Blues at Midnight
Midnight Blues: Love Lost in the Starry Silence
Lyrics
When that midnight hour went chiming,
Refers to the moment when the clock struck midnight.
I was in my room alone
The narrator was alone in their room at that time.
Yes, when that midnight hour went chiming,
Reiteration of the moment when the clock struck midnight.
I was in my room alone
Reiterates that the narrator was alone in their room when the clock struck midnight.
Yes, and when I came home this evening,
The narrator, upon returning home in the evening, found their baby (partner or loved one) missing.
I found my baby gone
Confirms the absence of the narrator's loved one when they arrived home.
Oh, I laid my head on my pillow,
The narrator lay down on their pillow.
I gazed up at the stars up above
The narrator looked up at the stars while lying on their pillow.
Yes, I laid my head on my pillow,
Reiterates that the narrator rested their head on the pillow.
Yes, lookin' up at the stars above
Confirms that the narrator looked up at the stars while lying on the pillow.
I tell you it's a miserable feeling,
The feeling of immense sorrow and unhappiness when someone loses the person they love.
Oh, when you lose the one you love
Expresses the misery associated with losing a loved one.
Oh, I get the blues at midnight,
The narrator experiences deep feelings of sadness and melancholy at midnight.
Oh there's one thing I can't describe
There's an indescribable aspect to the feeling of sadness experienced by the narrator.
Oh, I get the blues at midnight,
Repeats the sentiment of feeling the blues profoundly at midnight.
Oh there's one thing I can't describe
Reiterates the difficulty in expressing the depth of the emotional pain felt.
Yes, and when you look at your baby's picture
Looking at the picture of the missing loved one brings tears to the narrator's eyes.
Oh, the tears will come from your eyes
The act of viewing the baby's picture causes the narrator to cry.
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