressing the pain of losing a partner to another person.
And ain't goin' bring him back
Emphasizing the finality of the partner's departure.
She took my man away
Repeating the sense of loss and the unlikely return of the departed partner.
And ain't goin' bring him back
Reiterating the permanence of the partner's absence.
She's lower than a snake down in a wagon track
Using a metaphor to convey disdain for the woman who took the partner away.
I got rocks in my bed
Recalling the metaphor of discomfort, suggesting continued emotional pain.
I got rocks in my bed
Repeating the idea of enduring emotional hardship.
Rocks in my bed
Reiterating the metaphorical presence of troubles or discomfort.
I got rocks in my bed
Emphasizing the ongoing nature of the emotional distress.
Under-loved, over-fed
Describing a state of being unappreciated but well-fed.
My man's gone, so instead
Expressing coping with the absence of the partner by facing emotional challenges.
I got rocks in my bed
Repeating the metaphor of enduring discomfort or pain.
Under-loved, over-fed
Reiterating the notion of feeling neglected but physically well-provided for.
My man's gone, so instead
Reiterating the theme of coping with the partner's absence through enduring emotional struggles.
I got rocks in my bed
Concluding with the ongoing metaphor of facing emotional challenges related to the departed partner.
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