Mood Indigo
Embracing the Blues: Unraveling the Depths of Mood Indigo
Lyrics
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
You have never experienced sadness or melancholy
You ain't never been blue,
Reiteration of the absence of experiencing sadness
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Sadness, referred to as "mood indigo," is introduced as an emotion
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
The feeling of sadness descends to the speaker's shoes
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
The speaker remains passive while the blues take over, expressing resignation
I always get that mood indigo,
The recurring experience of mood indigo after a separation from the speaker's loved one
Since my baby said goodbye.
Sadness persists since the departure of the speaker's baby
And in the evenin' when the lights are low,
In the evening, when alone and in darkness, the loneliness becomes overwhelming
I'm so lonely I could cry.
The speaker is so lonely that crying seems inevitable
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me,
Expressing a sense of abandonment, as there is no one caring for the speaker
I'm just a poor fool that's bluer than blue can be.
The speaker is deeply sad, describing themselves as a pitiable fool
When I get that mood indigo,
The recurrence of the mood indigo, intensifying the speaker's sorrow
I could lay me down and die.
The speaker feels the depth of sadness to the extent of contemplating death
You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
Repetition of the idea that the listener has not experienced profound sadness
You ain't never been blue,
Continued emphasis on the absence of experiencing deep blues
Till you've had that mood indigo.
Reiteration of the connection between deep sadness and mood indigo
That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
The feeling of sadness extends down to the speaker's shoes, emphasizing its pervasive nature
While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
The speaker remains passive, merely sighing in response to the blues
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