Mood Indigo
Emotional Symphony: Exploring the Depths of Despair in 'Mood Indigo'
Lyrics
You ain't been blue, no, no, no
You haven't experienced sadness or melancholy
You ain't been blue
Reiteration of not having experienced deep sadness
'Til you've had that mood indigo
True sadness is not felt until one has experienced "mood indigo," a metaphor for deep emotional blues
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
The emotional heaviness descends to the speaker's shoes, emphasizing the all-encompassing nature of this mood
While I sit and sigh
Expressing a passive, contemplative state while experiencing the mood indigo
Go 'long blues
An encouragement to continue feeling the blues or expressing the inevitability of blues
I always get that mood indigo
Consistently experiencing mood indigo, likely related to a recent parting
Since my baby said "Goodbye"
The persistent mood indigo since the speaker's baby said goodbye
In the evenin' when the lights are low
Describing a lonely evening with dim lights, intensifying the sense of isolation
I'm so lonely I could cry
Expressing extreme loneliness, reaching a point of potential tears
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me
Highlighting the absence of anyone who cares for the speaker
I'm just a soul who's bluer than blue can be
Describing the speaker as profoundly and intensely sad, exceeding typical levels of sadness
When I get that mood indigo
Reiteration of experiencing deep emotional blues, mood indigo
I could lay me down and die
Expressing a level of sadness so intense that the speaker could contemplate death
You ain't been blue
Reiteration of the theme that true blue feelings have not been experienced
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Emphasizing the depth of not having experienced true sadness
You ain't never been blue
Reiteration of not having experienced deep sadness
'Til you've had that mood indigo
Repeating the idea that true sadness is not felt until one has experienced mood indigo
That feelin' that goes stealin' down
Reemphasizing the emotional heaviness that descends, extending to the shoes
Way down to my shoes
Restating the physical manifestation of mood indigo, affecting the entire being
While I just sit around and sigh
Expressing a passive state of sitting and sighing while enveloped in the blues
Go 'long blues
Encouragement to continue feeling the blues or expressing the inevitability of blues
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