I Got The Blues
Heartache Melody: The Echoes of Loneliness
Lyrics
I've got the blues (I've got the blues)
Expressing the feeling of having the blues, a state of melancholy or sadness.
I've got the blues (I've got the blues)
Reiteration of the emotional state, emphasizing the presence of the blues.
I ain't got nothing but the blues
Stating a lack of possessions or positive elements, focusing on the presence of the blues.
I ain't got nothing but the blues
Repeating the sentiment of lacking anything positive, emphasizing the blues as the predominant emotion.
Why did you go (why did you go)
Questioning the reason for someone's departure, contributing to the narrator's blues.
Why did you go (why did you go)
Repeating the question, expressing a sense of loss and confusion.
And leave me here with the blues
Expressing the emotional aftermath of the departure, being left alone with the blues.
And leave me here with the blues
Reiterating the impact of the departure, highlighting the narrator's emotional state.
You left me sad and left me sore
Describing the emotional aftermath of the departure, including feelings of sadness and pain.
You left me with the low down blues evermore
Expressing a prolonged state of low spirits and melancholy blues.
Please come back and let's try a new start
Pleading for a new beginning, a fresh start in the relationship.
'Cause I've got to get these aching blues from my heart
Highlighting the urgency to overcome the aching blues in the narrator's heart.
I've got the blues (I've got the blues)
Reiteration of the prevailing blues, emphasizing the emotional condition.
I've got the blues (I've got the blues)
Emphasizing the persistence of the blues in the narrator's emotional state.
I ain't got nothing but the blues
Repeating the lack of positive elements, underscoring the prevalence of the blues.
I ain't got nothing but the blues
Reiterating the absence of positive aspects, focusing on the blues as the primary emotion.
I still love you dear, I'll never know
Expressing enduring love despite the departure, lamenting the coldness of the departed person's heart.
When the lord made you he made your heart too cold
Suggesting that the departed person was created with a cold heart by a higher power.
But now you're gone and so is all my dough
Acknowledging the loss of both the person and financial resources, contributing to the blues.
I ain't got the price of a picture show
Indicating a lack of funds, preventing the narrator from affording a simple entertainment like a movie (picture show).
I've got the blues (I've got the blues)
Reaffirming the presence of the blues in the narrator's emotional state.
I've got the blues (I've got the blues)
Reiterating the prevailing blues, emphasizing their enduring nature.
I ain't got nothing but the blues
Emphasizing the absence of positive elements, focusing on the blues as the prevailing emotion.
I ain't got nothing but the blues
Repeating the lack of positive aspects, underscoring the persistence of the blues.
I ain't got nothing but the blues
Concluding with a restatement of the predominant emotion, the blues.
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