Love in Vain
Journey of Heartache: Love's Departure in Eric Clapton's Melody
Lyrics
Well, I followed her to the station
Expressing the speaker's action of following a person to the station.
With a suitcase in my hand
Describing the speaker holding a suitcase while following the person.
Lord, I followed her to the station
Reiterating the speaker's act of following the person to the station.
With a suitcase in my hand
Repeating the image of the speaker with a suitcase following the person.
Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell
Expressing the difficulty in determining certain things.
When all your love's in vain
Conveying the challenge when love becomes unreciprocated or futile.
All my love is in vain
Repeating the theme of unrequited love.
When the train pulled up to the station
Describing the moment the train arrives at the station.
And I looked her in her eye
Depicting the speaker making eye contact with the person as the train arrives.
When the train pulled up to the station
Reiterating the speaker's gaze into the person's eyes as the train arrives.
And I looked her in her eye
Reinforcing the eye contact moment during the train's arrival.
I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome
Expressing the speaker's intense loneliness at that moment.
And I could not help but cry
Describing the emotional response of crying due to loneliness.
All my love is in vain
Repeating the idea that all the speaker's love is in vain.
Well, the train, it left the station
Indicating the departure of the train from the station.
Two lights on behind
Highlighting the presence of two lights as the train departs.
Well, the train, it left the station
Reiterating the departure of the train with two lights.
With two lights on behind
Emphasizing the two lights as the train moves away.
Well, the blue light was my blues
Symbolizing the blue light as a representation of the speaker's blues or sorrows.
The red light was my mind
Interpreting the red light as a symbol of the speaker's troubled mind.
All my love is in vain
Repeating the theme that all the speaker's love is in vain.
Ooh, Willie Mae
Mentioning the name "Willie Mae" as a possible person of significance.
Ooh, ooh, Willie Mae
Repeating the name "Willie Mae" for emphasis.
All my love is in vain
Reiterating that all the speaker's love is in vain.
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