Stormy Weather
Weathering Heartbreak: Etta James' Stormy Melody
Lyrics
Don't know why
Expressing uncertainty or lack of understanding about a situation or feeling.
There's no sun up in the sky
Describing a gloomy atmosphere with no sunlight in the sky.
Stormy weather
Referring to difficult and turbulent conditions, symbolizing emotional turmoil.
Since my man and I ain't together
Attributing stormy weather to the separation from a loved one (her man).
Keeps raining all of the time
Highlighting the continuous emotional downpour in her life since the separation.
Oh, yeah
Expressing a sense of sorrow or despair.
Life is bad
Describing life as difficult, with sadness and suffering prevalent.
Gloom and misery everywhere
Emphasizing the widespread presence of gloom and misery in her surroundings.
Stormy weather, stormy weather
Repeating the theme of stormy weather and the inability to find emotional stability.
And I just can get my poor self together
Expressing personal struggle and the difficulty of overcoming emotional distress.
Oh, I'm weary all of the time
Conveying weariness, suggesting emotional exhaustion and fatigue.
The time, so weary all of the time
Reiterating the constant state of weariness she experiences.
When he went away
Describing the emotional impact of her man leaving, with the blues representing sadness.
The blues walked in and met me
Depicting the arrival of sadness when her man left.
Oh, yeah if he stays away
Fearing the emotional toll if her man remains absent for an extended period.
Old rocking chair's gonna get me
Anticipating loneliness and emotional pain if her man doesn't return.
All I do is pray
Expressing a plea for divine intervention or hope for a positive change.
The Lord will let me
Hoping for the Lord's assistance in bringing back happiness and sunlight.
Walk in the sun once more
Desiring a return to a happier and brighter life.
Oh, I can't go on, can't go on, can't go on
Conveying a sense of hopelessness and inability to continue in the current state.
Everything I have is gone
Expressing the loss of everything, possibly both materially and emotionally.
Stormy weather, stormy weather
Reiterating the persisting stormy weather and its connection to the absence of her man.
Since my man and I, me and my daddy ain't together
Highlighting the continued emotional turmoil since the separation from both her man and her father.
Keeps raining all of the time
Continuing to emphasize the ongoing emotional downpour in her life.
Oh, oh, keeps raining all of the time
Repeating the idea of constant rain, underscoring the persistent emotional challenges.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah raining all of the time
Reinforcing the theme of incessant rain and its impact on her emotional state.
Stormy stormy
Summarizing the prevailing stormy conditions in her life.
Stormy weather
Reiterating the concept of stormy weather and its association with her emotional struggles.
Yeah
Affirming the enduring presence of stormy weather in her life.
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