Something Blue
Love's Betrayal: Elvis Presley's 'Something Blue' Unveiled
Lyrics
Something old, the time goes buy
Reflecting on the past, the passage of time
Something new, these tears I cry
Expressing sorrow through tears for a new experience
Something borrowed were those lips my lips knew
Recalling a past romantic connection represented by borrowed lips
And that's why I'm something blue
Feeling melancholic or sad, hence "something blue"
Something old, the vows we made
Remembering the promises made in the past
Something new, the price I paid
Enduring a cost or consequence for something new
Something borrowed, love was tried but not true
Referring to failed love that was borrowed but not genuine
Now my life is something blue
Describing life as currently melancholic or sad
I guess that I had better smile
Choosing to put on a smile despite inner turmoil
Walking behind you down the aisle
Participating in a significant event, possibly a wedding
I feel I'm walking to my doom
Feeling a sense of impending doom or negativity
I'm really not the best man in this room
Acknowledging a lack of confidence or self-worth
Something old, the dreams we planned
Remembering old dreams and aspirations
Something new, his wedding band
Highlighting the presence of a wedding band, indicating commitment
Something borrowed was the heart I gave you
Expressing the pain of a broken heart given in love
You returned it torn in two
Receiving a damaged heart in return, symbolizing a failed relationship
Something old, the dreams we planned
Reiterating the theme of old dreams and plans
Something new, his wedding band
Emphasizing the presence of a wedding band once again
Something borrowed was the heart I gave you
Repeating the motif of a heart given and returned torn
You returned it torn in two
Reinforcing the pain of a broken relationship
And that's why,
Providing a summary or conclusion to the emotional state
And that's why I'm something blue
Affirming the continued presence of sadness or melancholy
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